New Jersey cases are reported in the Atlantic Reporter series (A., A.2d, A.3d). New Jersey still publishes official reporters — New Jersey Reports (N.J.) for the Supreme Court and New Jersey Superior Court Reports (N.J. Super.) for the Appellate Division. Under Bluebook Table T1, cite New Jersey cases to the Atlantic Reporter.
New Jersey's intermediate appellate court is the Appellate Division of the Superior Court. It is abbreviated "N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div." in Bluebook citations. The Supreme Court of New Jersey is abbreviated "N.J." New Jersey also has a Tax Court whose decisions may appear in the Atlantic Reporter.
New Jersey is a particularly important jurisdiction for products liability, insurance coverage, and employment law. Many of its Supreme Court decisions are nationally influential.
| Court | Bluebook Abbreviation | Reporter |
|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court of New Jersey | N.J. | A.3d (A.2d) |
| Superior Court, Appellate Division | N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. | A.3d |
| Tax Court | N.J. Tax Ct. | A.3d |
New Jersey Supreme Court
T.L.O. v. New Jersey, 463 A.2d 934 (N.J. 1983)
Appellate Division
Printing Mart-Morristown v. Sharp Elecs. Corp., 563 A.2d 31 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1989)
Supreme Court (Landmark)
Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc., 161 A.2d 69 (N.J. 1960)
Cite to the Atlantic Reporter (A.3d for recent cases) under Bluebook rules.
Use "N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div." in the date parenthetical.
Not under Bluebook rules. However, New Jersey courts may require parallel citations to N.J. or N.J. Super. in filings.
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