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# Martha T. Mainor

New Jersey Superior Court, Hudson Vicinage · Family Judge

## Profile

- Court: New Jersey Superior Court, Hudson 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.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Family Judge in the Superior Court of New Jersey’s Hudson Vicinage, serving since her appointment, and is the former Judge Martha T. Royster, who changed her name in 2017
- Judge Mainor previously held the role of Judge Martha T. Royster before legally changing her name to Martha T. Mainor, as noted in an official New Jersey Superior Court notice dated August 7, 2017
- Employed by the New Jersey Judiciary under the title Judge of Superior Court

### Education



### Additional information

- as of 2022
- Presiding Judge: Radames Velazquez, Jr., Family Presiding Judge, Hudson County Administration Building, Jersey City, NJ
- Judge Martha T. Mainor — Biography and Career
- Deputy Public Defender
- Current position: Family Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, Hudson Vicinage
- Employment agency: New Jersey Judiciary OpenGovUS
- Notable fact: Formerly Judge Martha T. Royster Official Website of the New Jersey Judiciary
- Experienced New Jersey family law judge, formerly known as Martha T. Royster, serving in the Hudson Vicinage and holding a senior judicial position within the state’s court system
- This court handles family law matters such as divorce, custody, and other domestic cases.
- Her role is governed by New Jersey’s statewide court rules and procedures
- Official court records confirm that
- This change was notified to the bar and recorded in the New Jersey Courts’ official roster.
- in the New Jersey Judiciary, with an annual salary of approximately
- and public records databases
- For case-related matters, the Hudson Vicinage court’s official website provides procedural guidance and contact details.

## 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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## 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.