Judge Jeanne T. Covert: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

Burlington County Superior Court, Department 7th Floor

Appointed By: Gov. Richard J. Codey

Biography

Hon. Jeanne T. Covert is the assignment judge for the Vicinage 3 Superior Court in Burlington County in New Jersey. She was appointed to the bench by former Governor Richard Codey in 2005 and reappointed for tenure in 2012.


Covert was named the assignment judge for the Burlington Vicinage in 2019 by the Hon. Stuart Rabner, Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. She filled the vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. Ronald E. Bookbinder (Ret.).


While on the bench, Covert has held assignments in the Family Division (2005 to 2009), Criminal Division (2009 to 2018), and Civil Division (2018 to 2019) in Burlington County. She also served as the presiding judge of the Criminal (2010 to 2018) and Civil (2018 to 2019) Divisions.


Covert has sat as chair of the New Jersey Court’s Drug Court Advisory Committee and the Conference of Criminal Presiding Judges. In addition, she was a member of the Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Salaries and Pensions and its Speedy Trial Working Group.


Prior to joining the judiciary, Covert worked as an assistant prosecutor in the Appellate Unit of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office for four years (2001 to 2005).


Over the course of her legal career, she also acted as a municipal public defender for Bordentown Township (1995 to 2001) and a public defender in Mansfield, Maple Shade, and Edgewater Park (1992 to 1995).


Before that, Covert practiced as an attorney in the Mount Holly law firm of Call & Covert (1989 to 2000). She joined the firm after a four-year stint as an assistant prosecutor in Burlington (1985 to 1989).


She received a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Delaware in 1982. Covert went on to complete a J.D. at Rutgers Law School in 1985.


At the time of her appointment to assignment judge, she resided in Moorestown, New Jersey.

Recent Cases by Hon. Jeanne T. Covert

On March 20, 2024 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Burlington County. Judge Jeanne T Covert presiding.

1 File
Filed

Mar 20, 2024

Status

Active

Judge

Hon. Jeanne T Covert Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Jeanne T Covert

Court

Burlington County

County

Burlington County, NJ

Case Last Refreshed

Mar 20, 2024

On March 6, 2024 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Burlington County. Judge Jeanne T Covert presiding.

1 File
Filed

Mar 06, 2024

Status

Active

Judge

Hon. Jeanne T Covert Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Jeanne T Covert

Court

Burlington County

County

Burlington County, NJ

Case Last Refreshed

Mar 07, 2024

On February 23, 2024 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Burlington County. Judge Jeanne T Covert presiding.

1 File
Filed

Feb 23, 2024

Status

Active

Judge

Hon. Jeanne T Covert Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Jeanne T Covert

Court

Burlington County

County

Burlington County, NJ

Case Last Refreshed

Feb 23, 2024

On February 5, 2024 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Burlington County. Judge Jeanne T Covert presiding.

4 Files
Filed

Feb 05, 2024

Status

Active

Judge

Hon. Jeanne T Covert Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Jeanne T Covert

Court

Burlington County

County

Burlington County, NJ

Case Last Refreshed

Mar 07, 2024

On January 11, 2024 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Burlington County. Judge Jeanne T Covert presiding.

1 File
Filed

Jan 11, 2024

Status

Active

Judge

Hon. Jeanne T Covert Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Jeanne T Covert

Court

Burlington County

County

Burlington County, NJ

Case Last Refreshed

Jan 12, 2024

On January 8, 2024 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Burlington County. Judge Jeanne T Covert presiding.

1 File
Filed

Jan 08, 2024

Status

Active

Judge

Hon. Jeanne T Covert Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Jeanne T Covert

Court

Burlington County

County

Burlington County, NJ

Case Last Refreshed

Jan 08, 2024

On December 28, 2023 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Burlington County. Judge Jeanne T Covert presiding.

Filed

Dec 28, 2023

Status

Active

Judge

Hon. Jeanne T Covert Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Jeanne T Covert

Court

Burlington County

County

Burlington County, NJ

Practice Area

Property

Matter Type

Eminent Domain

Case Last Refreshed

Dec 28, 2023

On December 22, 2023 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Burlington County. Judge Jeanne T Covert presiding.

2 Files
Filed

Dec 22, 2023

Status

Active

Judge

Hon. Jeanne T Covert Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Jeanne T Covert

Court

Burlington County

County

Burlington County, NJ

Practice Area

Administrative

Matter Type

General Adminstrative

Case Last Refreshed

Jan 02, 2024

On October 5, 2023 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Burlington County. Judge Jeanne T Covert presiding.

5 Files
Filed

Oct 05, 2023

Status

Active

Judge

Hon. Jeanne T Covert Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Jeanne T Covert

Court

Burlington County

County

Burlington County, NJ

Case Last Refreshed

Dec 24, 2023

On September 18, 2023 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Burlington County. Judge Jeanne T Covert presiding.

1 File
Filed

Sep 18, 2023

Status

Active

Judge

Hon. Jeanne T Covert Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Jeanne T Covert

Court

Burlington County

County

Burlington County, NJ

Case Last Refreshed

Sep 18, 2023

On September 15, 2023 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Burlington County. Judge Jeanne T Covert presiding.

4 Files
Filed

Sep 15, 2023

Status

Active

Judge

Hon. Jeanne T Covert Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Jeanne T Covert

Court

Burlington County

County

Burlington County, NJ

Case Last Refreshed

Dec 26, 2023

On September 1, 2023 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Burlington County. Judge Jeanne T Covert presiding.

3 Files
Filed

Sep 01, 2023

Status

Active

Judge

Hon. Jeanne T Covert Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Jeanne T Covert

Court

Burlington County

County

Burlington County, NJ

Practice Area

Torts

Matter Type

Construction

Case Last Refreshed

Dec 20, 2023

On September 1, 2023 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Burlington County. Judge Jeanne T Covert presiding.

1 File
Filed

Sep 01, 2023

Status

Active

Judge

Hon. Jeanne T Covert Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Jeanne T Covert

Court

Burlington County

County

Burlington County, NJ

Case Last Refreshed

Sep 01, 2023

On August 18, 2023 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Burlington County. Judge Jeanne T Covert presiding.

6 Files
Filed

Aug 18, 2023

Status

Active

Judge

Hon. Jeanne T Covert Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Jeanne T Covert

Court

Burlington County

County

Burlington County, NJ

Case Last Refreshed

Dec 16, 2023

On August 11, 2023 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Burlington County. Judge Jeanne T Covert presiding.

8 Files
Filed

Aug 11, 2023

Status

Active

Judge

Hon. Jeanne T Covert Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Jeanne T Covert

Court

Burlington County

County

Burlington County, NJ

Case Last Refreshed

Dec 20, 2023

On August 4, 2023 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Burlington County. Judge Jeanne T Covert presiding.

8 Files
Filed

Aug 04, 2023

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Jeanne T Covert Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Jeanne T Covert

Court

Burlington County

County

Burlington County, NJ

Practice Area

Administrative

Matter Type

General Adminstrative

Case Last Refreshed

Dec 26, 2023

On August 1, 2023 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Burlington County. Judge Jeanne T Covert presiding.

1 File
Filed

Aug 01, 2023

Status

Active

Judge

Hon. Jeanne T Covert Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Jeanne T Covert

Court

Burlington County

County

Burlington County, NJ

Case Last Refreshed

Aug 01, 2023

On July 3, 2023 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Burlington County. Judge Jeanne T Covert presiding.

1 File
Filed

Jul 03, 2023

Status

Active

Judge

Hon. Jeanne T Covert Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Jeanne T Covert

Court

Burlington County

County

Burlington County, NJ

Case Last Refreshed

Jul 03, 2023

On June 14, 2023 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Burlington County. Judge Jeanne T Covert presiding.

15 Files
Filed

Jun 14, 2023

Status

Closed

Judge

Hon. Jeanne T Covert Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Jeanne T Covert

Court

Burlington County

County

Burlington County, NJ

Practice Area

Property

Matter Type

Eminent Domain

Case Last Refreshed

Dec 24, 2023

On June 13, 2023 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Burlington County. Judge Jeanne T Covert presiding.

15 Files
Filed

Jun 13, 2023

Status

Active

Judge

Hon. Jeanne T Covert Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Jeanne T Covert

Court

Burlington County

County

Burlington County, NJ

Case Last Refreshed

Dec 06, 2023

On June 12, 2023 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Burlington County. Judge Jeanne T Covert presiding.

10 Files
Filed

Jun 12, 2023

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Jeanne T Covert Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Jeanne T Covert

Court

Burlington County

County

Burlington County, NJ

Case Last Refreshed

Jul 31, 2023

On June 12, 2023 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Burlington County. Judge Jeanne T Covert presiding.

10 Files
Filed

Jun 12, 2023

Status

Active

Judge

Hon. Jeanne T Covert Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Jeanne T Covert

Court

Burlington County

County

Burlington County, NJ

Practice Area

Property

Matter Type

Eminent Domain

Case Last Refreshed

Dec 24, 2023

On May 19, 2023 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Burlington County. Judge Jeanne T Covert presiding.

14 Files
Filed

May 19, 2023

Status

Active

Judge

Hon. Jeanne T Covert Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Jeanne T Covert

Court

Burlington County

County

Burlington County, NJ

Case Last Refreshed

Dec 18, 2023

On May 19, 2023 a case was filed in the jurisdiction of Burlington County. Judge Jeanne T Covert presiding.

13 Files
Filed

May 19, 2023

Status

Active

Judge

Hon. Jeanne T Covert Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Jeanne T Covert

Court

Burlington County

County

Burlington County, NJ

Case Last Refreshed

Dec 07, 2023

Please wait a moment while we load this page.

New Envelope