Under the power and authority granted to the governing body by N.J.S.A.
2B:12-1 et seq. and any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, a Municipal
Court is hereby established in the Township of Readington, County of Hunterdon,
to be known as the "Readington Township Municipal Court."
This Municipal Court shall have a Judge having the qualifications required
by law, who shall be appointed by the members of the Township Committee and
who, when thus appointed and confirmed, shall serve for a term of three years
from the date of his appointment or until such successor is appointed and
qualified.
The salary of such Municipal Judge shall be as set by wage and salary
ordinances adopted by the Township Committee from time to time.
[Adopted 4-6-1998 by Ord. No. 6-98]
The position of Municipal Public Defender and the providing of legal
services to indigent defendants before the Readington Township Municipal Court
shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of P.L. 1997, c. 256,
of the Public Laws of the State of New Jersey and this article.