Section 78A-2-107 - Court administrator - Powers, duties, and responsibilitiesUnder 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:(a) 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(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;(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(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).Amended by Chapter 394, 2023 General Session ,§ 11, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by Chapter 200, 2018 General Session ,§ 40, eff. 5/8/2018.Amended by Chapter 25, 2018 General Session ,§ 16, eff. 5/8/2018.Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session.