Editing Middlesex County, New Jersey (section)

===County government===
[[File:MiddlesexCountyCourthouseNBNJ3.JPG|thumb|[[Civic Square, New Brunswick#Middlesex County Courthouse|Middlesex County Courthouse]]]]
Middlesex County is governed by a [[Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey)|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 director. The Commissioner Director appoints commissioners to serve as chairpersons and members on the various committees which oversee county departments.<ref name=Commissioners/> 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 of office.<ref>[http://www.coanj.com/clerks_history.php History of the County Clerk's Office] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826001432/http://coanj.com/clerks_history.php |date=August 26, 2013 }}, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed October 21, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.coanj.com/sheriffs_history.php History of the County Sheriff's Office] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826001634/http://coanj.com/sheriffs_history.php |date=August 26, 2013 }}, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed October 21, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.coanj.com/surrogates_history.php History of the Surrogate's Court] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826000514/http://coanj.com/surrogates_history.php |date=August 26, 2013 }}, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed October 21, 2017.</ref> In 2016, freeholders were paid $23,438 and the freeholder director was paid an annual salary of $24,428, though Ronald Rios has accepted a salary of $8,340 as director.<ref>Gallo Jr., Bill. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2016/03/how_much_your_county_freeholders_others_in_nj_earn.html "Which N.J. county freeholders are paid the most?"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026113548/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2016/03/how_much_your_county_freeholders_others_in_nj_earn.html |date=October 26, 2017 }}, [[NJ.com]], March 11, 2016. Accessed October 25, 2017. "Freeholder director: $24,438 (Current Freeholder Director Don Rios has opted to take a salary of only $8,340.); Other freeholders: $23,438"</ref>

{{As of|2025}}, Middlesex County's Commissioners (with terms for director and deputy ending every December 31) are:<ref name=Commissioners>[https://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/government/board-of-county-commissioners Board of County Commissioners], Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 19, 2022. "County Commissioner is a term used by all 21 of New Jersey's counties to describe county legislators. The residents of Middlesex County's 25 municipalities elect seven persons at-large to staggered three-year terms in the November general election to serve as members of the Board of County Commissioners. Every January, the Board selects one County Commissioner to serve as Director and another to serve as Deputy Director and all County Commissioners serve as chairpersons and members of various committees to oversee County departments."</ref><ref name=ElectedOfficials>[https://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/government/elected-officials Elected Officials], Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 19, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/3512/637828473891970000#page=7 2022 County Data Sheet], Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 19, 2022.</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Commissioner 
! Party, Residence, Term 
|-
| Director Ronald G. Rios 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], [[Carteret, New Jersey|Carteret]], 2027<ref>[https://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/Home/Components/StaffDirectory/StaffDirectory/18/22 Ronald G. Rios], Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 19, 2022.</ref>
|-
| Deputy Director Shanti Narra 
| D, [[North Brunswick, New Jersey|North Brunswick]], 2027<ref>[https://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/Home/Components/StaffDirectory/StaffDirectory/26/22 Shanti Narra], Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 19, 2022.</ref>
|-
| Claribel A. "Clary" Azcona-Barber 
| D, [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]], 2025<ref>[https://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/Home/Components/StaffDirectory/StaffDirectory/28/22 Claribel A. Azcona-Barber], Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 19, 2022.</ref>
|-
| Charles Kenny 
| D, [[Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|Woodbridge Township]], 2025<ref>[https://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/Home/Components/StaffDirectory/StaffDirectory/22/22 Charles Kenny], Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 19, 2022.</ref>
|-
|Leslie Koppel 
| D, [[Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey|Monroe Township]], 2026<ref>[https://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/Home/Components/StaffDirectory/StaffDirectory/24/22 Leslie Koppel], Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 19, 2022.</ref>
|-
| Chanelle Scott McCullum 
| D, [[Piscataway, New Jersey|Piscataway]], 2025<ref>[https://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/Home/Components/StaffDirectory/StaffDirectory/30/22 Chanelle Scott McCullum], Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 19, 2022.</ref>
|-
| Charles E. Tomaro 
| D, [[Edison, New Jersey|Edison]], 2026<ref>[https://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/Home/Components/StaffDirectory/StaffDirectory/20/22 Charles E. Tomaro], Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 19, 2022.</ref>
|}

Article VII Section II of the [[New Jersey State Constitution]] requires each county in New Jersey have three elected administrative officials known as "constitutional officers." These officers are the [[County Clerk]] and [[Probate Court|County Surrogate]] (both elected for five-year terms of office) and the [[Sheriff|County Sheriff]] (elected for a three-year term).<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/state/archives/docconst47.html#page16 New Jersey State Constitution (1947), Article VII, Section II, Paragraph 2], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed June 19, 2022.</ref> Middlesex county's constitutional officers are:<ref name=ElectedOfficials/><ref>[https://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/government/constitutional-officers Constitutional Officers], Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 19, 2022.</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title
! Representative
|-
| County Clerk
| [[Nancy Pinkin]] (D, [[East Brunswick, New Jersey|East Brunswick]], 2025)<ref>[https://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/Home/Components/StaffDirectory/StaffDirectory/34/22 Nancy J. Pinkin], Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 19, 2022.</ref><ref>[http://coanj.com/member-list/clerks/ Clerks], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed June 19, 2022.</ref>
|-
| Sheriff
| Mildred S. Scott (D, Piscataway, 2025)<ref>[https://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/Home/Components/StaffDirectory/StaffDirectory/32/22 Sheriff Mildred S. Scott], Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 19, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/sheriffs/ Sheriffs], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed June 19, 2022.</ref>
|-
| Surrogate
| Claribel Cortes (D, North Brunswick, 2026)<ref>[https://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/Home/Components/StaffDirectory/StaffDirectory/36/22 Claribel Cortes], Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed June 19, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://coanj.com/member-list/surrogates/ Surrogates], Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed June 19, 2022.</ref>
|}

Republicans have not won countywide in Middlesex County since 1991. The Middlesex County Prosecutor has been Yolanda Ciccone since June 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Staff Directory List {{!}} Middlesex County NJ |url=https://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/Home/Components/StaffDirectory/StaffDirectory/144/22 |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=www.middlesexcountynj.gov |language=en}}</ref> Middlesex County constitutes Vicinage 8 of the [[New Jersey Superior Court]]; the vicinage is seated at the Middlesex County Courthouse, at 56 Paterson Street in New Brunswick.<ref name="NJ Courts">[https://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/courts/vicinages/middlesex.html Middlesex Vicinage] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010211417/https://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/courts/vicinages/middlesex.html |date=October 10, 2017 }}, New Jersey Courts. Accessed October 21, 2017.</ref> The Middlesex Vicinage also has facilities for the Family Part at the Middlesex County Family Courthouse at 120 New Street, also in New Brunswick; there are also other facilities in New Brunswick and Perth Amboy for Probation.<ref name="NJ Courts" /> The Assignment Judge for Vicinage 8 is Alberto Rivas.<ref name="NJ Courts" />