Court filing · Hudson County
File papers at the Hudson County courthouse without going
$175 to file in person in Jersey City, plus the court fee at cost. Stamped copy back the same day.
For filings at the Hudson County Superior Court, a runner prints your papers, waits at the Civil Division window in Jersey City, pays the fee and sends you the stamped copy the same day it's filed.
Hudson County filing window
William J. Brennan Courthouse
Civil Case Management
583 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
Civil Division: 201-748-4400 ext. 60085
Special Civil Part: Administration Building, 595 Newark Ave, Room 104
Call 201-748-4400 to confirm hours before you go. Court listings disagree on the exact room here, so we confirm it before each run.
Price in Hudson County
$175 to file in person, next business day. Same day is $250 if the papers reach us by 10 AM. The court fee is added at cost.
Pay online when you send the request. Start a request
Hudson County, Hudson vicinage
Hudson County is in North Jersey. Civil papers for cases venued here go to the window in Jersey City. We pick up signed originals anywhere in the county, from Jersey City, Hoboken, Bayonne, Union City, North Bergen, West New York, Kearny, Secaucus and the rest.
Court fees, deadlines and how to pay the clerk are on the New Jersey filing locations page.
Nearby courthouses
All 21 filing locations · Court filing and courthouse runs · Process serving
Before you send
- Send the final, signed PDF. Some clerks want an ink signature on paper filings, so the desk checks before the run.
- We print two sets: one to file and one for the clerk to stamp "filed" and hand back.
- Court fees are paid at the window to "Treasurer, State of New Jersey" and billed to you at cost.
- A motion is generally filed and served at least 16 days before the hearing date it asks for.
- You get a scan of the stamped copy the same day it's filed.
- Serving the other parties is a separate job unless you add it.
- We file the papers you send. We don't review them for legal content or give legal advice.
Prefer to talk?
Call the desk and we'll take the request by phone.
Questions
Where do I file civil papers in Hudson County?
At the Superior Court Civil Division in the William J. Brennan Courthouse, Civil Case Management, 583 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306. The court lists the civil office phone as 201-748-4400 ext. 60085. Special Civil Part papers go to Administration Building, 595 Newark Ave, Room 104. Court listings disagree on the exact room, so we confirm the window before each run.
Can you pick up my originals in Hudson County first?
Yes. We collect signed originals anywhere in Hudson County, including Jersey City, Hoboken, Bayonne, Union City, and take them to Jersey City the same trip. Add the pickup address on the form.
Which vicinage is Hudson County in?
Hudson County is part of the Hudson vicinage of the Superior Court. Civil cases venued in Hudson County are filed with its Civil Division in Jersey City.
Do you check my papers or give legal advice?
No. We file what you send, as you send it. If the Jersey City clerk won't accept something, we tell you why and return any court fee that wasn't spent.