GOVERNMENT

MIDDLESEX COUNTY IS MADE UP OF 25 DISTINCT MUNICIPALITIES. FROM QUIET RURAL TOWNS TO VIBRANT CITY CENTERS, THE COUNTY’S MUNICIPALITIES OFFER IDEAL PLACES TO LIVE AND WORK.

Middlesex County is governed by a Board of Commissioners, which is comprised of seven members who are elected at-large on a partisan basis to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis with either two or three seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election.

At an annual reorganization meeting held in January, the board selects from among its members a Commissioner Director and Deputy Commissioner. The Commissioner Director appoints commissioners to serve as chairperson and members of the various committees which oversee the county departments.

Middlesex County also elects three “constitutional officers” whose existence is laid out in the New Jersey Constitution. The County

Clerk and Surrogate serve five-year terms and the Sheriff serves a three-year term. Middlesex County constitutes Vicinage 8 of the New Jersey Superior Court. Vicinage 8 is seated at the Middlesex County Courthouse, at 56 Patterson Street in New Brunswick, with the Family Court housed in the Middlesex County Family Courthouse at 120 New Street in New Brunswick. The Assignment Judge for Vicinage 8 is the Honorable Alberto Rivas.

The 6th and 12th Congressional Districts cover the county. New Jersey’s Sixth Congressional District is represented by Frank Pallone(D, Long Branch). New Jersey’s Twelfth Congressional District is represented by Bonnie Watson-Coleman (D, Ewing Township).

Middlesex County’s Commissioners As of 2022:

Ronald G. Rios (D, Carteret) Director

Shanti Narra (D, North Brunswick)

Deputy Director

Claribel A. Azcona-Barber (D, New Brunswick)

Charles Kenny (D, Woodbridge Township)

Leslie Koppel (D, Monroe Township)

Chanelle Scott Mccullum (D, Piscataway)

Charles E. Tomaro (D, Edison)

Constitutional Officers:

Nancy Pinkin (D, East Brunswick) County Clerk

Mildred S. Scott (D, Piscataway) Sheriff

Claribel Cortes (D, New Brunswick) Surrogate