20-438.   Specialized divisions of district court;establishment; assignmentof personnel.Whenever the judges of the district courtdeem it necessary for the efficient and effective administration of justice,and with approval of the supreme court, such judges may establish specializeddivisions 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. Thechief judge, with the approval of the other judges ofthe districtcourt, shallprovide for the assignment and reassignment of judges to any specializeddivision established as provided in this section, and thechief judgeshall providefor the assignment of cases to any such division. Thechief judgealso may assign a clerk of the district court, or an assistant or deputydistrict court clerk, to any such division to serve as chief clerk of suchdivision. Such other personnel of the district court as are necessary forthe operation thereof may be assigned to any such specialized division bythe chief judge.

      History:   L. 1976, ch. 146, § 35;L. 1999, ch. 57, § 26; July 1.