Court System
The Morris County Courthouse, and services like jury management, probation, divorce, and legal aid, are run by the New Jersey Courts. The courts and Morris County are two separate agencies.
For information about the court system, visit https://njcourts.gov/.
Visit the Surrogate Office page if you need to probate a will, manage an estate, or other Surrogate-related services.
Superior Court of New Jersey
County Courthouse
Washington St.
Morristown
862-397-5700
Administers all of the courts in Morris and Sussex vicinage. Supervises and manages all court matters filed and all judges and personnel having a judicial support function. Visit https://www.njcourts.gov/courts/vicinages/morris-sussex for more information.
Court Administrator
County Courthouse
Washington St.
Morristown
862-397-5700 ext 75170
Responsible for budget development and expenditures, supervision of judicial support personnel, program development and analysis, facilities and resource management.
Family Court
County Courthouse
Washington St.
Morristown
862-397-5700 ext 75145
Family Court is responsible to hear all actions in which the principal claim is unique to and arises out of a family or family type relationship. Family Court has jurisdiction over matters involving divorce, child support, paternity, custody, parenting time, domestic violence, juvenile delinquency, family crisis, foster care placement, kinship legal guardianship, abuse and neglect, termination of parental rights and adoption.
Jury Management
County Courthouse
Washington St.
Morristown
862-397-5700 ext 75060
Issues and processes jurors’ summons, oversees daily arrival and assignment of jurors.
Law Library
Morris County Courthouse, Room 105
10 Court Street
Morristown, NJ 07963
862-397-5700 ext 75160
Library for the judiciary, prosecutors staff, attorneys and public. Contains 31,000 volumes plus current law journals. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. Closed weekends.
Legal Aid
30 Schuyler Place
Morristown
973-285-6911
Provides legal advice and representation in such areas as custody, divorce, support, visitation, landlord/tenant, family, housing, income maintenance, contracts & collections to financially eligible county residents.
Probation
Administration & Records Building
10 Court St.
Morristown
862-397-5700 ext 75567
91-93 Bassett Highway
Dover
862-397-5700 ext 75590
Assists with social rehabilitation of individuals receiving a suspended or indeterminate sentence. Divided into juvenile, adult, child support sections, and family divisions.