§ 21a - Duties of the administrative judge
§ 21a. Duties of the administrative judge
(a) The administrative judge shall assign and specially assign superior and district judges, including himself or herself, and environmental judges to the superior, environmental, district, and family courts. If the administrative judge determines that additional judicial time is needed to address cases filed in environmental court, the judge may assign or specially assign up to four judges on a part-time basis to the environmental court. When assigning or specially assigning judges to the environmental court, the administrative judge shall give consideration to experience and expertise in environmental and zoning law, and shall assign or specially assign judges in a manner to provide appropriate attention to all geographic areas of the state. All judges shall be subject to the requirements of rotation as ordered by the supreme court.
(b) In making any assignment under this section, the administrative judge shall give consideration to the experience, temperament, and training of a judge and the needs of the court. In making an assignment to the environmental court, the administrative judge shall give consideration to experience and expertise in environmental and land use law.
(c) In making any assignments to the environmental court under this section, the administrative judge shall regularly assign both environmental judges through August 2008 and a minimum of two judges thereafter, at least one of whom shall be an environmental judge. An environmental judge may be assigned to another court only with the judge's consent and for a period of time not exceeding two years. (Added 1989, No. 221 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1990; amended 1993, No. 232 (Adj. Sess.), § 40; 1995, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; 1999, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 71, eff. May 24, 2000; 2001, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 71, eff. June 27, 2002; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. Jan. 31, 2005.)