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# Deborah L. Mains

New Jersey Superior Court, Cumberland/Gloucester/Salem Vicinage · Family Judge

## Profile

- Court: New Jersey Superior Court, Cumberland/Gloucester/Salem Vicinage
- State: New Jersey
- Role: Family Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### media access and electronic devices

Scope: statewide

New Jersey statewide Supreme Court guidelines govern media access and electronic devices in courtrooms; recording, photography, broadcasting, and transmission require compliance with the published approval process and courtroom restrictions.

Evidence excerpt: Transmission, broadcasting, recording and/or photographing is prohibited at any proceeding closed by court order, statute, or Rule of Court.

[New Jersey Courts](https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/notices/2024/07/n240723a.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.njcourts.gov/public/directories/judges/all)
- [Official roster](https://www.njcourts.gov/public/directories/judges/all)
- [New Jersey Courts official judicial roster](https://www.njcourts.gov/public/directories/judges/all)
- [New Jersey Courts](https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/notices/2024/07/n240723a.pdf)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Newly assigned Superior Court Judge in the Family Division of Gloucester County, NJ, effective upon taking the judicial oath in July 2025
- dated July 14, 2025, Judge Mains is assigned to the Superior Court, Family Division, Gloucester County (Vicinage 15).

### Education



### Additional information

- LegalReportCard: Lists Judge Mains under the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Family Part, Gloucester County
- Check LegalReportCard for public case and judge information
- “It is ORDERED that effective upon taking the judicial oath of office, and until further Order, Superior Court Judge Deborah L. Mains is hereby assigned to the Superior Court, Family Division, Gloucester County (Vicinage 15)”



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [New Jersey Courts](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-c9ef48d54ca091cafd206659) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/notices/2024/07/n240723a.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.