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# Terrence R. Cook

New Jersey Superior Court, Burlington Vicinage · Assignment Judge

## Profile

- Court: New Jersey Superior Court, Burlington Vicinage
- State: New Jersey
- Role: Assignment 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

- The current Assignment Judge for the Burlington Vicinage (Vicinage 3) of the New Jersey Superior Court, appointed to the role effective February 1, 2025
- The official NJ Courts order designates Cook as Assignment Judge for Burlington County (Vicinage 3) starting February 1, 2025
- Chief Justice Stuart Rabner announced on January 15, 2025, that Judge Cook will lead the Burlington Vicinage, succeeding Assignment Judge Jeanne T. Covert, who retired after nearly 20 years on the bench.

### Education



### Additional information

- Service in Burlington Vicinage: Over 15 years, including three years in the Family Division and from 2012 in the Criminal Division, where he became presiding judge in 2018
- Notable work: Known for his experience in civil rights matters, which has positioned him as a strong assignment judge



## 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.