Municipal Court Judge Services (RFP)

Seeking proposals for municipal court judge services. The municipal court judge s role is identified in the city of charter, section 21. The judge is the judicial officer of the city and shall exercise original and exclusive jurisdiction of all offenses defined and made publishable by ordinances of the city. In addition, when not governed by the ordinances or the charter, all proceedings in the municipal court shall be governed by the applicable general laws of the state governing justices of the peace and justice courts. The city employs one municipal court clerk to assist the judge in carrying out day-to-day operations of the court, including processing citations, taking payments, entering payment arrangements, and reporting to Department of Motor Vehicles.