Medford Township Municipal Court
Medford Township Municipal Court: court info and ticket defense
Medford Township runs its own standalone court on Union Street — separate from Medford Lakes’, despite the names. Details below; most routine traffic matters are handled without you appearing.
Court Facts
Medford Township Municipal Court: the details
Court information
Address: 91 Union Street, Medford, NJ 08055
Court phone: 609-654-8813
Court sessions: 1st Thursday at 8:30 AM; 2nd Thursday at 4 PM
Municipal judge: Hon. Peter C. Lange Jr., J.M.C.
Municipal prosecutor: Christopher Koutsouris, Esq.
Court code: 0321 — 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, Medford Township Municipal Court recorded:
- 2,953 moving-violation filings
- 62 DWI filings
- 679 criminal-case filings (disorderly persons & related)
- 3,727 filings in total — a mid-sized docket among the county's 40 municipal courts
Source: NJ Courts, Municipal Court Statistics, July 2025–June 2026. Court totals, not Shugar Law cases.
Official Medford Township 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 Medford Township's court different
Medford Township's court at 91 Union Street heard 2,953 moving-violation filings in the July 2025–June 2026 court year — a mid-sized docket among the county's 40 municipal courts, with 62 DWI filings. The Route 70 and Route 541 corridors crossing the township feed most of its traffic calendar.
The name trap: Medford Township and Medford Lakes are separate municipalities with separate courts. Medford Township's court sits at 91 Union Street and hears only its own docket; Medford Lakes' court is a different court in a different building — one that also hosts three other towns' sessions, which multiplies the confusion. Check the court name on your summons before you drive.
What We Defend
Charges we defend in Medford Township
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 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 defenseSpeeding Tickets
2, 4 or 5 points depending on speed, with real defenses hiding in the radar and laser certification records.
Speeding Tickets 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 Medford Township 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 Medford Township 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
Medford Township municipal court questions
Where is Medford Township Municipal Court, and what is the phone number?
Medford Township Municipal Court is at 91 Union Street, Medford, NJ 08055. The court's phone number is 609-654-8813. Sessions: 1st Thursday at 8:30 AM; 2nd Thursday at 4 PM. Session schedules change; the date and time on your summons control.
Is Medford’s court the same as Medford Lakes’?
No. Medford Township Municipal Court, at 91 Union Street, is a standalone court hearing only Medford Township matters. Medford Lakes Borough runs a separate court in a separate building — which also hosts Shamong, Tabernacle and Woodland Townships’ sessions. If your summons says Medford Lakes (or any of those three towns), you are due at the Medford Lakes courtroom, not Union Street. The court name on the summons controls.
Do I have to appear in person at Medford Township 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 Medford Township 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 Medford Township 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 Medford Township 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 Medford Township 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.