[1973 Code § 6:1-1]
A Municipal Court for the Township of Green Brook, in the County
of Somerset, is established, as of January 1, 1949, pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 264 of the Laws of 1948, as amended and supplemented.
[1973 Code § 6:1-2]
The name of the Municipal Court shall be the "Municipal Court
of the Township of Green Brook in the County of Somerset."
[1973 Code § 6:1-3]
The Municipal Court shall have a seal which shall bear the impress
of the name of the Court.
[1973 Code § 6:1-4]
There shall be a Judge of the Municipal Court, who shall be
appointed by the Township Committee and who shall serve for a term
of three years from the date of his appointment and until his successor
is appointed and qualified, provided, however, that the Judge who
shall be in office upon this ordinance becoming effective shall be
the Municipal Judge for a term equal to the balance of the term for
which he was originally appointed. Any appointment to fill a vacancy
caused other than by expiration of term shall be made for the unexpired
term only.
[1973 Code § 6:1-5]
The Municipal Judge shall receive an annual salary as may be
provided by ordinance to be paid in the same manner as the salaries
of other municipal officers are paid, and which shall be in lieu of
all fees, costs, and any other allowances whatsoever.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Salary Ordinance is on file in the
Township Offices.
[1973 Code § 6:1-6]
The Municipal Court and the Judge thereof 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, (N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq.) or by any other law or rule
of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
[1973 Code § 6:1-7]
The Township Committee shall appoint a Municipal Court Administrator
who shall serve for a term of three years from the date of appointment
and until a successor is appointed and qualified. The Municipal Court
Administrator shall receive an annual salary as may be provided by
ordinance, to be paid in the same manner as the salaries of other
municipal officers are paid, and which shall be in lieu of all fees,
costs, and any other allowances whatsoever. The Municipal Court Administrator
shall perform such functions and duties as shall be prescribed by
law, the rules applicable to municipal courts, and by the Judge of
the Municipal Court.
[1973 Code § 6:1-8]
The Township Committee may also appoint a Deputy Municipal Court
Administrator, who shall act during the absence or temporary disability
or disqualification of the Court Administrator. The Township Committee
may also designate a suitable person as Acting Court Administrator
to serve during the absence of the Court Administrator or Deputy Court
Administrator.
[1973 Code § 6:1-9]
The Municipal Court shall be held in the Township Hall except
in unusual circumstances where another location may be agreed upon
by the Judge of the Court and the Township Committee. The Court shall
sit regularly at hours established by the Judge, with the regular
court hours being subject to the approval of the Township Committee,
and at such other times as the business of the court may require,
subject to the rules applicable to municipal courts.
