New Jersey Legal Overview: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island The New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island metropolitan area is defined by the Census Bureau as covering 23 counties across New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The MSA includes 10 counties in New York State, 12 counties in New Jersey, and one in Pennsylvania. It is the largest MSA in the country and is a part of the larger four-state New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island combined statistical area. Listed below are the biggest New Jersey cities in the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island metro area.
Top New Jersey cities for Legal Issues: Newark
Trending Legal Topics: Each superior court has separate civil and criminal divisions. The criminal division handles the felony prosecutions. The civil division has further divided into the main civil division, special civil part and the chancery –general equity division. All the major cities mentioned above additionally have municipal courts with limited jurisdiction over local misdemeanors and traffic violations. Federal court cases in these 12 New Jersey counties must be filed with either the Newark or Trenton divisions of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. |