Hackensack NJ Lawyer — The Bergen County Seat Practice

Hackensack is the Bergen County seat — population 46,030 (2020), ZIPs 07601 and 07602, chartered as a city in 1921, the home of the Bergen County Justice Center at 10 Main Street and the Bergen County Surrogate’s Court in Room 211 of the same complex. Avery & Avery, Esqs. has practiced before the Hackensack-anchored Bergen Vicinage 2 since 1976, and Robert W. Avery twice carried the Bergen County Republican Association’s nomination for Bergen County Surrogate (2016). Few firms in any modern Bergen competitor roster have a comparable continuous record of Hackensack-rooted practice.

For Hackensack matters — Superior Court indictable, Hackensack Municipal Court, Bergen Surrogate, Special Civil Part — call (201) 943-2445 for a free first consultation.

Where Hackensack Cases Are Heard

Bergen County Justice Center — 10 Main Street

The Bergen County Justice Center, 10 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601 ((201) 221-0700) is the home of:

• Bergen Superior Court Criminal Division — indictable matters (third-degree and above)
• Bergen Superior Court Civil Division — Law Division and Special Civil Part
• Bergen Superior Court Family Part — divorces, custody, support, domestic-violence FROs
• Bergen Superior Court Chancery Division — General Equity and Probate Part
• Bergen County Surrogate’s Court — Room 211, (201) 336-6700

Parking runs along River Street and the Justice Center adjacent garage. The complex is bounded by Main Street to the south and Court Street to the north.

Hackensack Municipal Court — 215 State Street

The Hackensack Municipal Court at 215 State Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601 — phone (201) 646-3971 — hears Title 39 traffic, DWI under N.J.S.A. 39:4-50, disorderly persons charges, and Hackensack local-ordinance matters arising within the City of Hackensack only. The Hackensack Municipal Court holds active sessions every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday per the NJ Office of the Attorney General’s published schedule (AG court code 0223). Judge: Hon. Richard Takvorian; Court Administrator: Andrea Infante (per the NJ Statewide Municipal Court Listing).

Central Municipal Court of Bergen County — 71 Hudson Street

The Central Municipal Court of Bergen County (“CMBC”) sits at 71 Hudson Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601-7076 — phone (201) 336-6222, fax (201) 336-6212, clerk email catherine.creitoff@njcourts.gov. CMBC is a separate court from the Hackensack Municipal Court — same city, different building, different judge, different docket. CMBC hears matters from multiple Bergen County towns under shared-services consolidation, with sessions held Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (AG court code 0290). Office hours Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM.

If you have a Hackensack court matter, the right court depends on the court name printed on your complaint or summons — confirm the address before you appear. The legacy averylaw-nj.com site occasionally conflated CMBC and the Hackensack Municipal Court; this site distinguishes them explicitly.

Hackensack Geography and Local Practice

Hackensack is bounded north-south by Route 17 and east-west by Route 4. The two arteries meet near the Riverside Square Mall on the Hackensack-Paramus border. I-80 Exit 65 is the closest interstate exit; NJ Turnpike Exit 17W is the closest Turnpike exit; Garden State Parkway Exit 161 runs the eastern edge.

Driving routinely brings DWI arrests to the Hackensack Police Department at 225 State Street ((201) 646-7777 non-emergency). Personal-injury matters frequently arise on Route 4 and Route 17, with auto-injury patients receiving treatment at Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) — Bergen’s Level II trauma center — or at Englewood Hospital nearby.

Hackensack’s commercial spine runs along Hackensack Avenue and Main Street downtown, with the Anderson Street and Essex Street rail stations on the Pascack Valley Line providing northbound NJ Transit service.

The city’s population is approximately 42% Hispanic/Latino per 2020 Census — one of Bergen’s most diverse municipalities. Multilingual client intake is something we treat as a routine consideration.

Common Hackensack Matter Types

• Indictable criminal charges at the Bergen Justice Center — Title 2C third-degree and above, including drug distribution under N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5, weapons offenses under N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4, Graves Act exposure, aggravated assault under N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1
• DWI under N.J.S.A. 39:4-50 at Hackensack Municipal Court
• Title 39 traffic — Route 4, Route 17, I-80 stops
• Family Part — Bergen Vicinage 2 divorces, custody, support, FROs
• Probate — uncontested and contested estates through Bergen Surrogate’s Court
• Personal injury — Route 4 / Route 17 auto cases, Riverside Square / Hackensack-Paramus retail-corridor premises matters
• Eviction and security-deposit recovery at Special Civil Part
• Pretrial Intervention (PTI) under N.J.S.A. 2C:43-12 applications coordinated with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s office in the Justice Center

Hackensack-Adjacent Towns

We also serve Bogota, South Hackensack, Maywood, River Edge, Teaneck, Hasbrouck Heights, and Lodi — the towns immediately surrounding Hackensack. All route to the same Bergen Vicinage 2 for indictable matters and share the Route 4 / Route 17 recurring fact patterns.

Why Avery & Avery for Hackensack Matters

The Bergen County Justice Center is the firm’s most-traveled courthouse complex. Robert W. Avery’s institutional knowledge of the Hackensack-anchored Bergen Vicinage runs back fifty years and includes deep familiarity with the Bergen County Surrogate’s office (where he carried the Republican Association’s nomination for Surrogate in 2016). John S. Avery anchors the modern criminal-trial side at the Justice Center with constitutional-defense / search-and- seizure practice. Together we cover Hackensack matters end-to-end.

Schedule a Free Consultation

For a free first consultation on a Hackensack matter, call (201) 943-2445 or submit through the form. We are roughly a 12-minute drive from the Bergen Justice Center via Route 4 East from our Ridgefield office.