Which of the following is not a valid method for setting the term of a municipal judge in a court of record?

Which of the following is not a valid method for setting the term of a municipal judge in a court of record?

• A. Ordinance that created the office sets it for two or four years
• B. City charter
• C. By ordinance
• D. Mayor's personal decision

Answer: (D)

Setting the term of a municipal judge in a court of record is determined by the city’s official governing documents, not by the mayor alone. The term length is validly established through an ordinance that creates the office or by provisions in the city charter, or by ordinance implementing the term. A mayor’s personal decision does not have binding legal effect on term length and is not an allowable method for setting the term.

Setting the term of a municipal judge in a court of record is determined by the city’s official governing documents, not by the mayor alone. The term length is validly established through an ordinance that creates the office or by provisions in the city charter, or by ordinance implementing the term. A mayor’s personal decision does not have binding legal effect on term length and is not an allowable method for setting the term.