Section 12-5-1 Administrative Office of Courts created.
Section 12-5-2 Service by Administrative Office of Courts as agency for applicationfor and receipt of grants, etc., and coordination of studies, etc., as toimprovement of administration of justice; appointment, compensation, etc.,of officers, employees, etc., of Administrative Office of Courts generally;powers of Chief Justice as to use of officers, employees, moneys, etc., ofAdministrative Office of Courts.
Section 12-5-3 Department of Court Management established; powers and duties generally.
Section 12-5-4 Appointment, duties, etc., of court administrator and assistantcourt administrator; appointment and compensation of other employees of department.
Section 12-5-5 Applicability of provisions of State Merit System to officers,employees, etc., of department.
Section 12-5-6 Department to be responsible for trial court administration.
Section 12-5-7 Entitlement to insurance, retirement and other state employees'benefits of officers, employees, etc., of Administrative Office of Courtsand Department of Court Management.
Section 12-5-8 Administrative Director of Courts ex officio head of Departmentof Court Management and head of Administrative Office of Courts.
Section 12-5-9 Administrative Director of Courts to assist Chief Justice withduties as administrative head of judicial system.
Section 12-5-10 Powers and duties of Administrative Director of Courts generally.
Section 12-5-11 Direction of expenditure of funds appropriated to accounts of collegesof judges and accounts for judicial education of justices, judges or court-supportivepersonnel and payment of expenses of justices, judges or court-supportivepersonnel attending colleges, institutes, conferences, etc.
Section 12-5-12 Study of applications for funds, grants, etc., from federal governmentalagencies or entities, direction of disbursement of funds, grants, etc.; designationof moneys previously appropriated to certain state agencies as matching funds;application for federal funds, grants, etc., and use of certain moneys asmatching funds in connection therewith by circuit courts, district courts,etc.
Section 12-5-13 Coordination of functions and duties of administrative personnelof trial courts or local court systems; transfer and direction of expenditureof moneys appropriated to certain state agencies and courts.
Section 12-5-14 Employment of consultants by Chief Justice and Administrative Directorof Courts.
Section 12-5-15 Delegation to Administrative Director of Courts, court administrator,etc., of authority to act for Chief Justice.
Section 12-5-16 Membership of Chief Justice and officers, employees, etc., of AdministrativeOffice of Courts and Department of Court Management in organizations and associationsdevoted to improvement of justice, etc., authorized; payment of membershipdues therefor and for state membership in certain national organizations andassociations.
Section 12-5-17 Attendance at colleges, conferences, etc., pertaining to administrationof courts by Chief Justice, officers, employees, etc., of Administrative Officeof Courts and Department of Court Management, members of judiciary and court-supportivepersonnel authorized; reimbursement for expenses thereof.
Section 12-5-18 Use of members of judiciary and court-supportive personnel forstudies, projects, etc., to improve the administration of justice.
Section 12-5-19 Payment of expenses of conferences or meetings sponsored by AdministrativeOffice of Courts or Department of Court Management.
Section 12-5-20 Review, etc., of administrative decisions of Chief Justice or AdministrativeDirector of Courts by Supreme Court justices.
Section 12-5-21 Appointment, compensation, etc., of confidential secretaries forretired justices or judges performing active duty for Supreme Court or courtsof appeals.