Pascack Joint Municipal Court
Pascack Joint Municipal Court: one courtroom, three boroughs
Tickets and municipal charges from Montvale, Park Ridge and Woodcliff Lake are all heard by one joint court at 12 DePiero Drive in Montvale. Details below; most routine traffic matters are handled without you appearing.
Court Facts
Pascack Joint Municipal Court: the details
Court information
Address: 12 Depiero Drive, Montvale, NJ 07645
Court phone: 201-391-5701
Court sessions: 4th Wednesday at 3:30 PM
Municipal judge: Hon. Giuseppe C. Randazzo, J.M.C.
Municipal prosecutor: Geoffrey Mueller, Esq.
Court code: 0236 — the four-digit code printed on your ticket.
Court information verified August 2026. Session schedules can change; your summons controls.
This court's docket, officially
In the July 2025–June 2026 court year, Pascack Joint Municipal Court recorded:
- 10,601 moving-violation filings
- 51 DWI filings
- 860 criminal-case filings (disorderly persons & related)
- 12,771 filings in total — the 5th-largest moving-violation docket among the county's 70 municipal courts
Source: NJ Courts, Municipal Court Statistics, July 2025–June 2026. Court totals, not Shugar Law cases.
Official Pascack Valley court resources
Pay or look up a ticket: NJMCDirect (the state's official municipal ticket portal) · Court procedures & virtual-session info: njcourts.gov municipal courts
Some NJ municipal sessions are held virtually — your notice or the court's office will say whether your appearance is in person or remote. Paying through NJMCDirect is a guilty plea; talk to a lawyer first if the ticket carries points.
Know This Court
What makes Pascack Valley's court different
Three boroughs, one court: matters arising in Montvale, Park Ridge and Woodcliff Lake are all heard by the Pascack Joint Municipal Court at 12 DePiero Drive in Montvale. There is no separate Park Ridge or Woodcliff Lake courtroom — a summons from any of the three boroughs is returnable to this joint court, which shares one judge, one prosecutor and one calendar across all three.
The combined docket is substantial: 10,601 moving-violation filings in the July 2025–June 2026 court year — the fifth-largest among Bergen County's 70 municipal courts — with 51 DWI filings. A calendar that runs this heavily to traffic is exactly the kind of docket where prepared representation is the difference between the routine outcome and a better one.
What We Defend
Charges we defend in Pascack Valley
Each card opens the full guide for that charge: the statute, the real penalties, and the defenses that hold up.
Driving While Suspended
N.J.S.A. 39:3-40 starts at a $500 fine, MVC surcharges and up to six more months of suspension — and climbs to mandatory jail when the suspension traces to a DWI. Many cases begin with a suspension the driver never knew about, and that notice question is where the defense starts.
Driving While Suspended defenseSpeeding Tickets
2, 4 or 5 points depending on speed, with real defenses hiding in the radar and laser certification records.
Speeding Tickets defenseDWI / DUI
Not a points case but a different fight entirely, with license forfeiture, interlock rules, and strict limits on plea deals. The defense lives in the stop, the field tests, and the breath readings.
DWI / DUI defenseImproper Passing
4 points for a pass the officer says was unsafe — a sight-line and vantage-point case more often than people expect.
Improper Passing defenseCharged with something not listed here? We defend the full range of municipal court matters. See all practice areas or call us with the charge on your summons.
How It Actually Goes
What happens with a Pascack Valley case
The outcome of most municipal cases is shaped before the judge says your name, in the conference between your attorney and the municipal prosecutor about what the charge should become. Shugar Law Office defends traffic tickets, DWI and municipal criminal charges in Pascack Valley from its Mount Holly office; consultations are free at 1-888-9-NOT-GUILTY (dials (888) 966-8484), and for most routine traffic matters we take the court date for you under Court Rule 7:12-3. Deeper guides: your first municipal court appearance and pay or fight.
Common Questions
Pascack Valley municipal court questions
Where is Pascack Joint Municipal Court, and what is the phone number?
Pascack Joint Municipal Court is at 12 Depiero Drive, Montvale, NJ 07645. The court's phone number is 201-391-5701. Sessions: 4th Wednesday at 3:30 PM. Session schedules change; the date and time on your summons control.
Where is Park Ridge’s (or Woodcliff Lake’s) municipal court?
At the Pascack Joint Municipal Court, 12 DePiero Drive in Montvale. Park Ridge and Woodcliff Lake do not operate their own courtrooms — both boroughs’ cases are heard by the joint court in Montvale, alongside Montvale’s own. If your summons names any of the three boroughs, this is your courtroom.
Do I have to appear in person at Pascack Joint Municipal Court?
For most routine traffic matters, no. Court Rule 7:12-3 lets an attorney appear on the client's behalf, and that is how we handle most Pascack Valley traffic cases — you approve the acceptable outcomes in advance and hear the result by phone. Some charges (DWI among them) and some judges require a personal appearance; we tell you which applies before you spend a dollar.
How do I look up or pay my Pascack Valley ticket?
Most New Jersey tickets can be looked up and paid through NJMCDirect, the state's official portal — but paying is pleading guilty, points and insurance consequences included, so talk to a lawyer before paying Pascack Joint Municipal Court anything that carries points. Your court date and the court's contact information are on the summons. Already missed a date? Call right away — failure to appear can mean a suspension or a warrant.
Summons from Pascack Joint Municipal Court? Call before the court date.
Read us the summons. We'll tell you how this court handles cases like yours, what the realistic outcomes are, whether you need to appear, and exactly what we charge — all before you decide anything.
Legal information on this page reviewed July 2026 against current New Jersey statutes. Laws change; nothing here is legal advice for your specific case.