Rule 2:2-3 - Appeals to the Appellate Division From Final Judgments, Decisions, Actions and From Rules; Tax Court(a)As of Right. Except as otherwise provided by R. 2:2-1(a)(3) (final judgments appealable directly to the Supreme Court), and except for appeals from a denial by the State Police of an application to make a gun purchase under a previously issued gun purchaser card, which appeals shall be taken to the designated gun permit judge in the vicinage, appeals may be taken to the Appellate Division as of right(1) from final judgments of the Superior Court trial divisions, or the judges thereof sitting as statutory agents; the Tax Court; and in summary contempt proceedings in all trial courts except municipal courts;(2) to review final decisions or actions of any state administrative agency or officer, and to review the validity of any rule promulgated by such agency or officer excepting matters prescribed by R. 8:2 (tax matters) and matters governed by R. 4:74-8 (Wage Collection Section appeals), except that review pursuant to this subparagraph shall not be maintainable so long as there is available a right of review before any administrative agency or officer, unless the interest of justice requires otherwise;(3) in such cases as are provided by law.(b)Final Judgments; Certain Orders Appealable as of Right. Final judgments of a court, for appeal purposes, are judgments that finally resolve all issues as to all parties, except the following are also appealable as of right: (1) orders enrolling a defendant into the pretrial intervention program over the objection of the prosecutor, R. 3:28-6(c);(2) material witness orders, R. 3:26-3;(3) orders properly certified as final under R. 4:42-2;(4) orders appointing statutory or liquidating receivers, R. 4:53-1;(5) orders determining final custody in bifurcated family actions, R. 5:8 - 6;(6) orders on preliminary hearings in adoption actions, R. 5:10-9;(7) orders granting or denying motions to extend the time to file a notice of tort claim pursuant to N.J.S.A. 59:8-9, whether entered in the cause or by a separate action;(8) orders compelling or denying arbitration, whether the action is dismissed or stayed;(9) orders granting or denying as a final matter class certification, R. 4:32;(10) orders denying motions for intervention as of right, R. 4:33-1;(11) orders granting pretrial detention, R. 2:9-13 and R. 3:4A; and(12) any other orders as are provided by case law.(c)By Leave. On application made pursuant to R. 2:5-6, appeals may be taken to the Appellate Division by leave granted, in extraordinary cases and in the interest of justice, from final judgments of a court of limited jurisdiction or from actions or decisions of an administrative agency or officer if the matter is appealable or reviewable as of right in a trial division of the Superior Court, as where the jurisdiction of the court, agency or officer is questioned on substantial grounds.Source - R.R. 2:2-1(a) (b) (c) (d) (f) (g), 2:2-4, 2:12-1, 3:10-11, 4:88-7, 4:88-8(a) (first sentence), 4:88-10 (first sentence), 4:88-14, 6:3-11(a). Paragraph (a) amended July 14, 1972 to be effective 9/5/1972; paragraph (b) amended November 27, 1974 to be effective 4/1/1975; caption and paragraph (a) amended June 20, 1979 to be effective 7/1/1979; paragraph (a) amended July 8, 1980 to be effective 7/15/1980; paragraph (a) amended July 15, 1982 to be effective 9/13/1982; paragraph (a)(1) amended July 22, 1983 to be effective 9/12/1983; paragraph (a) amended December 20, 1983 to be effective 12/31/1983; paragraph (b) amended July 26, 1984 to be effective 9/10/1984; paragraph (a) amended July 14, 1992 to be effective 9/1/1992; paragraph (a) amended June 28, 1996 to be effective 9/1/1996; paragraph (a) amended July 10, 1998 to be effective 9/1/1998; paragraph (a) amended July 5, 2000 to be effective 9/5/2000; paragraph (a) amended July 27, 2006 to be effective 9/1/2006; paragraph (a)(3) amended July 23, 2010 to be effective 9/1/2010; paragraph (a) amended July 21, 2011 to be effective 9/1/2011; paragraph (a) amended July 19, 2012 to be effective 9/4/2012; paragraph (a) amended July 31, 2020 to be effective 9/1/2020; paragraph (a) amended and redesignated as paragraphs (a) and (b), caption adopted for paragraph (b), former paragraph (b) redesignated as paragraph (c) amended August 5, 2022 to be effective 9/1/2022.