(a)
(1) The Judge of the Circuit Court for the Fifth Judicial District may appoint one (1) case coordinator for said district for circuit matters.
(2) The Judge of the Chancery and Probate Court for the Fifth Judicial District may appoint one (1) case coordinator for the district for chancery and probate matters.
(b) The principal duties of the case coordinators shall be to maintain the court calendar, schedule dates for the trial of cases and for the hearing of motions, and other related and incidental duties at the direction of the judges.
(c) The case coordinators authorized by this section shall be appointed by the respective judges, shall be sworn officers of the court, and shall hold office at the discretion of and during the term of the judge who appointed them, except that they may be dismissed for incompetency, neglect of duty, or misbehavior.
(d) Each case coordinator shall receive expenses and automobile allowances as authorized for county employees. The same shall be prorated among the counties comprising the district in the same manner as the salary set forth above and be paid out of the county treasury.