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Borough of Jamesburg, NJ
Middlesex County
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[1982 Code § 2-15.1; Ord. No. 08-02 § 1]
There shall be a Municipal Court in the Borough, pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1, et seq.; to be known as "The Municipal Court of the Borough of Jamesburg, Middlesex County."
[1982 Code § 2-15.1; Ord. No. 08-02 § 1]
The Municipal Court shall have a seal bearing the impress of the name of the court.
[1982 Code § 2-15.1; Ord. No. 08-02 § 1]
The Court shall be held in the Borough Hall or such other place as the Borough Council designates, and shall exercise all the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction conferred upon Municipal Courts by law. Court days and hours shall be fixed by the Municipal Court Judge subject to the approval of the Administrative Director for the Courts.
[1982 Code § 2-15.2; Ord. No. 08-02 § 1]
There shall be a Judge of the Municipal Court, who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Borough Council, and who shall serve for a term of three years from the date of his appointment and until a successor is duly appointed and qualified. The Municipal Judge shall have, possess and exercise all the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction conferred by law or ordinance.
The Judge of the Municipal Court shall sit on such days and for such periods of time as may be established above, and at such other times as the business of the Court may require, subject to the rules applicable to Municipal Courts.
[1982 Code § 2-15.3; Ord. No. 08-02 § 1]
The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Borough Council, may, by ordinance or resolution at any time, provide for a Court Administrator or other necessary assistance for the Court and for their compensation. He may likewise designate by ordinance or resolution, with the approval of the Supreme Court, any officer or employee of the Borough to serve as Court Administrator of the Municipal Court with or without additional compensation.