Magistrate Judge Training Judges

(a) Appointment. The chief justice shall appoint one or more judicial officers from each district to serve as training judges for two-year terms. (b) Assignment. Training judges may be assigned to magistrate judges in any judicial district. (c) Role. The role of the training judge is to provide training, assistance, and mentorship to a magistrate judge. The training judge also assists in the evaluation of a magistrate judge’s performance. (d) Duties. A training judge shall maintain contact with a magistrate judge to whom the training judge has been assigned as prescribed by the presiding judge, the presiding judge’s designee, or the administrative director. The training judge must gather information about the magistrate judge’s work performance including, but not limited to, observing the magistrate judge on the bench, listening to court proceedings, reviewing case files in which the magistrate judge has performed work, and communicating with others at the court judge’s and performance. The training judge shall provide training and assistance to the magistrate judge based upon the training judge’s assessment of the magistrate judge’s needs or as directed by the presiding judge, the presiding judge’s designee, or the administrative director. The training judge shall provide information to the presiding judge, the presiding judge’s designee, and the administrative director for the purpose of evaluating the magistrate judge’s performance. the community about the magistrate in (Adopted by SCO 412 effective July 1, 1980; amended by SCO 1153 effective July 15, 1994; by SCO 1829 effective October 15, 2014; and by SCO 2027 effective December 18, 2024)