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# Thomas J. Buck

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

- Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, assigned to the Criminal Division in Middlesex County, and is listed in the official NJ Courts judge directory
- Judge Thomas Buck serves as a Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey (JSC) in Courtroom 503 at the Middlesex County Courthouse, 56 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

### Education


### Additional information

- The profile for “Thomas J. Buck” exists but does not list specific case history or judicial tenure details
- This is a different individual from the judge, as the arbitration case concerns a securities broker, not a court-appointed judge
- The record notes that nJ Courts Judge Directory: Official Website of the New Jersey Judiciary
- While the official court directory confirms his current judicial assignment, detailed biographical information (such as prior legal career, education, or prior judicial service) is not provided in the public NJ court listings.



## 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.