§ 125.080. Qualifications For Office.

A. 

The Municipal Judge shall possess the following qualifications before they shall take office:

1. 

They must be a licensed member of the Bar Association of this State and shall have been in active practice for at least five (5) years.

2. 

They need not reside within the City.

3. 

They must be a resident of the State of Missouri.

4. 

They must be between the ages of twenty-one (21) and seventy-five (75) years.

[Ord. No. 4667, 6-19-2017]

5. 

They may serve as Municipal Judge for any other municipality. No Municipal Judge shall serve as a Municipal Judge in more than five (5) municipalities at one time.

6. 

They may not hold any other office within the City Government.

7. 

The Municipal Judge shall be considered holding a part-time position, and as such may accept (within the requirements of the Code of Judicial Conduct, Missouri Supreme Court Rule 2) other employment.

R.O. 1996 § 125.080; CC 1968 § 13-18; Ord. No. 998 § 2(13.060), 12-18-1978