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Passaic County Municipal Court, New Jersey
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Jurisdiction
This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]
| “ | Under Title 2B Chapter 12 of the New Jersey Statutes (N.J.S.2B:12-1), every municipality is authorized to establish a municipal court. The Statue permits two additional models besides the standard model in municipal court organization. Both models grant municipalities to share court services. According to state law, two or more municipalities may enter into an agreement establishing a single joint municipal court or they may agree to share facilities and agree to appoint judges and administrators without establishing a joint municipal court. ... a. Every municipality shall establish a municipal court. If a municipality fails to maintain a municipal court or does not enter into an agreement pursuant to subsection b. or c. of this section, the Assignment Judge of the vicinage shall order violations occurring within its boundaries heard in any other municipal court in the county until such time as the municipality establishes and maintains a municipal court. The municipality without a municipal court shall be responsible for all administrative costs specified in the order of the Assignment Judge pending the establishment of its municipal court. ... e. Any county of the first class with a population of over 825,000 and a population density of less than 4,000 persons per square mile according to the latest federal decennial census, with a county police department and force established in accordance with N.J.S.40A:14-106 or a county park police system established in accordance with P.L.1960, c.135 (C.40:37-261 et seq.), may establish, by ordinance, a central municipal court, which shall be an inferior court of limited jurisdiction, to adjudicate cases filed by agents of the county health department, members of the county police department and force or county park police system, or other cases within its jurisdiction referred by the vicinage Assignment Judge pursuant to the Rules of Court, and provide for its administration. A copy of that ordinance shall be filed with the Administrative Director of the Courts. As used in this act, "municipal court" includes a central municipal court.[2] |
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Selection method
Judges of the New Jersey Municipal Courts are each appointed to three-year terms. If the court only serves on municipality, the judges are appointed by the mayor with the consent of the city council or appointed by the municipal governing body. To serve on this court, a judge must be a state resident and practicing attorney for more than five years.[3]
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Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Judiciary Branch," accessed May 18, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: New Jersey; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of New Jersey • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of New Jersey
State courts:
New Jersey Supreme Court • New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division • New Jersey Superior Courts • New Jersey Municipal Courts • New Jersey Tax Court
State resources:
Courts in New Jersey • New Jersey judicial elections • Judicial selection in New Jersey
