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16-13-509. Substitute court reporters.
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16-13-509. Substitute court reporters.
(a)(1) In the absence or unavailability of the official court reporter, the circuit judge or circuit judge on assignment as authorized by § 16-10-101 may temporarily employ the services of a substitute court reporter if the temporary employment is essential to prevent a disruption of the business of the circuit court.
(2) The substitute court reporter shall be a court reporter certified by the Certified Court Reporter Examiners Board.
(b)(1) When a circuit judge or circuit judge on assignment temporarily employs a substitute court reporter, the circuit judge shall certify to the Administrative Office of the Courts, upon forms prepared by the office, that he or she has temporarily employed the services of a substitute court reporter and that the temporary employment was essential to prevent a disruption of the business of the circuit court.
(2) The circuit judge or circuit judge on assignment shall further furnish to the office the name, address, and Social Security number of the substitute court reporter and the number of days the substitute court reporter was temporarily employed, plus any other information concerning the employment requested by the office.
(c)(1) The office may pay the substitute court reporter for the court reporting services furnished to the circuit judge from funds specifically appropriated for that purpose.
(2) The substitute court reporter shall be paid at the rate of one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) per day.
(3) The substitute court reporter is entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred for meals, lodging, and transportation costs for attending court under § 16-13-505.
(d) If a trial court administrator employed under § 16-13-3302 and also certified under subsection (a) of
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-13-509
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16-13-509. Substitute court reporters.
(a)(1) In the absence or unavailability of the official court reporter, the circuit judge or circuit judge on assignment as authorized by § 16-10-101 may temporarily employ the services of a substitute court reporter if the temporary employment is essential to prevent a disruption of the business of the circuit court.
(2) The substitute court reporter shall be a court reporter certified by the Certified Court Reporter Examiners Board.
(b)(1) When a circuit judge or circuit judge on assignment temporarily employs a substitute court reporter, the circuit judge shall certify to the Administrative Office of the Courts, upon forms prepared by the office, that he or she has temporarily employed the services of a substitute court reporter and that the temporary employment was essential to prevent a disruption of the business of the circuit court.
(2) The circuit judge or circuit judge on assignment shall further furnish to the office the name, address, and Social Security number of the substitute court reporter and the number of days the substitute court reporter was temporarily employed, plus any other information concerning the employment requested by the office.
(c)(1) The office may pay the substitute court reporter for the court reporting services furnished to the circuit judge from funds specifically appropriated for that purpose.
(2) The substitute court reporter shall be paid at the rate of one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) per day.
(3) The substitute court reporter is entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred for meals, lodging, and transportation costs for attending court under § 16-13-505.
(d) If a trial court administrator employed under § 16-13-3302 and also certified under subsection (a) of this section is appointed to act temporarily as a substitute court reporter, he or she is not entitled to be paid an additional salary but is entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred for meals, lodging, and transportation costs when attending court away from his or her official station, under § 16-13-505.
(e) In any one (1) fiscal year, however, the office shall not pay for the services of a substitute court reporter or substitute court reporters for any one (1) circuit judge or circuit judge on assignment in excess of thirty (30) working days, unless approved and ordered by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
(f) This subchapter does not preclude or prohibit any circuit judge from obtaining payment for the services of a substitute court reporter from the county or counties composing the circuit judge's judicial district rather than from the office.
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16-10-101. Administrative responsibilities of the Supreme Court.
(a) The Supreme Court shall have general superintending control over the administration of justice in all courts in the State of Arkansas. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be directly responsible for the efficient operation of the judicial branch and of its constituent courts and for the expeditious dispatch of litigation therein and the proper conduct of the business of the courts.
(b)(1) Under rules prescribed by the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice may require reports from all courts of the state and may issue such orders, rules, and regulations as may be necessary for the efficient operation of those courts to ensure the prompt and proper administration of justice and may assign, reassign, and modify assignments of circuit and district court judges to hold, upon a temporary basis, regular or special sessions for the transaction of civil or criminal business within any other such court.
(2) The lower courts shall keep such adequate and uniform records as are required by law or as may be required by rule or order of the Supreme Court.
(c) The Supreme Court, with the assistance of the Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts, shall devise a uniform system of numbering, cataloging, and classifying cases in all the courts of record in this state, and the courts of record shall utilize the system in conducting the business of the courts.
(d) In the event of the absence of the Chief Justice or his or her inability to perform the duties described in this section, or as required by rule or order of the Supreme Court, the duties may be performed by the several associate justices of the Supreme Court in the order of their seniority of service on the Supreme Court.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-10-101
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 16-10-101. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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16-13-3302. Trial court administrator position created.
(a)(1) The position of trial court administrator is authorized and funds shall be appropriated to the Administrative Office of the Courts from the State Administration of Justice Fund to provide one (1) trial court administrator for each of the circuit judges.
(2)(A) The trial court administrator may be employed to assist the circuit judge in the administration and management of the circuit court.
(B)(i) The office shall create and maintain a detailed job description for the trial court administrator position.
(ii) The job description may be used by a circuit judge for the hiring, evaluation, and management of a trial court administrator.
(3) Each circuit judge shall report to the office his or her intention to employ a trial court administrator.
(4) Two (2) or more circuit judges within a judicial district may employ jointly, within their discretion, one (1) trial court administrator if coordinated with the office.
(b)(1) A circuit judge authorized by subsection (a) of this section to employ a trial court administrator may select and hire the trial court administrator.
(2) The trial court administrator shall serve at the will and pleasure of the circuit judge.
(c)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (c)(2) of this section, a county shall not supplement the base salary of a trial court administrator.
(2) If a county with quorum court approval employed a trial court administrative assistant on or before July 1, 2014, and supplemented his or her base salary under former § 16-10-133, the county shall continue to provide the supplement so long as the now titled trial court administrator continues to be employed by the county in that position.
(d)(1) Notwithstanding the exemption provided by § 21-
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-13-3302
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 16-13-3302. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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16-13-505. Court reporters — Reimbursement for expenses.
(a)(1) A court reporter for a circuit court is entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred for meals, lodging, and transportation costs for attending court away from the court reporter's official station.
(2) Notwithstanding the exemption from state travel rules provided by § 19-4-904, if a court reporter uses a personal vehicle for transportation, he or she is entitled to reimbursement for mileage at the same rate prescribed by the Department of Finance and Administration for executive branch employees.
(b) Reimbursements for actual expenses and mileage under subsection (a) of this section shall be made monthly by the Administrative Office of the Courts upon claims by the respective court reporters certified by the circuit judge.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-13-505
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 16-13-505. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.