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# Pedro J. Jimenez Jr.

New Jersey Superior Court, Middlesex Vicinage · Criminal Judge

## Profile

- Court: New Jersey Superior Court, Middlesex 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

- Pedro J. Jimenez, Jr. is a Superior Court Judge of New Jersey currently assigned to the Civil Division of the Superior Court in Middlesex County (Vicinage 8) as of January 1, 2026
- Deputy Attorney General: 1998–2008, Division of Criminal Justice, NJ Dept. of Law & Public Safety
- Assistant Prosecutor, Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office (1993–1998)
- Early career: Law clerk for Judge Travis L. Francis

### Education


### Additional information

- He has also held the role of President of the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey (2002–2003)
- Born in Perth Amboy, NJ in 1966 to Puerto Rican parents, Jimenez has spoken publicly about his family’s migration story, the underrepresentation of Latinos in local governance, and his motivation to pursue law.



## 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.