New Jersey Legal Overview: Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon The Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon metropolitan area in New Jersey covers Hunterdon, Middlesex and Somerset counties. This metro area has been reclassified, with Middlesex and Somerset counties coming under the Edison-New Brunswick metropolitan division. Hunterdon County is now under the Newark-Union metropolitan division. Whether looked at as one metro area or two metro divisions, all three counties are a part of the larger New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island MSA and CSA. Listed below are the main cities and towns in the Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon metro area.
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1. The superior courts that serve one or more counties are the main trial courts with general jurisdiction. Hunterdon and Somerset counties are served by the Somerset /Hunterdon /Warren Vicinage. This court has locations in the Somerset Courthouse in Somerville and the Hunterdon Courthouse in Flemington. Each courthouse has multiple divisions for criminal and civil cases. The main civil division hears civil disputes which amount to more than $15,000. Disputes over lesser amounts are heard by the Special Civil Part. Complaints seeking non-monetary redress are heard by the chancery –general equity division.
Trending Legal Topics: The Middlesex Vicinage is located in New Brunswick. The superior courts in each county also have an appellate division to take on appeals against trial court verdicts. The New Jersey Supreme Court can further review the intermediate appellate court’s rulings. Federal cases in all three counties must be filed with the Newark Division of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. A federal appeal against this court’s verdict may be filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. |