Essex County · court code 0714
Newark Municipal Court
Newark’s Green Street court uses separate call-center, customer-service, complaint, and payment windows rather than one general closing time.
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Newark Municipal Court contact information
Court information
Court code: 0714
County: Essex County
Court office/contact address: 31 Green Street, Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-733-6520
Court fax: 973-733-8533
Published court sessions: MONDAY-THURSDAY
Published office or service hours: Call center 8:30 AM–5:30 PM; Room 105 customer service and Room 207 complaints 8:30 AM–4:30 PM; payment/bail window 8:30 AM–6:30 PM, weekdays
Published court officials
Judge: Sybil Elias (Chief Judge)
Municipal prosecutor: Yakima C. Jones (Chief Municipal Prosecutor).
Sources for these facts
Court code, county, and court days: State List of Municipal Courts (dated August 31, 2026).
Court office/contact address, phone, fax, published office or service hours, and judges: Newark Municipal Court (checked September 5, 2026).
Prosecutor appointments: Newark Municipal Prosecutor’s Office (checked September 5, 2026).
Before your appearance
Planning for Newark Municipal Court
Choose the correct Green Street service window
Call 973-733-6520 from 8:30 AM–5:30 PM. Room 105 customer service and Room 207 citizen complaints run 8:30 AM–4:30 PM, while the violations-payment and bail window remains open until 6:30 PM. Sources: Phone and published office or service hours: Newark Municipal Court (checked September 5, 2026).
The court is at 31 Green Street, and the fax number is 973-733-8533. These public windows serve different tasks, so identify the needed service before visiting. Sources: Court office/contact address, fax, and published office or service hours: Newark Municipal Court (checked September 5, 2026).
Confirm the assigned video session
Sybil Elias is Chief Judge. Chief Municipal Prosecutor Yakima C. Jones is a department leader, not a promise of assignment to a particular case. Sources: Judges and court personnel: Newark Municipal Court (checked September 5, 2026) · Prosecutor appointments: Newark Municipal Prosecutor’s Office (checked September 5, 2026) · Court personnel: August 31, 2026 Judiciary municipal-court roster (checked September 5, 2026).
Video sessions run Monday through Friday. Follow the notice for the assigned date, format, judge and prosecutor. Sources: Schedule context: Newark Municipal Court (checked September 5, 2026) · Schedule context: August 31, 2026 Judiciary municipal-court roster (checked September 5, 2026).
Details to confirm with the court
The Newark notice must resolve the calendar, appearance format, judge, and prosecutor for the individual matter.
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.
NJMCDirect lists eligible payment options, but paying can resolve a charge as a guilty plea. Understand the effect before using payment to dispose of a case.
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Sources checked September 5, 2026: State List of Municipal Courts (roster dated August 31, 2026); Newark Municipal Court (checked September 5, 2026); Newark Municipal Prosecutor’s Office (checked September 5, 2026); August 31, 2026 Judiciary municipal-court roster (checked September 5, 2026). Laws and court instructions can change; this page is general information, not legal advice for a specific case.