IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
IN RE: SECURITY OF AND ENTRY INTO :
UNITED STATES COURTHOUSES AND FEDERAL :
COURT FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT : STANDING ORDER 2025-01
OF NEW JERSEY :
WHEREAS, on December 16, 2019, the Court entered Standing Order 19-7 to enact safety
and security procedures including screening protocols for entry into all United States Courthouses
and Federal Court facilities in the District of New Jersey (“District of New Jersey
buildings/facilities”); and
WHEREAS, on October 12, 2023, the Court entered Standing Order 2023-03, which
amended and supplemented Standing Order 19-7, to reflect the Board of Judges’ adoption of
enhanced screening protocols for entry into same District of New Jersey buildings/facilities; and
WHEREAS, upon reevaluating the safety and security needs of this District, specifically,
as to the District of New Jersey buildings/facilities, and for spatial concerns, the Court deems it
necessary and appropriate to further enhance and update screening protocols for entry; accordingly
IT IS ORDERED, effective immediately, that no person (except resident federal
employees, tenant employees, and visiting employees of the U.S. Courts, including but not limited
to the District of New Jersey), will be permitted to have proximity access cards, swipe cards, and/or
keys for entry into District of New Jersey buildings/facilities; and it is further
ORDERED that the press room on the third floor of the Martin Luther King Building &
U.S. Courthouse, 50 Walnut Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, shall be returned to the Court for
its official judiciary business; and it is further
ORDERED that this Standing Order supersedes, nullifies, and voids all prior Orders to the
contrary, including but not limited to all 2011 orders granting the media exceptional access to
District of New Jersey buildings/facilities; and it is further
ORDERED that all provisions of Standing Order 19-7 and Standing Order 2023-03 that
are not within the scope of this Standing Order remain in full force and effect; and it is further
ORDERED that this Standing Order is effective immediately, May 21, 2025.
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Hon. Renée Marie Bumb
Chief United States District Judge
