A. Each magistrate shall be a qualified elector of, and reside in, the magistrate district for which the magistrate is elected or appointed. B. No person is eligible for election or appointment to the office of magistrate unless the person has graduated from high school or has attained the equivalent of a high school education […]
The governor shall fill vacancies in the office of magistrate by appointment of persons who possess the personal qualifications established by law to serve until the next general election. History: 1953 Comp., § 36-2-2, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 62, § 42. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1968, ch. 62, § 171, repealed former 36-2-2, 1953 […]
A. Within fifteen days after each general election, the administrative office of the courts shall notify each apparently successful candidate for the office of magistrate of the requirements for qualification. Within thirty days after election or appointment, each apparently successful candidate and each appointee shall file with the administrative office of the courts an application […]
A. As a qualification for continuing in office, each magistrate shall attend at least one magistrate training program each year unless excused in writing by the chief justice of the supreme court for good cause shown. B. The administrative office of the courts shall prescribe and conduct annual magistrate training programs designed to inform magistrates […]
A. Any judicial act is void if performed by a magistrate prior to the issuance to him of a certificate of magistrate qualification or during any period of suspension or revocation of the certificate, and the magistrate is personally liable for any damages resulting from such act. B. No compensation shall be paid to any […]
A. A chief district court judge may appoint a retired magistrate judge, with the retired judge’s consent, to serve as a magistrate judge pro tempore, subject to the money available to the judge pro tempore fund. B. The retired magistrate judge shall be: (1) compensated for his services in an amount equal to the hourly […]
A. If approved by the administrative office of the courts pursuant to Subsection B of this section, a probate judge shall have authority to conduct mediation programs in a magistrate court. B. The director of the administrative office of the courts may approve a probate judge to exercise the authority conferred in Subsection A of […]
