Rule 1:34-3. Hiring Process for Municipal Court Directors, Municipal Court Administrators and Deputy Municipal Court Administrators

(a) Open Recruitment by Municipality; Screening Resumes A municipality, as the hiring authority, shall fill vacancies for the positions of municipal court director, municipal court administrator, and deputy municipal court administrator through an open recruitment process with broad outreach and shall screen the resumes received to determine which candidates meet the minimum qualifications of the positions.

(b) Assignment Judge Review of Resumes The Assignment Judge of the vicinage shall have the discretion to review the resumes of the candidates that meet the minimum qualifications for the positions of municipal court director, municipal court administrator, and deputy municipal court administrator.

(c) Interview Panel The qualified candidates for the position of municipal court director, municipal court administrator, and deputy municipal court administrator shall be interviewed by a panel comprised of the municipal court judge, or, if there is more than one judge, the chief municipal court judge, or designee; the vicinage municipal division manager or designee; a municipal court administrator selected by the vicinage (when hiring a municipal court administrator or a deputy municipal court administrator), and two representatives of the municipality, who are not members of the local police department.

(d) Assignment Judge Interview; Assignment Judge Approval of Selected Candidate The Assignment Judge of the vicinage shall have the discretion to interview the final candidate selected for the position of municipal court director, municipal court administrator, or deputy municipal court administrator and has the authority to approve or to reject that selected candidate.