Rule 100 - Court Organization
Rule 100.1.10 - Court Administrator and Deputy Court Administrator for the Family Court
1. The Presiding Judge shall direct and coordinate the duties of the Court Administrator. The Court Administrator shall be responsible for coordinating the daily operation of the administrative, circuit clerk, probate clerk and civil process functions of the Court, shall create, implement, and execute policy for the Court, and shall be the Appointing Authority of all non-judicial personnel of the Circuit Court pursuant to the “Order for Consolidation – Court en banc Resolution of November 19, 2009.”
2. The Court Administrator shall, in conjunction with the Administrative Judge assigned to the Family Court Division, direct and coordinate the duties of the Deputy Court Administrator for the Family Court. The Court Administrator shall coordinate and supervise the duties of the Juvenile Officer and the Director of the Office of the Guardian ad Litem for administrative purposes including personnel. budgetary and fiscal responsibilities, operations, and general administrative functions. The Juvenile Officer and the Director, Office of the Guardian ad Litem shall have authority to create, implement, and execute policy decisions consistent with statutory obligations as required for each of their positions and the statutory obligations of their attorneys. The Court Administrator’s authority shall not be exercised in a manner that interferes with the independent decision making necessary to carry out the statutorily mandated and separate roles, duties, and responsibilities of the Juvenile Officer and individual Guardians ad Litem.
3. The Administrative Judge assigned to the Family Court Division shall direct and coordinate the duties of the Commissioners of the Family Court Division.
4. No member of the court shall impose any substantial duties upon the Court Administrator, the Deputy Court Administrators, the Juvenile Officer or other court staff without seeking the prior advice and consent of the Presiding Judge or the Family Court Administrative Judge respectively.
5. The Court Administrator shall, at regular meetings of the Court en banc, present such reports as may be required by the Presiding Judge.
Adopted 8/23/13
Effective 9/23/13