Effective 7/1/2024
78A-2-107. Court administrator — Powers, duties, and responsibilities.
Under the general supervision of the presiding officer of the Judicial Council, and within the policies established by the the Judicial Council:
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the state court administrator shall:
Terms Used In Utah Code 78A-2-107 v2- Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Conference: means the annual statewide judicial conference established by Section 78A-2-111. See Utah Code 78A-2-103
- 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
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- 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.
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organize and administer all of the nonjudicial activities of the courts; |
| (b) |
assign, supervise, and direct the work of the nonjudicial officers of the courts; |
| (c) |
implement the standards, policies, and rules established by the Judicial Council; |
| (d) |
formulate and administer a system of personnel administration, including in-service training programs; |
| (e) |
prepare and administer the state judicial budget, fiscal, accounting, and procurement activities for the operation of the courts of record; |
| (f) |
assist justice courts in budgetary, fiscal, and accounting procedures; |
| (g) |
conduct studies of the business of the courts, including the preparation of recommendations and reports relating to the studies; |
| (h) |
develop uniform procedures for the management of court business, including the management of court calendars; |
| (i) |
maintain liaison with the governmental and other public and private groups having an interest in the administration of the courts; |
| (j) |
establish uniform policy concerning vacations and sick leave for judges and nonjudicial officers of the courts; |
| (k) |
establish uniform hours for court sessions throughout the state; |
| (l) |
when necessary for administrative reasons, change the county for trial of any case if no party to the litigation files timely objections to this change; |
| (m) |
| (i) |
organize and administer a program of continuing education for judges and support staff, including training for justice court judges; and |
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| (n) |
provide for an annual meeting for each level of the courts of record and the annual judicial conference; and |
| (o) |
perform other duties as assigned by the presiding officer of the Judicial Council; and |
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| (2) |
with the consent of the presiding officer of the Judicial Council, the state court administrator may:
| (a) |
call and appoint a justice or judge of a court of record to serve temporarily as a judge of the Court of Appeals, the Business and Chancery Court, a district court, or a juvenile court; and |
| (b) |
set reasonable compensation for the service of a justice or judge under Subsection (2)(a). |
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Amended by Chapter 394, 2023 General Session
