[1971 Code § 2-13.1]
There shall be a Municipal Court in the Township pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 264 of the 1948 Laws of New Jersey, as amended and supplemented, to be known as the Municipal Court of the Township of Lakewood, Ocean County. The Municipal Court shall have a seal bearing the impress of the name of the Court. The Court shall be held in the Municipal Building of the Township, or such other place as the Township Committee designates, and shall exercise all the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction conferred upon municipal courts by the provisions of Chapter 264 of the 1948 Laws of New Jersey, as amended and supplemented, or any other statutes.
[1971 Code § 2-13.2]
There shall be a Judge of the Municipal Court appointed by the Township Committee. The Judge of the Municipal Court shall serve for a term of three years from the date of appointment and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. The Judge of the Municipal Court shall have and possess the qualifications, and shall have, possess and exercise all the functions, duties, powers and jurisdiction conferred by Chapter 264 of the 1948 Laws of New Jersey, as amended and supplemented, or be General Law or ordinance.
[1971 Code § 2-13.3]
There shall be a Court Administrator who shall be appointed by the Township Committee and who shall perform such functions and duties prescribed by law, the rules applicable to Municipal Courts, and by the Municipal Court Judge. His duties shall include, but not be limited to:
a. 
Carrying out the rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to the operation of the Court.
b. 
Interviewing and speaking to prospective complainants; receiving complaints and dispensing information relating to Court matters.
c. 
Maintaining the financial records of the Court.
d. 
Attending Court, taking minutes of the trials and entering them in the docket; arranging trial calendars; signing Court documents; preparing and issuing warrants and commitments.
e. 
Taking and preparing bail bonds, making inquiry as to their sufficiency and equity; receiving and accounting for fines and costs.
f. 
Interviewing persons on citizen complaint matters to determine if there is a basis for formal action and, if necessary, issue summonses requiring court appearances in this regard; maintaining and classifying records and files.