In Knight v. City of Margate, 86 N.J. 374, 386-87, 431 A.2d 833 (1981), the Court addressed whether a statute, if it "is construed as covering members of the judicial branch of government, . . . is unconstitutional as being in conflict with the Supreme Court's constitutional authority to regulate the judiciary and the practice of law." Id. at 379, 431 A.2d 833. After finding that the statute governing casino employment by public officials, did "cover" members of the Judiciary including part-time municipal court judges of Atlantic City, the Court concluded: That in the full enjoyment of its paramount and exclusive powers over the judicial branch, the Supreme Court has the authority, reasonably to be implied under the twin principles of the separation and interdependence of governmental powers, to permit or accommodate the lawful and reasonable exercise of the powers of other branches of government even as that might impinge upon the Court's constitutional concerns in the judicial area. The constitutional validity of such action by another branch of government, and the Supreme Court's ultimate power to accept or reject such action, turn upon the legitimacy of the governmental purpose of that action and the nature and extent of its encroachment upon judicial prerogatives and interests. Id. at 390-91, 431 A.2d 833. As a result of this analysis, the Court found the statute to be constitutional in that its provisions served a significant governmental purpose and were, in fact, not in conflict with the Court's authority since the conduct prohibited by the statute would also be found to violate the Canons of Judicial Ethics, id. at 391-93, 431 A.2d 833, including by part-time municipal court judges sitting outside of Atlantic City. Id. at 395-98, 431 A.2d 833.