2005 Idaho Code - 1-907 — ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE -- ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS AND DUTIES

                                   TITLE  1
                          COURTS AND COURT OFFICIALS
                                  CHAPTER 9
                           DISTRICT COURT JUDGES --
                              POWERS AT CHAMBERS
    1-907.  ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE -- ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS AND DUTIES. The
administrative judge or acting administrative judge in each judicial district,
subject to the rules of the Supreme Court, shall have administrative
supervision and authority over the operation of the district courts and
magistrates in the district. These powers and duties include, but are not
limited to, the following:
    (a)  arranging schedules and assigning district judges for sessions of
district courts;
    (b)  arranging or supervising the calendaring of matters for trial or
hearing;
    (c)  supervising the clerks of the district courts in the discharge of the
clerical functions of the district courts;
    (d)  assigning matters to magistrates, and prescribing times and places at
which magistrates shall be available for the performance of their duties;
    (e)  making arrangements with proper authorities for the drawing of civil
jury panels and determining which sessions of the district court shall be jury
sessions;
    (f)  arranging for the reporting of civil cases by court reporters or
other authorized means;
    (g)  arranging sessions, to the extent practicable, for the trial of
specialized cases, including traffic, domestic relations, and other types of
cases, and assigning district judges to preside over these sessions so as to
permit maximum practicable specialization by individual judges;
    (h)  promulgating a schedule of offenses for which magistrates and clerks
of court or other designated persons may accept written appearances, waivers
of trial, and pleas of guilty, and establishing a schedule of fines and bails
therefor;
    (i)  assigning magistrates to temporary duty outside the county of their
residence, but within the district;
    (j)  acting as chairman of the district magistrates commission of the
district;
    (k)  assigning to other district judges in the district various powers and
duties as in this act provided; and
    (l)  appointing personnel when needed to attend to the courts, and
assigning duties to these court attendants for the purpose of maintaining the
security and efficiency of court facilities.