Court administrator -- Powers, duties, and responsibilities.
Utah Code § 78A-2-107
in effect78A-2-107. Court administrator -- Powers, duties, and responsibilities.
Under the general supervision of the presiding officer of the Judicial Council, and within the policies established by the Judicial Council:
(1) the state court administrator shall:
(a) organize and administer all of the nonjudicial activities of the courts;
(b) assign, supervise, and direct the work of the nonjudicial officers of the courts;
(c) implement the standards, policies, and rules established by the Judicial Council;
(d) formulate and administer a system of personnel administration, including in-service training programs;
(e) prepare and administer the state judicial budget, fiscal, accounting, and procurement activities for the operation of the courts of record;
(f) assist justice courts in budgetary, fiscal, and accounting procedures;
(g) conduct studies of the business of the courts, including the preparation of recommendations and reports relating to the studies;
(h) develop uniform procedures for the management of court business, including the management of court calendars;
(i) maintain liaison with the governmental and other public and private groups having an interest in the administration of the courts;
(j) establish uniform policy concerning vacations and sick leave for judges and nonjudicial officers of the courts;
(k) establish uniform hours for court sessions throughout the state;
(l) when necessary for administrative reasons, change the county for trial of any case if no party to the litigation files timely objections to this change;
(m)
(i) organize and administer a program of continuing education for judges and support staff, including training for justice court judges; and
(ii) ensure that any training or continuing education described in Subsection (1)(m)(i) complies with Title 63G, Chapter 22, State Training and Certification Requirements;
(n) provide for an annual meeting for each level of the courts of record and the annual judicial conference; and
(o) perform other duties as assigned by the presiding officer of the Judicial Council; and
(2) with the consent of the presiding officer of the Judicial Council, the state court administrator may:
(a) call and appoint a justice or judge of a court of record to serve temporarily as a judge of the Court of Appeals, the Business and Chancery Court, a district court, or a juvenile court; and
(b) set reasonable compensation for the service of a justice or judge under Subsection (2)(a).
Amended by Chapter 38, 2026 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78A/Chapter2/78A-2-S107.html?v=C78A-2-S107_2026031320260313Fetched: 10/26/2026