United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
(D.N.J.)
Location	Martin Luther King Building & U.S. Courthouse (Newark) More locations Mitchell H. Cohen U.S. Courthouse (Camden) Clarkson S. Fisher Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse (Trenton)
Appeals to	Third Circuit
Established	September 24, 1789
Judges	17
Chief Judge	Renée Marie Bumb
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney	Philip R. Sellinger
U.S. Marshal	Juan Mattos Jr.
www.njd.uscourts.gov

The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (in case citations, D.N.J.) is a federal court in the Third Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The Judiciary Act of 1789 established New Jersey as a single District on September 24, 1789. On February 13, 1801 the Judiciary Act of 1801 reorganized the federal court system, resulting in the state being divided into Eastern and Western districts. The Judiciary Act of 1801 was repealed on March 8, 1802 and New Jersey was re-established as a single district court.^[1]

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. As of December 16, 2021^[update] the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey is Philip R. Sellinger.^[2]