New Jersey postpones most in-person court dates as coronavirus spreads

Most in-person New Jersey Superior Court business scheduled for Monday or Tuesday have been postponed, state Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner announced Sunday.

The move was the state judiciary’s latest response to the coronavirus pandemic.The Superior Court’s trial level and tax court are affected, although there are exceptions. New hearing dates have yet to be scheduled.

“On a typical court day, hundreds if not thousands of attorneys, litigants, and inmates appear in courts throughout the state,” Rabner said in a statement. “We are limiting physical interactions in our courts and shift…