[R.O. 2012 §135.050; CC 1992 §18-3; Ord. No. 1537 §2, 12-4-1978]
The Judge of the City's Municipal Court shall be known as a
Municipal Judge of the 20th Judicial Circuit Court, and shall be elected
to his/her position by the qualified voters of the City, for a term
as specified in this Chapter.
[R.O. 2012 §135.060; CC 1992 §18-4; Ord. No. 1537 §2, 12-4-1978]
The Municipal Judge shall hold his/her office for a period of
two (2) years, and shall take office every two (2) years from the
first (1st) Monday in May of 1979. If, for any reason, a Municipal
Judge vacates his/her office, his/her successor shall complete that
term of office, even if the term is for less than two (2) years.
[R.O. 2012 §135.070; CC 1992 §18-5; Ord. No. 1537 §2, 12-4-1978; Ord. No. 2310 §1, 10-14-1996]
A. The
Municipal Judge shall vacate his/her office under the following circumstances:
1. Upon removal from office by the State Commission on the Retirement,
Removal and Discipline of Judges, as provided in Rule 12 of the State
Supreme Court; or
2. Upon attaining his/her seventy-fifth (75th) birthday.
[R.O. 2012 §135.080; CC 1992 §18-6; Ord. No. 1537 §2, 12-4-1978; Ord. No. 2310 §2, 10-14-1996; Ord. No. 2353 §1, 4-14-1997; Ord. No. 3717 §1, 3-12-2012]
A. The
Municipal Judge shall possess the following qualifications before
he/she shall take office:
1. He/she must be an attorney licensed to practice law within the State.
2. It is not necessary that he/she be a resident of the City.
3. He/she must be a resident of the State.
4. He/she must be between the ages of twenty-one (21) and seventy-five
(75) years.
5. He/she may not hold any other office within the City government.
6. The Municipal Judge shall be considered to be holding a part-time
position, and as such may accept other employment within the requirements
of the Code of Judicial Conduct and the rules of the State Supreme
Court.
[R.O. 2012 §135.090; CC 1992 §18-10; Ord. No. 1537 §2, 12-4-1978]
A. The
Municipal Judge shall be and is hereby authorized to:
1. Establish a Violations Bureau as provided for in the State Rules
of Practice and Procedure in Municipal and Traffic Courts, and Section
479.050, RSMo.
2. Administer oaths and enforce due obedience to all orders, rules and
judgments made by him/her, and may fine and imprison for contempt
committed before him/her while holding Court, in the same manner and
to the same extent as a Circuit Judge.
3. Commute the term of any sentence, stay execution of any fine or sentence,
suspend any fine or sentence, and make such other orders as the Municipal
Judge deems necessary relative to any matter that may be pending in
the Municipal Court.
4. Make and adopt such rules of practice and procedure as are necessary
to implement and carry out the provisions of this Chapter, and make
and adopt such rules of practice and procedure as are necessary to
hear and decide matters pending before the Municipal Court and to
implement and carry out the provisions of the State Rules of Practice
and Procedure in Municipal and Traffic Courts. Any and all rules made
or adopted under this Subsection may be annulled or amended by an
ordinance limited to such purpose, provided that such ordinance does
not violate or conflict with the provisions of the State Rules of
Practice and Procedure in Municipal and Traffic Courts, or State Statutes.
B. The
Municipal Judge shall have such other powers, duties and privileges
as are or may be prescribed by the laws of this State, this Code or
other ordinances of the City.