Section 5-3-310 – District Court to Review Orders; Approval or Disapproval.
5-3-310. District court to review orders; approval or disapproval. The district court shall at each term review all orders made by, and proceedings had before commissioners of such court during vacation, and approve, disapprove, reverse or modify every such order or proceeding.
Section 5-3-210 – Duty as Custodian of Seal; Seal to Be Attached to Official Papers.
5-3-210. Duty as custodian of seal; seal to be attached to official papers. The clerk of the district court shall be custodian of the seal of said court, which seal shall be kept in the office of the clerk of the district court in the respective counties and shall be attached to all writs, orders, […]
Section 5-3-212 – Entries on Appearance Docket and Their Effect.
5-3-212. Entries on appearance docket and their effect. The clerk shall enter on the appearance docket, at the time of the commencement of an action or proceeding, the names of the parties in full, with names of counsel, and forthwith index the case, direct and reverse, in the name of each plaintiff and defendant. He […]
Section 5-3-213 – Clerk Not to Act as Attorney.
5-3-213. Clerk not to act as attorney. No clerk of the district court or county clerk in counties wherein such clerk is ex officio clerk of the district court, shall accept employment or retainer as an attorney-at-law or give any advice as such in any action, cause or proceeding pending in the court, wherein he […]
Section 5-3-301 – Appointment; Number.
5-3-301. Appointment; number. District courts of the several judicial districts of this state are empowered to appoint such number of district court commissioners in the several counties of their respective judicial districts as the public interest may require.
Section 5-3-302 – Term of Office; Summary Removal.
5-3-302. Term of office; summary removal. District court commissioners shall hold office during the pleasure of the district court, and may be summarily removed.
Section 5-3-303 – Qualifications.
5-3-303. Qualifications. District court commissioners shall be learned in the law in this state, residents of the district for which appointed, and citizens of this state. To be learned in the law a person shall have sufficient knowledge, skill, training or experience to perform judicial functions.
Section 5-3-304 – Order of Appointment to Be Made in Open Court and Entered on Journal; Use as Evidence.
5-3-304. Order of appointment to be made in open court and entered on journal; use as evidence. The order appointing each district court commissioner shall be made in open court and entered upon the journal. A certified copy of such journal entry shall be evidence of such appointment in all the courts of this state.
Section 5-3-305 – Appointment and Termination Thereof to Be Reported to County Clerk.
5-3-305. Appointment and termination thereof to be reported to county clerk. When any court or the judge thereof, shall appoint a court commissioner who shall be authorized to take acknowledgments and administer oaths under this act, or whenever any court or the judge thereof shall revoke the appointment of any such court commissioner, or when […]
Section 5-3-208 – Amount of Bond; Conditions.
5-3-208. Amount of bond; conditions. Each clerk upon entering on the duties of his office, shall give a bond in the penal sum of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) to the county with two (2) or more sufficient sureties to be approved by the county commissioners conditioned upon the faithful performance of the […]