2B:2-1. Number of Judges.

   a.   The Superior Court shall consist of 463 judges.
 
   b. (1) The Superior Court shall at all times consist of the following number of judges, who at the time of their appointment and reappointment were resident of each county:
 
            Atlantic      11
            Bergen         28
             Burlington      10
             Camden      16
             Cape May      4
            Cumberland      7
             Essex         34
             Gloucester      11
             Hudson      24
             Hunterdon      3
             Mercer         9
             Middlesex      24
             Monmouth      18
            Morris         16
             Ocean         15
             Passaic         17
             Salem         3
             Somerset      6
             Sussex         4
            Union         20
             Warren         3
 
   (2)   Additionally, the following number of those judges of the Superior Court satisfying the residency requirements set forth above shall at all times sit in the county in which they reside:
 
            Atlantic      4
             Bergen         12
             Burlington      4
             Camden      8
             Cape May      2
             Cumberland      4
             Essex         14
             Gloucester      6
             Hudson      6
             Hunterdon      2
             Mercer         6
             Middlesex      8
             Monmouth      4
             Morris         6
             Ocean         8
             Passaic         6
             Salem         2
            Somerset      4
             Sussex         2
             Union         6
             Warren         2
 
   amended 1991, c.177, s.1; 1993, c.346; 1993, c.347; 1995, c.352; 1996, c.52, s.7; 1999, c.104, s.1; 2001, c.243, s.1; 2001, c.250, s.13; 2008, c.26; 2016, c.103.