MUNICIPAL JUDGE

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Section 32. There shall be a Municipal Court of Record for Killeen. The City Council shall appoint a magistrate as a presiding judge for the court, and associates judges, as deemed necessary for the benefit and conduct of the court. Each judge shall be a competent and duly-licensed attorney. The initial appointments of the presiding judge and associate judges shall be by resolution of the City Council at their first regular meeting in June, following the May 3, 1997 election and their initial terms shall be staggered, not to exceed 4 years, as may be decided by the City Council. Thereafter, all judges shall serve terms of 4 years and may serve successive terms, but may be removed by the city council at any time for incompetency, misconduct, malfeasance, or disability. Judges shall receive such salary as may be fixed by the council.
When the municipal judge and the associate judge(s) are absent at the same time, the Mayor shall appoint a temporary municipal judge. All costs and fines imposed by the Municipal Court, or by any court in cases appealed from judgments of the Municipal Court, shall be paid into the City treasury for the use and benefit of the city. (Amend. of 5-3-97; Amend. of 5-7-05)

                    
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