[Ord. No. 97-23A, 8-6-1997]
Pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws, as amended, there is
established a Municipal Court in the Town of Cumberland.
[Ord. No. 97-23A, 8-6-1997; Ord. No. 01-08, § 1, 4-18-2001; 3-2-2022 by Ord. No. 22-03]
(a)
Said court shall be composed of one judge appointed by the Mayor
and approved by the Town Council.
(b)
The municipal court judge shall serve for a term concurrent with
that of the Mayor.
(c)
The judge of the municipal court shall be a lawyer admitted to practice
before the supreme court of the state and shall have had at least
10 years’ experience in the active practice of law prior to
the date of appointment.
(d)
Whenever the municipal court judge is absent or unable to perform
his or her duties due to sickness, disability, absence, scheduling
or other reason, or if there is a vacancy in such office, the duties
of such municipal court judge may be performed temporarily by the
probate court judge of the Town. The acts of said probate court judge,
acting in said municipal court capacity, shall have the same effect
as if performed by said municipal court judge.
