Superior and District Courts—Time and

Place of Sitting. (a) Superior and District Courts—When Open for Business. The superior and district courts shall be open for the transaction of business during business hours from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on all days except judicial holidays and Saturdays; provided, however, that the courts may at any time extend these hours as circumstances may require or as may be ordered by the presiding judge. The presiding judge may authorize the closure of an office for up to one hour per week for staff meetings and training under a plan approved by the administrative director. The clerk of court must give advance notice of the closure by posting notices on the court’s bulletin board, on the doors of the courthouse, and in the clerk’s office. (b) Magistrate Judges—Time of Sitting—Office Hours. Magistrate judges shall sit in the conduct of trials and hearings as the business of their courts and the status of their calendars require. Offices of full-time magistrate judges shall be open to the public for the transaction of business during business hours from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on all days except judicial holidays and Saturdays. Offices of part-time magistrate judges shall be open to the public for the transaction of business as prescribed by the presiding judge. In addition, magistrate judges shall be available at all times: (1) to issue arrest warrants, search warrants, and summonses in criminal cases; (2) to set bail; (3) as may be necessary to conduct proceedings required under Criminal Rule 5, District Court Criminal Rule 1, CINA