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                           LAR 0.6
          JUVENILE COURT AND FAMILY LAW DEPARTMENT


     (a) Generally. There shall be a juvenile court and
family law department of the court, in which shall be heard
all matters arising under the juvenile and family laws.
Every judge is designated a judge of the family and juvenile
court.  The juvenile court judge shall be determined
according to a yearly rotation list provided by the court
administrator, with 12 month terms beginning on January 1 of
each year.  The term of the juvenile court judge may be
extended by agreement of the juvenile court judge and the
next judge in line on the rotation list, in which case the
judge surrendering their place in the rotation shall drop to
the end of the rotation schedule.
     Amended effective 1/1/99

     (b) Assignment. The presiding judge shall assign judges
or commissioners as needed to hear matters in the family law
department and in the juvenile court department subject to
the approval of the juvenile court judge.

     (c) Sessions of Juvenile Court.  Regular sessions of
the juvenile court department shall be held as provided by
local juvenile court rules.

     (d) Sessions of Family Law.   Regular sessions of the
family law department shall be as provided by local court rules.

     (e) Rules.  The juvenile court shall make rules for the
conduct of business of the department subject to the
approval of a majority of the judges.

     (f) Revision.  Revision of orders and judgments by a
commissioner in the juvenile court shall be heard by the
juvenile court judge.
	

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