Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1,
there shall be established, or reestablished, as the case may be,
within the Borough a municipal court to be known as the “Municipal
Court of the Borough of Paramus," which Court shall constitute an
independent branch of the municipal government, and funded by and
through the municipal budget of the Borough of Paramus. The Municipal
Court of the Borough of Paramus shall constitute a court of inferior
jurisdiction and shall be subject to the jurisdictional limitations
imposed by virtue of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq.
The Municipal Court shall have a seal, which
shall bear the impress of the name of the Court.
The persons appointed as Chief Judge and Associate
Judge of the Municipal Court of the Borough of Paramus shall have
the following qualifications:
A. Be a resident of the State of New Jersey and an attorney
at law in good standing and admitted to practice in the State of New
Jersey for at least five years prior to the time of appointment. The
judicial appointee need not be a resident of the Borough of Paramus.
B. Be a person who is qualified under any law or court
rule to hold the office of Municipal Court Judge, as that office is
defined by N.J.S.A. 2B:12-4.
The Chief Judge and Associate Judge of the Municipal
Court shall be compensated by an annual salary in lieu of any and
all other fees, costs and allowances.