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Section
1

Organization

Section
2

Number of Trial Court Justices; Appointments

Section
3

Justices Assigned to Other Departments; Powers and Duties

Section
4

Salaries; Practice of Law; Expenses; Vacation and Sick Leave; Special Justices

Section
5

Chief Justices; Appointment; Term; Removal

Section
5a

Deputy Court Administrators; Appointment; Term; Removal; Submission of Disputes to Chief Justice of the Trial Court and Court Administrator

Section
6

Chief Justice of the Trial Court; Appointment; Term; Removal

Section
6a

Advisory Board

Section
6b

Office of Court Management; Court Administrator

Section
7

Vacancies in Office

Section
8

Advisory Committee on Personnel Standards

Section
9

Chief Justice of the Trial Court; Powers and Duties

Section
9a

Employees of Chief Justice for Administration and Management; Powers and Duties

Section
9b

Domestic and Sexual Violence Training for Court Personnel

Section
10

Chief Justice and Deputy Court Administrators; Powers and Duties

Section
10a

First Justices; Powers and Duties

Section
10b

Appointment of Assistant Clerks

Section
10c

Limitation of Powers, Duties or Responsibilities of Clerks or Registers of Probate

Section
10d

Court Officers; Applicants for Appointment as Court Officer; Written Examination; Investigation and Interview; Promotion

Section
11

Repealed, 1992, 379, Sec. 81

Section
12

Office of Court Management; Court Administrator

Section
13

Estimates of Expenses, Costs and Revenue

Section
14

Services of Retired Justices

Section
15

Repealed, 1992, 379, Sec. 85

Section
16

Judicial Institute; Training Judicial and Nonjudicial Personnel

Section
17

Operation and Maintenance of Court Facilities; Long-Range Planning and Capital Budget Requests; Occupancy Fees

Section
18

Repealed, 1992, 379, Sec. 88

Section
19

Mandatory Alternative Dispute Resolution Program

Section
20

Leave of Absence; Restrictions

Section
21

Publication of Notice in Newspaper; Notice Requirements Deemed Met

Section
22

Delivery of Criminal Case Disposition Information to Department of State Police