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Township of Fairfield, NJ
Essex County
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Editor's Note: For Statutory reference, see N.J.S.A. 2A:8-1.
[1969 Code § 42-1]
A Municipal Court for the Township of Fairfield is established, as of January 1, 1949, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 264 of the Laws of 1948, as amended and supplemented.
[1969 Code § 42-2]
The name of the Municipal Court shall be the "Municipal Court of the Township of Fairfield."
[1969 Code § 42-3]
The Municipal Court shall have a seal which shall bear the impress of the name of the Court.
[1969 Code § 42-4]
There shall be a Judge of the Municipal Court appointed by the Mayor and Council, who shall serve for a term of three years from the date of his appointment and until his successor is appointed and qualified.
[1969 Code § 42-5]
The Judge of the Municipal Court shall receive an annual salary to be established in the salary ordinance, which shall be in lieu of the fees, costs and any other allowances whatsoever.
[1969 Code § 42-6]
The Judge of the Municipal Court 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.
[1969 Code § 12-1 D, E]
a. 
The Court Administrator shall do and perform all of the duties of that office prescribed by the Statutes in such case made and provided. He shall be in attendance at the municipal building daily (Saturday, Sundays and holidays excepted) from the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, ordinary interruptions and vacation periods excepted, and on Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and from the convening of the Court until the conclusion of the hearings.
b. 
The Deputy Court Administrator shall do and perform all the duties of the Court Administrator in the absence of the Municipal Court Clerk.
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Editor's Note: For the application for Public Defender representation, see Subsection 2-7.3h.