Sec. 14-2. - Municipal court.

(1)

The powers and duties of a municipal court for the City shall be exercised and performed by a municipal court judge.

(2)

The municipal court judge and an associate municipal court judge shall be attorneys-at-law in good standing who have been admitted to the practice of law in this state. A preference in hiring shall be given to those residents of the City who apply for these positions.

(3)

The Mayor, subject to Council approval, shall appoint a municipal court judge and an associate municipal court judge each to serve for a term of office concurrent with that of the Council and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified.

(4)

In the absence, disability or disqualification of the municipal court judge, so that he or she is unable to perform his or her duties, the associate municipal court judge shall serve as acting municipal court judge and when so serving shall have and exercise all the powers and duties of the municipal court judge.