Essex County · court code 0717
Orange City Municipal Court
Orange publishes its court at 29 North Park Street with a direct court contact, weekday violations service, and notice-specific session instructions.
Court directory
Orange City Municipal Court contact information
Court information
Court code: 0717
County: Essex County
Court office/contact address: 29 North Park Street, Orange, NJ 07050
Phone: 973-952-6315
Published court sessions: MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY,FRIDAY
Published office or service hours: 9AM-4PM
Published court officials
Judge: MICHAEL A HACKETT
Municipal prosecutor: Dennis Hickerson-Breedon (Chief Municipal Prosecutor).
Sources for these facts
Court code, county, phone, court days, office hours, and judge: State List of Municipal Courts (dated August 31, 2026).
Court office/contact address and prosecutor appointments: Orange Municipal Court (checked September 5, 2026).
Court office/contact address and prosecutor appointments: Orange court directory (checked September 5, 2026).
Before your appearance
Planning for Orange City Municipal Court
Use the North Park Street court contact
The court is at 29 North Park Street. Call 973-952-6315 or fax 862-766-5294; the published violations-service window is 9:00 AM–3:00 PM. Sources: Court office/contact address and schedule context: Orange Municipal Court (checked September 5, 2026) · Court office/contact address and schedule context: Orange court directory (checked September 5, 2026).
Follow the assigned Orange calendar
Published sessions include Monday at 12:30 PM, Tuesday at 9:00 AM, Thursday at 10:30 AM, and Friday at 9:30 AM except the first Friday. Confirm the assigned date from the notice. Sources: Schedule context: Orange Municipal Court (checked September 5, 2026) · Schedule context: Orange court directory (checked September 5, 2026).
Confirm the assigned judge from the case notice. Dennis Hickerson-Breedon is published only as Chief Municipal Prosecutor, not as the prosecutor assigned to every case. Sources: Court personnel and prosecutor appointments: Orange Municipal Court (checked September 5, 2026) · Court personnel and prosecutor appointments: Orange court directory (checked September 5, 2026) · Court personnel: Orange city contact page (checked September 5, 2026).
Details to confirm with the court
Call Orange to confirm the service window, calendar, appearance format, judge, and prosecutor for the 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.
Court directory
Other Essex court guides
See all 23 Essex County court codes and guides.
Court code 0716
Nutley Town Municipal Court
Court code 0718
Roseland Borough Municipal Court
Court code 0715
North Caldwell Municipal Court
Court code 0719
South Orange Municipal Court
Have the complete court notice ready.
Tell Shugar Law Office the charge, court code 0717 and date. We’ll review the actual paperwork and explain whether the firm can help.
4.8 · 300+ Google reviews
Sources checked September 5, 2026: State List of Municipal Courts (roster dated August 31, 2026); Orange Municipal Court (checked September 5, 2026); Orange court directory (checked September 5, 2026); Orange city contact page (checked September 5, 2026). Laws and court instructions can change; this page is general information, not legal advice for a specific case.