LAR 3.
                      COURT MANAGEMENT


     (a)  General Management.  The general management of the
       court shall be vested in the presiding judge under policy
       established by the judges at regular and special meetings.

     (b)  Presiding Court Rotation.  The presiding judge shall be
       selected, serve, and, if necessary, be removed in accordance
       with GR 29.  In the event of the lack of a majority vote of
       the judges, the Supreme Court shall be requested to appoint
       a superior court judge from another jurisdiction to
       participate in the decision.

     (c)  Duties of the Presiding Judge.  The presiding judge’s
       responsibilities, duties and authority shall be as provided
       in GR 29 as now or hereafter amended.

     (d)  Duties of the Court Administrator.  The court
       administrator shall assist the presiding judge in his or her
       administrative responsibilities.  Subject to the general
       supervision of the presiding judge, the court
       administrator’s duties shall include:

       (1)  Administrative control of all non-judicial activities
            of the court;

       (2)  Case setting and trial calendar management;

       (3)  Preparation and administration of the budget;

       (4)  Coordination with state Administrative Office of the Courts;

       (5)  Assisting the presiding judge in dealing with county
            governments, bar associations, news media and other public
            and private groups having a reasonable interest in the
            administration of the court;

       (6)  Preparation of such reports and compilation of such
            statistics as may be required by the judges or state
            Administrative Office of the Courts;

       (7)  Making recommendations to the judges for the
            improvement of the administration of the court.


[Adopted September 1, 1991; amended effective September 1, 2004.]