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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 4.1, subsection 12, Code Supplement 1 2 1995, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 12. "Judicial officer" means a supreme court justice, a 1 4 judge of the court of appeals, a district judge, a district 1 5 associate judge, an associate juvenile judge, an associate 1 6 probate judge, or a magistrate. The term also includes a 1 7 person who is temporarily serving as a justice, judge, or 1 8 magistrate as permitted by section 602.1612 or 602.9206. 1 9 Sec. 2. Section 602.1101, subsection 8, Code 1995, is 1 10 amended to read as follows: 1 11 8. "Judicial officer" means a supreme court justice, a 1 12 judge of the court of appeals, a district judge, a district 1 13 associate judge, an associate juvenile judge, an associate 1 14 probate judge, or a magistrate. The term also includes a 1 15 person who is temporarily serving as a justice, judge, or 1 16 magistrate as permitted by section 602.1612 or 602.9206. 1 17 Sec. 3. Section 602.1211, subsection 3, Code 1995, is 1 18 amended to read as follows: 1 19 3. A chief judge may appoint from among the otherdistrict1 20judgesjudicial officers of the district, excluding the 1 21 magistrates, one or more assistants to serve throughout the 1 22 judicial district. A chief judge may remove a person from the 1 23 position of assistant. An assistant shall have administrative 1 24 duties as specified in court rules or in the order of 1 25 appointment. An appointment or removal shall be made by 1 26 judicial order and shall be filed with the clerk of the 1 27 district court in each county in the judicial district. 1 28 Sec. 4. Section 602.1213, subsection 1, Code 1995, is 1 29 amended to read as follows: 1 30 1. Thedistrict judgesjudicial officers within a judicial 1 31 district, excluding the magistrates, may convene as an 1 32 administrative body as necessary to: 1 33 a. Prescribe local court procedures, subject to the 1 34 approval of the supreme court. 1 35 b. Advise the chief judge respecting supervision and 2 1 administration of the judicial district. 2 2 c. Exercise other duties, as established by law or by the 2 3 supreme court. 2 4 Sec. 5. Section 602.1610, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 2 5 1995, is amended to read as follows: 2 6 c. The mandatory retirement age is seventy-two years for 2 7 all district associate judges, associate juvenile judges, 2 8 associate probate judges, and judicial magistrates. 2 9 Sec. 6. Section 633.18, subsection 2, Code 1995, is 2 10 amended to read as follows: 2 11 2. Thedistrict judgesjudicial officers of a judicial 2 12 district, excluding the magistrates, acting under section 2 13 602.1213 may prescribe rules for probate actions and 2 14 proceedings within the district, but these rules must be 2 15 consistent with this chapter, and are subject to the approval 2 16 of the supreme court. 2 17 EXPLANATION 2 18 Sections 1 and 2 of the bill expand the definition of a 2 19 judicial officer to include an associate juvenile judge and an 2 20 associate probate judge. 2 21 Section 3 of the bill authorizes the chief judge of a 2 22 judicial district to appoint from among the other judicial 2 23 officers of the judicial district, excluding the magistrates, 2 24 one or more assistants to serve throughout the judicial 2 25 district. Existing law requires an assistant of the chief 2 26 judge to be a district judge. The change in section 3 2 27 authorizes a district associate judge, an associate juvenile 2 28 judge, or an associate probate judge of the district to serve 2 29 as such an assistant. 2 30 Section 4 of the bill authorizes the judicial officers 2 31 within a judicial district, excluding the magistrates, to 2 32 convene as an administrative body to address various judicial 2 33 matters and duties. Existing law authorizes only district 2 34 judges to convene as such an administrative body. The change 2 35 in section 4 authorizes a district associate judge, an 3 1 associate juvenile judge, or an associate probate judge of the 3 2 district to convene as a part of such an administrative body. 3 3 Section 5 of the bill provides that the mandatory 3 4 retirement age is 72 years of age for all associate juvenile 3 5 judges and associate probate judges. 3 6 Section 6 of the bill authorizes the judicial officers of a 3 7 judicial district, excluding the magistrates, to prescribe 3 8 rules for probate actions and proceedings within the district. 3 9 Existing law authorizes only district judges to prescribe 3 10 rules for such probate actions and proceedings. The change in 3 11 section 6 authorizes a district associate judge, an associate 3 12 juvenile judge, or an associate probate judge of the district 3 13 to participate in prescribing rules for such probate actions 3 14 and proceedings. 3 15 LSB 4252SC 76 3 16 kah/jw/5
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