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> United States > New Jersey > Public Questions > 2008 Public Questions > Municipal Court Appointments

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Constitutional Amendment

Honorific

Constitutional Amendment - Abbr:

Type

General Election

Filing Deadline

00, 2008 - 12:00pm Central

Polls Open

November 04, 2008 - 05:00am Central

Polls Close

November 04, 2008 - 07:00pm Central

Term Start

November 05, 2008 - 12:00pm

Term End

December 31, 9999 - 12:00pm

Contributor

Mr. Matt

Last Modified

Mr. Matt October 03, 2012 05:05pm

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PROVIDES THAT METHOD OF SELECTION AND APPOINTMENTOF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES BE SETBY STATUTE RATHER THAN BY THE CONSTITUTION.

Shall the amendment to Article VI, Section VI, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution, agreed to by the Legislature, providing that judges of inferior courts with jurisdiction extending to more than one municipality be appointed as provided in law rather than as provided in the Constitution which requires nomination by the Governor and appointment with the advice and consent of the Senate, be approved?

Interpretive Statement:

This constitutional amendment would provide that the method of selection and appointment of certain municipal court judges would be set by statute, rather than be provided for in the Constitution. These judges may include judges of joint municipal courts and judges of central municipal courts with jurisdiction extending to the territorial boundaries of a county. This constitutional amendment does not preclude the possibility that a statute would continue to provide for nomination by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, but it does permit a statute to set forth another method of selection and appointment that may not involve the Governor and the Senate.