Effective 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 Judicial 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, business and chancery court administrator, district court administrator, juvenile court administrator, and justice court administrator.

Terms Used In Utah Code 78A-2-108 v2

  • 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
  • Judicial Council: means the Judicial Council established by Utah Constitution, Article VIII, Section 12. See Utah Code 78A-2-103 v2
  • 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 state court administrator shall appoint an appellate court administrator, a business and chancery court administrator, a district court administrator, a juvenile court administrator, and a justice court administrator with the concurrence of the respective boards as established by the Judicial Council.

(3) 

(a)  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 a trial court executive in each district.

(b)  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.

(c)  The trial court executive shall supervise the work of all nonjudicial court staff and serve as administrative officer of the district.

(4)  Administrators and assistants appointed under this section are known collectively as the Administrative Office of the Courts.

Amended by Chapter 394, 2023 General Session

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