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1 KENNETH J. HALL, EDWARD G JOHNSON and DERRICK GRIFFIN v. CITY OF EAST ORANGE -- rank: 1000

... terms. Defendant countered the temporal limitation for unelected municipal officers, N.J.S.A. 40A:9-156, invalidated the appointments. Plaintiffs filed an order to show cause ... court held N.J.S.A. 2B:25-4 preempted N.J.S.A. 40A:9-156, and required defendant honor plaintiffs' appointment as municipal prosecutors through ... MPA conflicted with the limitation on lame-duck appointment authority, N.J.S.A. 40A:9-156. Even though appointments by lame-duck municipal officials "'may be ... recognized limitations upon a lame- duck's appointment authority. In N.J.S.A. 40A:9-156, the Legislature codified the common-law rule that "[n]o ... are appointed and continue for the terms prescribed by law . . . . [ N.J.S.A. 40A:9-156.] Here, plaintiffs qualified as "officers" within the meaning of the ... not fall within the exception for "vacancies" set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:9-156, notwithstanding the fact their initial terms had expired and ...

docket:	a4348-13
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-08-13
status:	Published
citation:
Document Size:	23130

2 MANUEL GONZALEZ,Petitioner-Appellant,v. BOARD OF EDUCATIONELIZABETH SCHOOL DISTRICT,UNION COUNTY,Respondent-Respondent. -- rank: 488

... J.A.R 2d (EDU) 279 , 284 (1995). Footnote: 2 N.J.S.A. 40A:9-156 provides in part:             No appointment of any officer shall be ...

docket:	a6706-97
court:	njappellate
decided:	1999-10-21
status:	published
citation:	325 N.J.Super. 244
Document Size:	30233