Prior to 1947, the structure of the judiciary in New Jersey was extremely complex[how?
], including Court of Errors and Appeals in the last resort in all causes.
[2] The name of the court derived from its function of hearing appeals and correcting previous courts errors in judgment.
"[4] The Court of Errors and Appeals consisted of the Chancellor, the justices of the Supreme Court and six part-time judges.
The 1947 Constitution established a new Supreme Court as the highest level of the judicial system, with the appellate and trial-level judges placed in the new Superior Court.