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# James Hyland

New Jersey Superior Court, Middlesex Vicinage · Civil Judge

## Profile

- Court: New Jersey Superior Court, Middlesex Vicinage
- State: New Jersey
- Role: Civil 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

- Judge Hyland, who retired on pension, has been continued on judicial recall by the New Jersey Supreme Court for temporary service from February 1, 2025, through January 31, 2027

### Education

- Undergraduate degree from Rutgers University in 1977 and his J.D. from New York Law School in 1980.

### Additional information

- Served actively until reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70 in 2025, after which he continued to serve on recall.
- James F. Hyland joined the New Jersey Superior Court in 2005 and achieved tenured status in 2012.
- Judge James F. Hyland is a highly experienced jurist with decades of service in New Jersey’s judicial system.
- His judicial experience spans multiple divisions, including civil, family, and appellate matters, reflecting a broad legal expertise
- His educational background laid the foundation for a long career in both state and federal courts



## 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.