Essex County · court code 0702

Bloomfield Township Municipal Court

Bloomfield separates its Monday, Wednesday DWI, and virtual calendars, all administered from Room 227 in the Law Enforcement Building.

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Bloomfield Township Municipal Court contact information

Court information

Court code: 0702
County: Essex County
Court office/contact address: Law Enforcement Building, 2nd Floor, Room 227, 1 Municipal Plaza, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
Phone: 973-680-4078
Court fax: 973-860-4658

Published court sessions: Monday 9:30 AM and 1:00 PM; Wednesday virtual 10:00 AM and DWI 1:00 PM; Thursday virtual 10:00 AM
Published office or service hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM–4:00 PM

Published court officials

Judges: Wilfredo Benitez (Chief Judge); Vincent Pirone
Municipal prosecutor: Evelyn Akushie-Onyeani (Chief Prosecutor).

Sources for these facts

Court code and county: State List of Municipal Courts (dated August 31, 2026).

Court office/contact address, phone, fax, published office or service hours, published court sessions, judges, and prosecutor appointments: Bloomfield Municipal Court (checked September 5, 2026).

Before your appearance

Planning for Bloomfield Township Municipal Court

Reach the Room 227 court office

Room 227 is on the second floor at 1 Municipal Plaza. The office answers 973-680-4078 weekdays from 9:00 AM–4:00 PM. Sources: Court office/contact address, phone, and published office or service hours: Bloomfield Municipal Court (checked September 5, 2026).

Use fax 973-860-4658, and call 973-680-4078 before sending a time-sensitive court-date request. Sources: Fax and contact detail: Bloomfield Municipal Court (checked September 5, 2026) · Contact detail: Bloomfield court-date request form (checked September 5, 2026).

Choose the calendar by case type

Monday sessions are listed at 9:30 AM and 1:00 PM. Wednesday has a 10:00 AM virtual calendar and a 1:00 PM DWI calendar; Thursday’s 10:00 AM session is also published as virtual. Sources: Published court sessions: Bloomfield Municipal Court (checked September 5, 2026).

Chief Judge Wilfredo Benitez, Judge Vincent Pirone, and Chief Prosecutor Evelyn Akushie-Onyeani are locally published court officials, not a promise of assignment to every case. Sources: Judges and prosecutor appointments: Bloomfield Municipal Court (checked September 5, 2026).

Details to confirm with the court

Confirm the assigned Bloomfield calendar and any document-delivery instructions before relying on a general contact form.

Before an appearance

Use the current notice and the actual charge

Keep the summons or complaint, later notices, and relevant records together. Check the court code, case or ticket number, date, and whether the notice requires an in-person or virtual appearance. For evidence requests and timing, use the municipal-court discovery and adjournments guide; for the charge itself, start with the traffic-defense overview, DWI guide, or criminal-defense overview.

Published addresses and calendars can change or may describe an office rather than the hearing instructions for one case. Follow the latest notice and call the court if it conflicts with this page.

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Sources checked September 5, 2026: State List of Municipal Courts (roster dated August 31, 2026); Bloomfield Municipal Court (checked September 5, 2026); Bloomfield court-date request form (checked September 5, 2026). Laws and court instructions can change; this page is general information, not legal advice for a specific case.

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