(a) (1) The position of trial court administrator is authorized and funds shall be appropriated to the Administrative Office of the Courts from the State Administration of Justice Fund to provide one (1) trial court administrator for each of the circuit judges.
(2) (A) The trial court administrator may be employed to assist the circuit judge in the administration and management of the circuit court.
(B) (i) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall create and maintain a detailed job description for the trial court administrator position.
(ii) The job description may be used by a circuit judge for the hiring, evaluation, and management of a trial court administrator.
(3) Each circuit judge shall report to the Administrative Office of the Courts his or her intention to employ a trial court administrator.
(4) Two (2) or more circuit judges within a judicial district may employ jointly, within their discretion, one (1) trial court administrator if coordinated with the Administrative Office of the Courts.
(b) (1) A circuit judge authorized by subsection (a) of this section to employ a trial court administrator may select and hire the trial court administrator.
(2) The trial court administrator shall serve at the will and pleasure of the circuit judge.
(c) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (c)(2) of this section, a county shall not supplement the base salary of a trial court administrator.
(2) If a county with quorum court approval employed a trial court administrative assistant on or before July 1, 2014, and supplemented his or her base salary under former § 16-10-133, the county shall continue to provide the supplement so long as the now titled trial court administrator continues to be employed by the county in that position.
(d) (1) Notwithstanding the exemption provided by § 21-4-203, the circuit judge employing a trial court administrator shall administer the attendance and leave policies for the trial court administrator in the manner prescribed for state employees by the Uniform Attendance and Leave Policy Act, § 21-4-201 et seq.
(2) The trial court administrator shall forward all approved requests for leave to the Administrative Office of the Courts on a regular and timely basis for payroll purposes.
(3) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall prescribe the procedures for obtaining all relevant leave information, including without limitation the forms, method of transmittal, and format for obtaining the leave information.
Section: 16-13-3302 16-13-3303 16-13-3304 16-13-3305 NextLast modified: November 15, 2016