Authorizing compensation for certain lower court staff
What changed between versions
Fixed salary amounts for magistrate court clerks, magistrate assistants, and magistrate court deputy clerks are removed and replaced with a requirement that salaries be determined by a pay scale established by the Administrative Director of the Supreme Court of Appeals.
Magistrate court deputy clerks are added as a new staff position whose salaries will be determined by the pay scale.
Secretary-clerks of family court judges and family case coordinators are added to the list of staff whose salaries are determined by the pay scale.
The bill adds eligibility requirements for magistrate court deputy clerks, including restrictions on immediate family relationships with magistrates, clerk, assistants, or circuit judges within the same county.
The bill adds authority for the Supreme Court of Appeals to authorize additional family case coordinators if workload requires extra staff support.