Pemberton Township Municipal Court
Pemberton Township Municipal Court: court info and ticket defense
A top-10 Burlington County docket — and a court people confuse with Pemberton Borough’s, which is a separate court with its own judge. Details below; most routine traffic matters are handled without you appearing.
Court Facts
Pemberton Township Municipal Court: the details
Court information
Address: 500 Pemberton-Browns Mills Rd, Pemberton, NJ 08068
Court phone: 609-894-3337
Court sessions: 1st & 2nd & 4th Monday at 3:30 PM; 1st & 4th Monday at 4 PM
Municipal judge: Hon. Charles Shimberg, J.M.C.
Municipal prosecutor: Martin Buckley, Esq.
Court code: 0330 — 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, Pemberton Township Municipal Court recorded:
- 4,863 moving-violation filings
- 117 DWI filings
- 4,005 criminal-case filings (disorderly persons & related)
- 9,027 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 Pemberton 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 Pemberton Township's court different
Pemberton Township runs one of the county's busier courts: 4,863 moving-violation filings in the July 2025–June 2026 court year — a top-10 traffic docket among the county's 40 municipal courts — plus 117 DWI filings, among the higher DWI counts in the county, and 4,005 criminal-case filings, one of the county's largest municipal criminal calendars.
The name trap: Pemberton Township and Pemberton Borough operate separate municipal courts with separate judges. The township's court sits at 500 Pemberton-Browns Mills Road. If your summons says Pemberton Borough, that is a different court — check the court name before you drive.
What We Defend
Charges we defend in Pemberton 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 defenseDrug Possession
Disorderly persons drug and paraphernalia charges create a criminal record, and possession found during a car stop often arrives with companion motor-vehicle charges. Diversion programs may keep a first offense clean.
Drug Possession defenseSpeeding Tickets
2, 4 or 5 points depending on speed, with real defenses hiding in the radar and laser certification records.
Speeding Tickets 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 Pemberton 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 Pemberton 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
Pemberton Township municipal court questions
Where is Pemberton Township Municipal Court, and what is the phone number?
Pemberton Township Municipal Court is at 500 Pemberton-Browns Mills Rd, Pemberton, NJ 08068. The court's phone number is 609-894-3337. Sessions: 1st & 2nd & 4th Monday at 3:30 PM; 1st & 4th Monday at 4 PM. Session schedules change; the date and time on your summons control.
Is Pemberton Township’s court the same as Pemberton Borough’s?
No. They are separate municipal courts with separate judges and separate calendars. Pemberton Township Municipal Court sits at 500 Pemberton-Browns Mills Road; Pemberton Borough runs its own court. The court name printed on your summons — not the word "Pemberton" alone — tells you which one your case is in.
Do I have to appear in person at Pemberton 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 Pemberton 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 Pemberton 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 Pemberton 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 Pemberton 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.