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Short answer
Morris County shares a vicinage with Sussex, and the Morris County Courthouse sits at Washington and Court Streets in Morristown. The IDRC office at 44 Washington Street serves Morris residents for both the 12-hour program and the Morris/Sussex 48-hour program. Traffic cases from I-80, I-287, and Route 10 are heard in towns such as Parsippany-Troy Hills, Rockaway, and Randolph. Morris residents will see one name twice on court paperwork: JBWS, which DCF funds for victim services and also lists for the Abuse Intervention Program.
Key facts
- Courthouse
- Morris County Courthouse, Washington and Court Streets, Morristown, NJ 07960 (Morris/Sussex Vicinage, shared with Sussex)
- Prosecutor
- P.O. Box 900, Morristown, NJ 07963-0900
- 12-hour IDRC
- 44 Washington Street, Box 1015, Morristown, NJ 07960, 732-808-0180
- 48-hour IDRC
- the Morris/Sussex County 48-hour IDRC (44 Washington Street, Morristown)
- Recovery Court
- 862-397-5700
- Municipal courts
- Judiciary directory
Morris County court contacts and getting there
In Morristown, the Morris County Courthouse (Washington and Court Streets, Morristown) is Morris County's own courthouse. It belongs to the Morris/Sussex Vicinage with Sussex County, so Morris filings and calls use the vicinage number, 862-397-5700.
Other Morris/Sussex Vicinage locations on njcourts.gov: Probation Services, Dover Branch Office, 91 Bassett Highway, Dover.
Main roads into Morristown and the rest of Morris County: I-80, I-287, Route 10, Route 24, Route 46. Morris & Essex Line trains run from Morristown and Dover toward Newark.
DWI
Town municipal court; IDRC at 44 Washington Street, Box 1015, Morristown, NJ 07960. Read our New Jersey DWI guide.
Domestic violence and restraining orders
Family Part, Morris/Sussex Vicinage; JBWS. Read our New Jersey domestic violence guide and our restraining order guide.
Drug charges
Morris County Courthouse, Washington and Court Streets, Morristown; Recovery Court 862-397-5700. Read our New Jersey drug charges guide.
Indictable crimes
Morris County Prosecutor, P.O. Box 900, Morristown, NJ 07963-0900. Read our New Jersey indictable crimes guide.
Towns
Morristown, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Dover, Rockaway, Randolph, Denville, Mount Olive.
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