Under the general supervision of the presiding officer of the Judicial Council, and within the policies established by the Judicial Council:

1. (1) the state court administrator shall:

   1. (a) organize and administer all of the nonjudicial activities of the courts;
   2. (b) assign, supervise, and direct the work of the nonjudicial officers of the courts;
   3. (c) implement the standards, policies, and rules established by the Judicial Council;
   4. (d) formulate and administer a system of personnel administration, including in-service training programs;
   5. (e) prepare and administer the state judicial budget, fiscal, accounting, and procurement activities for the operation of the courts of record;
   6. (f) assist justice courts in budgetary, fiscal, and accounting procedures;
   7. (g) conduct studies of the business of the courts, including the preparation of recommendations and reports relating to the studies;
   8. (h) develop uniform procedures for the management of court business, including the management of court calendars;
   9. (i) maintain liaison with the governmental and other public and private groups having an interest in the administration of the courts;
   10. (j) establish uniform policy concerning vacations and sick leave for judges and nonjudicial officers of the courts;
   11. (k) establish uniform hours for court sessions throughout the state;
   12. (l) when necessary for administrative reasons, change the county for trial of any case if no party to the litigation files timely objections to this change;

   13. (m)

       1. (i) organize and administer a program of continuing education for judges and support staff, including training for justice court judges; and
       2. (ii) ensure that any training or continuing education described in Subsection (1)(m)(i) complies with Title 63G, Chapter 22, State Training and Certification Requirements;
   14. (n) provide for an annual meeting for each level of the courts of record and the annual judicial conference; and
   15. (o) perform other duties as assigned by the presiding officer of the Judicial Council; and

2. (2) with the consent of the presiding officer of the Judicial Council, the state court administrator may:

   1. (a) call and appoint a justice or judge of a court of record to serve temporarily as a judge of the Court of Appeals, the Business and Chancery Court, a district court, or a juvenile court; and
   2. (b) set reasonable compensation for the service of a justice or judge under Subsection (2)(a).

Amended by Chapter 38, 2026 General Session