§ 78A-2-107 — Court administrator -- Powers, duties, and responsibilities.

Utah § 78A-2-107

• Jurisdiction: Utah
• Title 78A: Judiciary and Judicial Administration
• Ch. 78A-2: Judicial Administration

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Under the general supervision of the presiding officer of the Judicial Council, and within the policies established by the the Judicial Council:
(1) the state court administrator shall:

(1)(a) organize and administer all of the nonjudicial activities of the courts;
(1)(b) assign, supervise, and direct the work of the nonjudicial officers of the courts;
(1)(c) implement the standards, policies, and rules established by the Judicial Council;
(1)(d) formulate and administer a system of personnel administration, including in-service training programs;
(1)(e) prepare and administer the state judicial budget, fiscal, accounting, and procurement activities for the operation of the courts of record;
(1)(f) assist justice courts in budgetary, fiscal, and accounting procedures;
(1)(g) conduct studies of the business of the courts, including the preparation of recommendations and reports relating to the studies;
(1)(h) develop uniform procedures for the management of court business, including the management of court calendars;
(1)(i) maintain liaison with the governmental and other public and private groups having an interest in the administration of the courts;
(1)(j) establish uniform policy concerning vacations and sick leave for judges and nonjudicial officers of the courts;
(1)(k) establish uniform hours for court sessions throughout the state;
(1)(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;
(1)(m) (1)(m)(i) organize and administer a program of continuing education for judges and support staff, including training for justice court judges; and
(1)(m)(ii) ensure that any training or continuing education described in Subsection (1)(m)(i) complies with Title 63G, Chapter 22, State Training and Certification Requirements;
(1)(n) provide for an annual meeting for each level of the courts of record and the annual judicial conference; and
(1)(o) perform other duties as assigned by the presiding officer of the Judicial Council; and
(2) with the consent of the presiding officer of the Judicial Council, the state court administrator may:

(2)(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
(2)(b) set reasonable compensation for the service of a justice or judge under Subsection (2)(a).

Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 394, 2023 General Session