The annual reshuffling of New Jersey Superior Court judges shows a decline in bench strength in the state.

Under the new General Assignment Order, issued Wednesday, courts in the state’s 21 counties will be staffed by 362 judges in the 2013-14 term, down by nine from the 371 in 2012-13. The judicial ranks have declined by 20 from 2008-09, when there were 382 judges.