Court filing · Morris County
File papers at the Morris County courthouse without going
$175 to file in person in Morristown, plus the court fee at cost. Stamped copy back the same day.
For filings at the Morris County Superior Court, a runner prints your papers, waits at the Civil Division window in Morristown, pays the fee and sends you the stamped copy the same day it's filed.
Morris County filing window
Morris County Administration and Records Building
2nd floor
10 Court St, Morristown, NJ 07960
Civil Division: 862-397-5700 ext. 75345
Call 862-397-5700 to confirm hours before you go. Court listings disagree on the exact room here, so we confirm it before each run.
Price in Morris 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.
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Morris County, Morris/Sussex vicinage
Morris County is in North Jersey. Civil papers for cases venued here go to the window in Morristown. We pick up signed originals anywhere in the county, from Morristown, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Randolph, Rockaway, Denville, Madison, Mount Olive, Roxbury and the rest.
Court fees, deadlines and how to pay the clerk are on the New Jersey filing locations page.
Nearby courthouses
- Sussex County, Newton
- Passaic County, Paterson
- Essex County, Newark
- Union County, Elizabeth
- Somerset County, Somerville
- Hunterdon County, Flemington
- Warren County, Belvidere
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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 Morris County?
At the Superior Court Civil Division in the Morris County Administration and Records Building, 2nd floor, 10 Court St, Morristown, NJ 07960. The court lists the civil office phone as 862-397-5700 ext. 75345. Court listings disagree on the exact room, so we confirm the window before each run.
Can you pick up my originals in Morris County first?
Yes. We collect signed originals anywhere in Morris County, including Morristown, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Randolph, Rockaway, and take them to Morristown the same trip. Add the pickup address on the form.
Which vicinage is Morris County in?
Morris County is part of the Morris/Sussex vicinage of the Superior Court. Civil cases venued in Morris County are filed with its Civil Division in Morristown.
Will you read my motion before filing it?
No. We aren't lawyers and don't review documents for legal content. We file them at the Morristown window as sent, and tell you the clerk's reason if anything is turned away.