Look Up Camden County Court Records

How to Search Camden County Court Records

The front door for Camden County court records is the New Jersey Courts Find a Case page. It links separate public databases for civil and foreclosure cases, criminal cases, criminal judgments, judgment liens, and Tax Court cases. It also links NJMCdirect for municipal complaints and traffic tickets, plus tools for Supreme Court cases and court opinions. The county government site does not hold these case files. Property and land records, by contrast, run through the County Clerk, and probate runs through the Surrogate.

Have your details ready before you begin. A docket number opens a case fastest. Without one, use full party names and a date range to cut down on false hits.

1. Open NJ Courts Find a Case and choose the database that fits your record.
2. Search by docket number when you have it, or by party name with a date range.
3. For a criminal judgment, search by defendant name, SBI number, complaint number, or indictment number.
4. Open the case jacket or docket list and confirm the parties and filing dates match.
5. To get a copy, file the Judiciary Records Request form and pay any certified or sealed copy fee.

The official Find a Case page presents each database as its own link, so pick the search that matches the case type.

Camden County Court Records Search Fields

Each public case system asks for a different key. The table below lists what the official NJ Courts page says you can search by, so you can match your identifier to the right tool before you start.

Types of Camden County Court Records

Camden's Superior Court splits its work by division, and each division produces a different record set. The Municipal Court adds a local layer for tickets and minor complaints. Most files are open under Court Rule 1:38 unless a specific exception closes them.

The categories below show which court produces which record.

• Criminal - indictments, accusations, complaints, pleas, sentencing orders, and judgments of conviction.
• Civil - complaints, answers, motions, orders, and money judgments from the Civil and Special Civil Parts.
• Family - divorce, custody, child support, and domestic violence matters, with strict release limits on divorce files.
• Judgment liens and foreclosure - statewide liens and foreclosure files searched through the civil system and held by SCCO.
• Municipal - traffic tickets, parking, and local ordinance complaints.

What a Camden County Court Record Shows

A case file is built from standard fields, and a sample record returns the items below. Reading them in order helps you trace a case from the first filing to the final outcome.

Sensitive fields are redacted. Social Security numbers, juvenile data, and sealed materials do not appear in the public view.

Public Access Framework for Camden County Court Records

Court case files in New Jersey are governed by Court Rule 1:38, which sets public access and lists every exception. County and municipal government records, by contrast, fall under the Open Public Records Act at N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. A court file does not turn into a county OPRA record just because the courthouse is in Camden. Case copies go through the Judiciary, while county offices answer OPRA through the county portal.

The NJ Courts copy page says court records are open for public inspection unless a Rule 1:38 exception applies. Anyone can request a copy, but certified, sealed, or divorce copies have extra rules. A party requesting their own divorce file must show valid state ID.

Records That Are Sealed or Confidential in Camden County

Several categories are closed to the public. Adoption judgments and proceedings are sealed under N.J.S.A. 9:3-51 and 9:3-52. Juvenile court, probation, and police records are safeguarded under N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-60. Expunged records are extracted or isolated under N.J.S.A. 2C:52. Divorce documents go only to a party or attorney of record. Domestic violence files, grand jury materials, and medical or mental health records are also restricted.

To see a sealed file, you generally file a motion or petition with the court that holds it and show legal grounds for release. For criminal records, the route is often an expungement, which the arrest records page covers. The court, not the clerk, decides whether to unseal.

Federal Court Records for Camden County

Some cases tied to Camden are not state cases at all. Federal crimes, federal civil rights claims, and many business disputes are filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, which has a courthouse in Camden. Those records are not on NJ Courts Find a Case. They live in the federal PACER system instead.

The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey is the federal trial court that covers Camden County.

Its homepage at njd.uscourts.gov links local rules, filing information, and the Camden federal courthouse. To search the actual dockets, you use PACER.

PACER is the official federal electronic records service, and it requires a free account before you search.

Register at pacer.uscourts.gov to search federal dockets by party, case number, or court. Bankruptcy filings sit in a separate court.

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey handles bankruptcy cases for Camden filers.

Its site at njb.uscourts.gov covers Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 procedures. Appeals from these federal courts go to the Third Circuit.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reviews federal appeals from New Jersey.

The Third Circuit page at ca3.uscourts.gov posts opinions and argument calendars. Federal records are separate from your Camden state case search.

Camden County Court Record Copy Fees

New Jersey Courts set copy fees for case records, and they hold statewide, so a Camden file costs the same as one from any other vicinage. Plain copies are priced by the page. Certified and authenticated copies cost more because a clerk attests to them. The table lists the published Judiciary fees.

Copy types are easy to mix up, so the terms below explain what each one buys.

Plain copy

A simple photocopy or print, fine for personal review but not certified.

Certified copy

A copy the clerk attests is true, often needed for legal use.

Exemplified copy

An authenticated copy with a clerk attestation and judicial certificate for use in another court.

Certified, sealed, and exemplified fees can be paid by credit card. The full fee list and the request steps appear on the NJ Courts Copies of Court Records page.

In-Person and Mail Court Record Requests

For copies of closed or archived Camden Superior Court files, NJ Courts routes requests to the Superior Court Clerk's Office. Records are usually returned by email after you submit the request form. If you cannot use a computer, you can mail the form to the address below.

For open cases, pick the division, such as Civil or Family, and Camden County on the request form. Copy fees run from $0.05 per page for plain copies to $15 for a certified copy.

Related Camden County Record Searches

You may also need Camden County court dockets, arrest records, public records, or the Clerk of Court page. For estate files, see the Camden County Surrogate's Court page.