Moorestown Municipal Court
Moorestown Municipal Court: court info and ticket defense
The court for tickets written along Moorestown’s I-295 and Route 38 corridors — and for the retail-related charges its shopping traffic generates. Details below; most routine traffic matters are handled without you appearing.
Court Facts
Moorestown Municipal Court: the details
Court information
Address: 1245 N.Church St., Moorestown, NJ 08057
Court phone: 856-235-0922
Court sessions: 3rd & 4th Wednesday at 10:30 AM; 4th Wednesday at 8 AM
Municipal judge: Hon. Lois F. Downey, J.M.C.
Municipal prosecutor: Andrew Viola
Court code: 0323 — 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, Moorestown Municipal Court recorded:
- 2,977 moving-violation filings
- 33 DWI filings
- 607 criminal-case filings (disorderly persons & related)
- 3,942 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 Moorestown 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 Moorestown's court different
Moorestown Municipal Court on North Church Street recorded 2,977 moving-violation filings in the July 2025–June 2026 court year, a mid-sized docket among the county's 40 municipal courts. I-295 and Route 38 both cross the township, and stops on either are returnable here; the township's retail corridors add a steady stream of municipal-level charges to the same calendar.
Moorestown is one of the courts where the sitting judge, the municipal prosecutor and the session schedule are all published below — verified against court data, not guessed. That matters more than it sounds: knowing who is on the other side of the conference table is the starting point of every municipal negotiation.
What We Defend
Charges we defend in Moorestown
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 Moorestown 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 Moorestown 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
Moorestown municipal court questions
Where is Moorestown Municipal Court, and what is the phone number?
Moorestown Municipal Court is at 1245 N.Church St., Moorestown, NJ 08057. The court's phone number is 856-235-0922. Sessions: 3rd & 4th Wednesday at 10:30 AM; 4th Wednesday at 8 AM. Session schedules change; the date and time on your summons control.
Where do shoplifting charges from Moorestown stores get heard?
It depends on the alleged value. Shoplifting charged at the disorderly persons level is heard in Moorestown Municipal Court, while higher-value retail theft is charged as an indictable offense and goes to the county Superior Court. Municipal-level shoplifting still creates a criminal record if convicted, so it is worth defending seriously — our shoplifting guide covers how.
Do I have to appear in person at Moorestown 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 Moorestown 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 Moorestown 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 Moorestown 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 Moorestown 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.