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# Kevin T. Smith

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

## Profile

- Court: New Jersey Superior Court, Cumberland/Gloucester/Salem Vicinage
- State: New Jersey
- Role: Criminal 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 Smith’s career spans both civil and criminal law, with experience in employment law and prosecutorial work

### Education


### Additional information

- Judge Kevin Smith joined the 18th Judicial District Court by Governor Sam Brownback in 2015 and currently presides over Division 12.
- Judge Smith graduated cum laude from Regent University School of Law in 1999, reflecting a strong academic foundation in legal studies
- He has over 17 years of legal experience in Kansas, beginning his career in employment law with the firm Martin, Churchill, Chartered in 1999.
- As a Division 12 judge, Kevin Smith oversees a variety of cases within the 18th Judicial District Court.
- Following this, he held the role of an Assistant District Attorney for Sedgwick County, gaining extensive prosecutorial experience
- His responsibilities include presiding over trials, ruling on motions, and ensuring the fair administration of justice in his division.



## 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.