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Borough of Milltown, NJ
Middlesex County
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[1984 Code § 23-1]
a. 
There shall be a Municipal Court in the Borough pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1, to be known as the Municipal Court of the Borough of Milltown, Middlesex County.
b. 
The Municipal Court shall have a seal bearing the impress of the name of the Court.
c. 
The Court shall be held in the Municipal building of the Borough of Milltown, or such other place as the Borough shall designate from time to time, and shall exercise all of the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction conferred upon municipal courts by the provisions of Chapter 264 of the Laws of New Jersey 1948, as amended and supplemented or any other law.
[1984 Code § 23-2]
a. 
Appointment. There shall be a Judge of the Municipal Court appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Borough Council.
b. 
Term. The Municipal Judge shall serve for a term of three years from the date of appointment and until a successor shall be appointed and qualified.
[1984 Code § 23-3;Ord. No. 08-1283]
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 N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., law or ordinance. The Judge of the Municipal Court shall be a resident of this State and an Attorney-at-Law admitted to practice in this State for at least five years.
[1984 Code § 23-4]
There shall be a Court Administrator who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council who shall perform such functions and duties as shall be prescribed for him by law, the rules applicable to municipal courts and by the Municipal 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 informal police court matters to determine if there is a basis for formal action and, if necessary, issuing summonses requiring court appearances in this regard; maintaining and classifying records and files.
[1984 Code § 23-5]
There shall be one or more Deputy Municipal Court Administrator who shall perform such duties as are assigned to them by the Court Administrator or the Municipal Judge. The Municipal Judge of the Municipal Court Administrator shall designate one of the Deputy Municipal Court Administrator to act as Municipal Court Administrator in the absence of the regular Municipal Court Administrator.