LCR 0.3 DIVISION OF MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

   (a) Powers and Duties of the Judges.
          (1) Elect and remove at-large members of the Executive Committee.
          (2) Elect and remove a Presiding Judge.
          (3) Elect and remove an Assistant Presiding Judge.
          (4) Appoint and remove commissioners.
          (5) Attend judges’ meetings.
          (6) Attend committee meetings.
          (7) Create and dissolve standing committees.
          (8) Create and abolish departments See LR 0.7
          (9) Enact local rules. Local rules shall be enacted only by a majority of all judges of the court. See CR 83.
          (10) Adopt policies that govern or provide guidelines for management of the court.
          (11) Adopt general policies for the assignment of cases and judges, as recommended by the Presiding Judge and Executive Committee.
          (12) Approve the budget of the court.
          (13) Review of decisions made by the Executive Committee when such decisions are not otherwise reserved to the judges as a whole: If four members of the Executive Committee vote to refer the matter for decision by the judges as a whole, the decision shall be referred to the judges for final decision at the next regular judges’ meeting.
          (14) Attend and participate in a meeting of the Executive Committee, if a judge chooses to do so. Only judges who are members of the Executive Committee, except a committee chair under LR 0.5(e), may vote.
          (15) Participate in administration of the court consistent with CJC 3(B)(1).
     (b) Powers and Duties of Presiding Judge .
          (1) Lead the management and administration of the court’s business, recommend policies and procedures that improve the court’s effectiveness, and allocate financial resources in a way that maximizes the court’s ability to resolve disputes fairly and expeditiously.
          (2) Serve as the spokesperson for the court in all dealings with the executive and legislative branches and with the media. If the matter is of such a nature that the Presiding Judge requires advice and counsel, he/she shall contact the members of the Executive Committee, if possible under the circumstances.
          (3) Call such special meetings of the judges and Executive Committee as may be required.
          (4) Assign judicial officers to calendars, departments and special calendars to hear cases and other matters pursuant to general policies established by the judges of the court.
          (5) Assign judicial officers to the various special and standing committees of the court and appoint the chairperson of such committees.
          (6) Assign judges to the King County Superior Court facilities. In making these assignments, the Presiding Judge shall consider all relevant factors including the willingness of a judge to serve, the need for diversity, and what assignments will be in the best interest of the court as a whole. A judge who previously has served at the Maleng Regional Justice Center, juvenile court, or other facility shall not be reassigned until all other judges have served at that facility, unless such judge volunteers for service at that facility.
          (7) Select, in consultation with the Executive Committee, the chief judges of the juvenile, civil, criminal and unified family court departments and of the Maleng Regional Justice Center.
          (8) Coordinate the vacations and educational leaves of judicial officers.
          (9) Approve exceptions to the duty-time policy.
          (10) Serve as the direct supervisor of the court commissioners, subject to delegation to other judges as appropriate.
          (11) Supervise all personnel under the judicial branch, including the Chief Administrative Officer and the Director of the Department of Judicial Administration.
          (12) With the assistance of the Chief Administrative Office and Director of the Department of Judicial Administration, develop and coordinate statistical and management information.
          (13) Ensure that the annual training on record keeping is held, as required by LCR 0.09(g).
          (14) Supervise the preparation and filing of reports required by statute and court rules.
          (15) Perform such other duties as are provided in these rules, or as are assigned by a majority of the judges.
     (c) Powers and Duties of the Assistant Presiding Judge .
          (1) Serve as Acting Presiding Judge during the absence or upon the request of the Presiding Judge.
          (2) Perform such further duties as these rules, the Presiding Judge, Executive Committee or a majority of the judges shall direct.
     (d) Powers and Duties of the Executive Committee.
          (1) Decide matters of policy affecting the court, not reserved to the judges as a whole. Decisions shall be final unless referred to the judges as a whole pursuant to sec.(a)(13) of this rule. Provided, however, that decisions involving urgent matters may be implemented after notice to the judges.
          (2) Make recommendations on policy matters to the judges at any meeting of the judges.
          (3) Recommend the designation and duties of the committees of the court and receive reports and recommendations from committees. Whenever matters to be considered by the Executive Committee concern the work of another committee, the chair of that committee shall be notified of the meeting and shall be considered a member of the Executive Committee for the limited purpose of voting on such matter.
          (4) Act in an advisory capacity to the Presiding Judge.
          (5) Review and advise the Presiding Judge concerning his or her decision, in the capacity of Presiding Judge, to report a judge or commissioner to the Judicial Conduct Commission.
          (6) Determine whether disciplinary action of a commissioner, short of termination, is appropriate.
          (7) Approve an expenditure budget and review and approve actual unfunded items.
          (8) Determine the general qualifications of and establish a training program for pro tem judges and pro tem court commissioners. Training may be delegated to the relevant standing committee.
          (9) Conduct the annual performance review of the Chief Administrative Officer and the Director of Judicial Administration.
          (10) Meet at least once a month and provide written agenda and timely notice of the regular Executive Committee meetings to all judges and commissioners. If attachments are available in electronic form, they shall be distributed with the agenda.
          (11) Promptly distribute to the judges written minutes of action taken by the Executive Committee.
          (12) In the absence of the Presiding and Assistant Presiding Judge, the senior member of the Executive Committee shall serve as Acting Presiding Judge.

[Amended effective September 1, 2008; November 27, 2009]