Superseded 7/1/2024)

Superseded 7/1/2024
78A-2-108.  Assistants for state court administrator — Appointment of trial court executives.

(1)  The state court administrator, with the approval of the presiding officer of the council, is responsible for the establishment of positions and salaries of assistants as necessary to enable the state court administrator to perform the powers and duties vested in the state court administrator by this chapter, including the positions of appellate court administrator, district court administrator, juvenile court administrator, and justices’ court administrator, whose appointments shall be made by the state court administrator with the concurrence of the respective boards as established by the council.

Terms Used In Utah Code 78A-2-108

  • Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Council: means the Judicial Council established by Article VIII, Sec. See Utah Code 78A-2-103
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(2)  The district court administrator, with the concurrence of the presiding judge of a district or the district court judge in single judge districts, may appoint in each district a trial court executive. The trial court executive may appoint, subject to budget limitations, necessary support personnel including clerks, research clerks, secretaries, and other persons required to carry out the work of the court. The trial court executive shall supervise the work of all nonjudicial court staff and serve as administrative officer of the district.

(3)  Administrators and assistants appointed under this section shall be known collectively as the Administrative Office of the Courts.

Amended by Chapter 25, 2018 General Session

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