Met Council, Inc. v. Crosson

OPINION OF THE COURT

Smith, J.

The principal issues presented are (1) whether Housing Court Judges may hold over after the expiration of their five-year term and (2) whether Housing Court Judges are subject to the reappointment authority of the Chief Administrator of the Courts.

I

Jack Dubinsky and Emanuel Haber were originally appointed to five-year terms as Housing Judges on July 23, 1981 and reappointed to second five-year terms on July 23, 1986. Their second terms expired on July 22, 1991. However, because respondents had not yet completed their investigations of the qualifications of Housing…