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Borough of Closter, NJ
Bergen County
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[Amended 1-3-1994 by Ord. No. 1993:663]
There shall be a Judge of the Municipal Court who shall be known as the "Municipal Judge." He or she shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Borough Council. The Municipal Judge shall serve for a term of three (3) years from the date of his or her appointment and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
The person appointed as Municipal Judge shall have the following qualifications:
A. 
He or she shall be an attorney at law and a resident of the State of New Jersey, but he or she need not be a resident of the Borough of Closter.
B. 
He or she shall be a person who is qualified under law and the Court rules to hold the office of Municipal Judge.
The Municipal Judge shall at all times conform his or her activities to the Code of Judicial Conduct and shall perform those functions and duties and possess those powers and jurisdiction as shall be provided by law.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2A:8-1 et seq.,[1] no Municipal Judge for the Borough of Closter shall practice law in any Municipal Court in the County of Bergen or upon appeals from such Courts.
[1]
Editor's Note: N.J.S.A. 2A:8-1 was repealed by L. 1993, c. 293, § 6. See now N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq.
The Municipal Judge shall be compensated by an annual salary which shall be fixed and paid in the manner provided by ordinance adopted by the Borough Council and which shall be in lieu of any and all other fees, costs and allowances.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Salary Ordinance is on file in the office of the Borough Clerk.
Whenever the Municipal Judge shall be unable to sit, he or she may designate any other Judge of any Municipal Court or an attorney at law to sit for him or her temporarily and hold the Municipal Court. Any such designation shall be made in accordance with N.J.S.A. 2A:8-10.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: N.J.S.A. 2A:8-10 was repealed by L. 1993, c. 293, § 6. See now N.J.S.A. 2B:12-6.