1997 Minnesota Code
Chapters 480 - 494 Judiciary
Chapter 484 District Courts
Section 484.545 Law clerks.

484.545 Law clerks.

Subdivision 1. The district judges regularly assigned to hold court in each judicial district except for the second, fourth, and tenth judicial districts may by orders filed with the court administrator and county auditor of each county in the district appoint a competent law clerk for every two district court judges of the judicial district. The district judges regularly assigned to hold court in the first and tenth judicial districts may by orders filed with the court administrator and county auditor of each county in the district appoint a competent law clerk for each district court judge of the district.

Subd. 2. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in all judicial districts the salary for each law clerk shall be set annually by the district administrator within the range established under, or referred to in, section 480.181, as provided in the judicial branch personnel rules.

Subd. 3. The law clerks, in addition to their salary, shall be paid necessary mileage, traveling and hotel expenses accrued in their discharge of official duties while absent from their permanent work assignment location. Upon presentation of a verified statement approved by one of the judges, the state shall pay the expenses.

Subd. 4. All law clerks in every judicial district, shall serve without tenure at the pleasure of the appointing judge or judges.

HIST: 1975 c 385 s 1; 1978 c 750 s 1; 1980 c 598 s 1; 1981 c 303 s 4,5; 1984 c 654 art 2 s 131; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1987 c 377 s 7; 1989 c 335 art 3 s 16,17