78A-2-108 - Assistants for administrator of the courts -- Appointment of trial court executives.
78A-2-108. Assistants for administrator of the courts -- Appointment of trial courtexecutives.
(1) The administrator of the courts, with the approval of the presiding officer of thecouncil, is responsible for the establishment of positions and salaries of assistants as necessary toenable him to perform the powers and duties vested in him by this chapter, including thepositions of appellate court administrator, district court administrator, juvenile courtadministrator, and justices' court administrator, whose appointments shall be made by theadministrator of the courts with the concurrence of the respective boards as established by thecouncil.
(2) The district court administrator, with the concurrence of the presiding judge of adistrict or the district court judge in single judge districts, may appoint in each district a trialcourt executive. The trial court executive may appoint, subject to budget limitations, necessarysupport personnel including clerks, research clerks, secretaries, and other persons required tocarry out the work of the court. The trial court executive shall supervise the work of allnonjudicial court staff and serve as administrative officer of the district.
(3) Administrators and assistants appointed under this section shall be knowncollectively as the Administrative Office of the Courts.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session