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Rule 10.1020 Reviewing court clerk/executive officer

Rules Relating to the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal

(a) Selection

A reviewing court may employ a clerk/executive officer selected in accordance with procedures adopted by the court.

(b) Responsibilities

Acting under the general direction and supervision of the administrative presiding justice, the clerk/executive officer is responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating, and directing, with full authority and accountability, the management of the office of the clerk/executive officer and all nonjudicial support activities in a manner that promotes access to justice for all members of the public, provides a forum for the fair and expeditious resolution of disputes, and maximizes the use of judicial and other resources.

(c) Duties

Under the direction of the administrative presiding justice, the clerk/executive officer has the following duties:

(1) Personnel

(2) Budget

(3) Contracts

(4) Calendar management

(5) Technology

(6) Facilities

(7) Records

(8) Recommendations

(9) Public relations

(10) Liaison

(11) Committees

(12) Administration

(13) Other

(d) Geographically separate divisions

Under the general oversight of the clerk/executive officer, an assistant clerk/executive officer of a geographically separate division has responsibility for the nonjudicial support activities of that division.

Rule 10.1020 amended effective January 1, 2018; repealed and adopted as rule 76.1 effective January 1, 2005; amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007.