Iowa Code 602.1209 – General duties of the state court administrator
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 602.1209
- clerk: means clerk of the court in which the action or proceeding is brought or is pending; and the words "clerk's office" mean the office of that clerk. See Iowa Code 4.1
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
602.1209 General duties of the state court administrator.
The state court administrator shall:
1. Manage the judicial branch.
2. Administer funds appropriated to the judicial branch.
3. Authorize the filling of vacant court employee positions, review the qualifications of each person to be employed within the judicial branch, and assure that affirmative action goals are being met by the judicial branch. The state court administrator shall not approve the employment of a person when either the proposed terms and conditions of employment or the qualifications of the individual do not satisfy personnel policies of the judicial branch. The administrator shall implement the comparable worth directives issued under section
602.1204, subsection 2 in all court employment decisions.
4. Supervise the employees of the supreme court and court of appeals, and the clerk of the supreme court.
5. Administer the judicial retirement system as provided in article 9.
6. Collect and compile information and statistical data, and submit reports relating to judicial business, including juvenile court activities and other matters relating to the judicial branch.
7. Formulate and submit recommendations for improvement of the judicial system, with reference to the structure of the judicial branch and its organization and methods of operation, the selection, compensation, number, and tenure of judicial officers and court employees, and other matters as directed by the chief justice or the supreme court.
8. Call conferences of district court administrators as necessary in the administration of the judicial branch.
9. Provide a secretary and clerical services for the board of examiners of shorthand reporters under article 3.
10. Act as executive secretary of the commission on judicial qualifications under article 2.
11. Act as custodian of the bonds and oaths of office of judicial officers and court employees.
12. Issue vouchers for the payment of per diem and expenses from funds appropriated for purposes of articles 2, 3, and 10.
13. Collect and account for fees paid to the board of examiners of shorthand reporters under article 3.
14. Collect and account for fees paid to the board of bar examiners under article 10.
15. Distribute notices of interest rates and changes to interest rates as required by section
668.13, subsection 3.
16. Prescribe practices and procedures for the implementation of the preapplication screening assessment program referred to in § 125.74.
17. Prescribe practices and procedures for the maintenance of electronic recordings and production of transcripts from electronic recordings referred to in § 602.6405, subsection 4.
18. Carry out duties relating to the identification and service of jurors as provided in chapter 607A.
19. Perform other duties as assigned by the supreme court, or the chief justice, or by law.
83 Acts, ch 186, §1209, 10201; 87 Acts, ch 157, §2; 89 Acts, ch 19, §2; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §40;
2012 Acts, ch 1079, §16; 2013 Acts, ch 130, §54; 2016 Acts, ch 1022, §1; 2017 Acts, ch 133, §4;
2018 Acts, ch 1165, §134
Referred to in §602.1215, 602.1402
The state court administrator shall:
1. Manage the judicial branch.
2. Administer funds appropriated to the judicial branch.
3. Authorize the filling of vacant court employee positions, review the qualifications of each person to be employed within the judicial branch, and assure that affirmative action goals are being met by the judicial branch. The state court administrator shall not approve the employment of a person when either the proposed terms and conditions of employment or the qualifications of the individual do not satisfy personnel policies of the judicial branch. The administrator shall implement the comparable worth directives issued under section
602.1204, subsection 2 in all court employment decisions.
4. Supervise the employees of the supreme court and court of appeals, and the clerk of the supreme court.
5. Administer the judicial retirement system as provided in article 9.
6. Collect and compile information and statistical data, and submit reports relating to judicial business, including juvenile court activities and other matters relating to the judicial branch.
7. Formulate and submit recommendations for improvement of the judicial system, with reference to the structure of the judicial branch and its organization and methods of operation, the selection, compensation, number, and tenure of judicial officers and court employees, and other matters as directed by the chief justice or the supreme court.
8. Call conferences of district court administrators as necessary in the administration of the judicial branch.
9. Provide a secretary and clerical services for the board of examiners of shorthand reporters under article 3.
10. Act as executive secretary of the commission on judicial qualifications under article 2.
11. Act as custodian of the bonds and oaths of office of judicial officers and court employees.
12. Issue vouchers for the payment of per diem and expenses from funds appropriated for purposes of articles 2, 3, and 10.
13. Collect and account for fees paid to the board of examiners of shorthand reporters under article 3.
14. Collect and account for fees paid to the board of bar examiners under article 10.
15. Distribute notices of interest rates and changes to interest rates as required by section
668.13, subsection 3.
16. Prescribe practices and procedures for the implementation of the preapplication screening assessment program referred to in § 125.74.
17. Prescribe practices and procedures for the maintenance of electronic recordings and production of transcripts from electronic recordings referred to in § 602.6405, subsection 4.
18. Carry out duties relating to the identification and service of jurors as provided in chapter 607A.
19. Perform other duties as assigned by the supreme court, or the chief justice, or by law.
83 Acts, ch 186, §1209, 10201; 87 Acts, ch 157, §2; 89 Acts, ch 19, §2; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §40;
2012 Acts, ch 1079, §16; 2013 Acts, ch 130, §54; 2016 Acts, ch 1022, §1; 2017 Acts, ch 133, §4;
2018 Acts, ch 1165, §134
Referred to in §602.1215, 602.1402