New Jersey State House New Jersey State House The New Jersey State House is located in Trenton and is the capitol building for the U.S. state of New Jersey. Built in 1790, it is the third-oldest state house in continuous legislative use in the United States; only the Maryland State Capitol in Annapolis and the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond are older. The building houses both chambers of the Legislature (the Senate and the General Assembly), as well as offices for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and several state government departments. After the Legislature relocated to Trenton from Perth Amboy in 1790, it purchased land
Law of New Jersey Law of New Jersey The law of New Jersey consists of several levels, including constitutional, statutory, regulatory, case law, and local law. The Constitution of New Jersey is the foremost source of state law. Legislation is enacted by the New Jersey Legislature, published in the "Laws of New Jersey", and codified in the "New Jersey Statutes". State agency regulations (sometimes called administrative law) are published in the "New Jersey Register" and codified in the "New Jersey Administrative Code". New Jersey's legal system is based on common law, which is interpreted by case law through the decisions of the Supreme Court,