Millburn Municipal Court DWI: Address, Phone & What to Expect

Millburn Municipal Court: Address, Phone, and Hours

Millburn Municipal Court is located at 435 Essex Street, Millburn, NJ 07041. The court can be reached at (973) 564-7066 or (973) 564-7067. Office hours are generally Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Friday, 8 a.m. to noon, with court sessions typically held Tuesdays at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Like every municipal court in New Jersey, DWI is heard here as a motor-vehicle offense — no jury, and a municipal court judge decides the case.

Short Hills Cases Go Through Millburn, Not a Separate Court

Short Hills is a section of Millburn Township rather than its own municipality, so there's no separate "Short Hills court" — a DWI stop anywhere in that area, including around the mall and the Route 24 interchange, is charged and heard at 435 Essex Street the same as a stop on Millburn Avenue or Vauxhall Road. The address on your summons is the only court that matters here.

How a Millburn DWI Case Moves

The case begins with an arraignment on your assigned Tuesday session — the summons is read, rights are explained, and a plea is entered, with nothing about guilt decided at that stage. It's then typically adjourned so discovery can be requested: the police report, Alcotest calibration and inspection records, field sobriety notes, and any dashcam or bodycam footage. See our page on challenging the Alcotest in New Jersey for what that review generally focuses on. If a pretrial conference doesn't resolve the matter, it proceeds to a hearing before the judge.

The Law Doesn't Bend for the Neighborhood

New Jersey's DWI statute and its Alcotest evidentiary requirements apply the same way in Millburn as they do in any other Essex County municipality — there's no local variation based on the town's demographics, and New Jersey restricts plea bargaining DWI cases statewide. What determines the outcome is the strength of the discovery, not where the case is filed. If cost is a factor in how you approach the case, see our page on what a DWI lawyer typically costs in New Jersey for what goes into that decision.

Getting Ready for Your Court Date

• Confirm the date, time, and Tuesday session directly with the court rather than relying on an older notice.
• Keep your summons, any breath-test printout, and notes about the stop together in one place.
• Understand what the discovery actually shows before deciding how to approach the case.
• If this is a first DWI charge, see our overview of a first-offense DWI in New Jersey for what's typically at stake.

This page describes the general municipal court process and is not legal advice. Court procedures, hours, and session formats can change — confirm current information directly with Millburn Municipal Court or a licensed New Jersey attorney.