20-438. Specialized divisions of district court; establishment; assignment of personnel.
20-438
20-438. Specialized divisions of district court;
establishment; assignment
of personnel.
Whenever the judges of the district court
deem it necessary for the efficient and effective administration of justice,
and with approval of the supreme court, such judges may establish specialized
divisions of such district court. Such divisions may be established for,
but not limited to, the following purposes: Probate matters, traffic cases,
juvenile matters, domestic cases or any combination thereof. The
chief judge, with the approval of the other judges of
the district
court, shall
provide for the assignment and reassignment of judges to any specialized
division established as provided in this section, and the
chief judge
shall provide
for the assignment of cases to any such division. The
chief judge
also may assign a clerk of the district court, or an assistant or deputy
district court clerk, to any such division to serve as chief clerk of such
division. Such other personnel of the district court as are necessary for
the operation thereof may be assigned to any such specialized division by
the chief judge.
History: L. 1976, ch. 146, § 35;
L. 1999, ch. 57, § 26; July 1.