New Jersey Legal Overview: Atlantic-Cape May The Atlantic-Cape May metropolitan area in New Jersey covers Cape May and Atlantic counties. The official Census Bureau definition has been updated to break this metro area into two separate MSAs. One is the Ocean City MSA covering Cape May County, while the other one is the Atlantic City-Hammonton MSA covering Atlantic County. The two counties are also unofficially considered to be a part of the larger Delaware Valley CSA spanning across four states. Listed below are the major cities, towns and CDPs in the Atlantic-Cape May metro area.
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1. The Atlantic/Cape May Vicinage has locations in Mays Landing, Atlantic City and Cape May Court House. Mays Landing has the county’s criminal court division, while Atlantic City has the civil division. The Cape May Superior Court has separate divisions for criminal and civil cases, and an intermediate appellate division for handling appeals. Civil cases exceeding $15,000 are heard by the civil division. Those between $3,000 and $15,000 are heard by the Special Civil Part, which also handles small claims below $3,000.
Trending Legal Topics: All the major cities in each county have their own municipal courts with limited jurisdiction over traffic violations and misdemeanors. Both Atlantic City and Ocean City have their own municipal courts. The New Jersey Supreme Court is the court of last resort. Federal cases in both counties may be filed with the Camden Division of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Appeals against federal court verdicts may be filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. |