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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:18-41

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
2A:18-41. After a judgment has been docketed as herein provided, no execution shall issue in the Special Civil Part. The Special Civil Part shall have original jurisdiction with respect to the granting of a new trial, the taking of an appeal or any other matter affecting the validity of the original judgment. Any order in connection with the validity of a judgment shall be filed in both the Superior Court and in the Special Civil Part.

L.1951 (1st SS), c.344; amended 1979,c.416; 1991,c.91,s.59.