A Municipal Court of the Borough of Middlesex is established, as of January 1, 1949, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter
264 of the Laws of 1948, as amended and supplemented.
The name of the Municipal Court shall be the
"Municipal Court of the Borough of Middlesex."
The Municipal Court shall have a seal which
shall bear the impress of the name of the Court.
[Amended 7-8-1997 by Ord. No. 1400; 7-23-2013 by Ord. No. 1831]
There shall be a presiding Municipal Magistrate
of said Municipal Court, who shall be in charge of the overall administration
of the Municipal Court and who shall hear cases and do other normal
duties which are inherent as part of the duties of the Magistrate.
There may, in the discretion of the Council, be a second Municipal
Magistrate of said Municipal Court who shall assist with the case
load and who shall perform such other duties that may be assigned
to him or her by the presiding Municipal Magistrate. The presiding
Municipal Magistrate and second Municipal Magistrate, if any, shall
be nominated for appointment by the Mayor, subject to approval of
Council. The presiding Municipal Magistrate and second Municipal Magistrate,
if any, shall serve a term of three years from the date of their appointment
and shall until their successor, if any, is appointed and qualified.
The Municipal Magistrate shall receive an annual
salary to be fixed by the Salary Ordinance, to be paid in the same
manner as the salaries of other municipal officers are paid, and which
shall be in lieu of all fees, costs and any other allowances whatsoever.
The said Municipal Court and the Municipal Magistrate thereof shall have, possess and exercise all the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction conferred by the provisions of Chapter
264 of the Laws of 1948, as amended and supplemented, or by any other law.
[Amended 8-8-1967 by Ord. No. 465; 9-9-2014 by Ord. No. 1856]
The Court Administrator shall be appointed by
the Mayor and Council to serve the Municipal Court at such salary
as may be provided by ordinance pertaining to salaries.
[Amended 8-8-1967 by Ord. No. 465; 9-8-2015 by Ord. No.
1880]
The Municipal Court shall be held in the Borough
Hall. The Municipal Magistrate shall sit on each Monday from 5:00
p.m., prevailing time, until the calendar is completed and at such
other times as the business of the Court may require subject to the
rules adopted by the courts of New Jersey.