Juvenile court judge—Administrative authority

The presiding juvenile court judge for each county shall exercise administrative authority over the juvenile court. Unless otherwise provided by law, this authority shall include the power to appoint and supervise chief juvenile probation officers, juvenile probation officers, administrative support assistants, juvenile court magistrates appointed pursuant to Rule 8.1 of these Rules, juvenile court intake officers not subject to the direction and supervision of the circuit clerk, and volunteers appointed pursuant to Rule 6 of these Rules; to initiate and carry on programs; to assign and distribute the work of the juvenile court; to establish and implement policies; and to assign such duties as may be legally delegated. [Amended 7-14-2011, eff. 10-1-2011; Amended 5-1-2014, eff. 7-1-2014.] Comment Administrative authority in a juvenile judge is necessary for efficient and uniform procedure within the circuit. Uniformity in records throughout the state may be maintained by the ADC. Comment to Amendment to Rule 3 Effective October 1, 2011 The changes to this rule were technical. The last sentence of the rule ("The administrative director of courts (ADC) shall have the authority to fix the character and the form of the records.") was deleted because it is no longer necessary. Comment to Amendment to Rule 3 Effective July 1, 2014