Bay Head Municipal Court (Ocean County, New Jersey)
Address: P.O. Box 248
81R Bridge Avenue
Bay Head , NJ 08742
Phone: (732) 892-4737
Fax: (732) 899-6494
Court sessions are held on most Mondays at 4:00 p.m. (Sometimes Tuesday). Note that the court administrator's office is only open on Wednesdays from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
The judge in Bay Head Court is the Hon. Frank S. Salzer, J.M.C. The prosecutor is Joseph Coronato, Esq. Mr. Coronato is also the prosecutor in Jackson Municipal Court and other courts throughout Ocean County. The Public Defender is Roberta A. Burcz. The Court Administrator is Tracey E. McCrystal.
Bay Head Police write up some speeding and other traffic tickets, such as passing a school bus, tailgating and careless driving. A relatively small number of criminal and DWI arrests are also made in Bay Head.
Bay Head was formed in 1890 from pieces of what is now Brick Township, which has its own municipal court. The original planners of the town intended to name the area "Bayhead," in honor of the Bayhead Land Company that cultivated the acreage in the latter half of the 19th century. However, a railroad sign put up by the rail road company later erroneously tagged the station as "Bay Head." In 1886, the town adopted the new, formerly incorrect name, and never changed it again. The town is located in northeastern Ocean County at the head of the Barnegat Bay.
About 1,300 people call Bay Head home. It is a rather exclusive community. Bay Head and nearby Mantoloking are sometimes called New Jersey's "Gold Coast." Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan is perhaps Bay Head's most famous former resident.
