70.19(3)(k) (k) Supervision of court finances including financial planning, the preparation of budgets and fiscal reporting where necessary and required.

70.19(4) (4) The chief judge shall exercise administrative authority over the administration of judicial business of the municipal courts of the judicial administrative district. The chief judge shall assign municipal judges as specified in SCR 70.24.

70.19(5) (5) The chief judge shall, subject to the approval of the director of state courts, adjust his or her caseload to reflect the amount of time needed for administrative duties.

History: Sup. Ct. Order No. 94-12, 187 Wis. 2d xxv (1994); Sup. Ct. Order No. 10-11 , 2011 WI 23, 332 Wis. 2d xiii.

70.20 SCR 70.20 Authority of the chief judge.

70.20(1) (1) The chief judge shall exercise within the judicial administrative district the full administrative power of the judicial branch of government subject to the administrative control of the supreme court. The chief judge may order that his or her directives, policies and rules be carried out. Failure to comply with an order of the chief judge may be grounds for discipline under sections 757.81 to 757.99 of the statutes.

70.20(2)

70.() (2) The administrative authority of the chief judge extends to the municipal courts of the judicial administrative district. If a municipal court is located in more than one judicial administrative district, the chief judge whose district includes the county having the largest portion of the population served by the municipal court shall have administrative authority over that court, consistent with section 755.001 (2) of the statutes.

History: Sup. Ct. Order No. 10-11 , 2011 WI 23, 332 Wis. 2d xiii.

70.21 SCR 70.21 Additional authority of the chief judge. The statutory responsibility and authority of the chief judge includes, but is not limited to, that specified in the following sections of the statutes:

70.21(1) (1) Section 9.01 (6) (b): appointment of judge in recount appeal.

70.21(2) (2) Section 48.035: proration of Shawano county juvenile jurisdiction for Menominee county.

70.21(3) (3) Section 48.04: approval of appointment of clerk of court for juvenile matters.

70.21(4) (4) Section 48.06 (1) (a) 2., governing intake and court services for child welfare matters under chapter 48 of the statutes, and section 938.06 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes, governing intake and court services for juvenile matters under chapter 938 of the statutes: policy formulation and supervision of court services related to juvenile matters in counties with a population of 500,000 or more.

70.21(5) (5) Sections 48.06 (2) (a) and 938.06 (2) (a): approval of circuit judge's policy governing juvenile intake workers in counties with a population of less than 500,000.

70.21(6) (6) Sections 48.065 (1) and 938.065 (1): appointment of juvenile court commissioners.

70.21(7) (7) Sections 48.067 (9) and 938.067 (9): request assistance of juvenile intake workers.

70.21(7q) (7q) Section 48.07 (5): recognize and obtain the services of a court-appointed special advocate program for proceedings under section 48.13 of the statutes.

70.21(8m) (8m) Section 48.375 (7) (d) 1m.: assignment of temporary reserve judge in judicial waiver procedure.

70.21(8s) (8s) Sections 48.38 (5) and 938.38 (5): permanency planning review panel involvement.

70.21(9) (9) Section 59.40 (1) (b): approval of appointment of deputy clerks.

70.21(10e) (10e) Section 118.162 (1) (e) and (g): designation of the circuit court or juvenile intake representative, or both, to the county truancy committees.

70.21(10m) (10m) Section 303.17 (2): investigation of house of correction.

70.21(10q) (10q) Section 343.44 (2) (d): adoption of sentencing guidelines for convictions resulting from violations for operating while suspended, revoked, ordered out-of-service or disqualified.

70.21(10s) (10s) Section 346.65 (2m): adoption of sentencing guidelines for operating while intoxicated violations.

70.21(11) (11) Section 751.025: Court reporting management involvement.

70.21(12) (12) Section 751.03 (3): assignment of circuit judges.

70.21(14) (14) Section 753.30 (1): approval of appointment of clerk of court as register in probate.

70.21(15) (15) Section 753.34 (4): proration of Menominee and Shawano counties circuit court.

70.21(15e) (15e) Section 753.35 (1) and (2): approval of local circuit court rules governing practice in that court and filing of local rules of trial court administration.

70.21(15m)

70.() (15m) Section 755.01(1): certification that a new municipal court meets the operational standards set forth in chapter 755 of the statutes.

70.21(16) (16) Section 756.001 (5): designation of a circuit judge to supervise the jury system.

70.21(16e) (16e) Section 757.68 (1) (a): appointment and removal of court commissioners.

70.21(16m) (16m) Section 757.69 (1) (intro.): approval of authority granted court commissioners.

70.21(16s) (16s) Section 757.69 (1) (g): designation of the juvenile court commissioner location.

70.21(17) (17) Section 757.72 (4): appointment and removal of probate court commissioners.

70.21(17e) (17e) Section 767.11 (1) (a) and (b): approval of the appointment of the family court counseling services director.

70.21(17m) (17m) Section 767.13: appointment and supervision of family court commissioners.

70.21(17s) (17s) Section 800.06 (1) and (3) and 800.065 (1): designation and appointment of municipal judges.

70.21(17w) (17w) Section 801.16 (2) (a): approval of local rules governing filing of papers by facsimile transmission.

70.21(18) (18) Section 851.71 (1): approval of appointment and removal of register in probate.

70.21(19) (19) Section 851.75: approval of appointment and removal of register in probate as deputy clerk.

70.21(20e) (20e) Sections 938.245 (2) (a) 8. a., 938.32 (1m) (a), 938.34 (2m) (a), 938.342 (1) (f) 1., 938.343 (2m) (a) and 938.344 (2g) (a) 4. a.: approval of teen court programs.

70.21(20m) (20m) Section 938.346 (5): establishment of a procedure for notifying victims of juveniles' acts.

70.21(21) (21) Section 968.28: approval and court order to intercept communications.

70.21(23) (23) Section 973.11 (2): approval of volunteers in probation programs.

70.21(26) (26) Sections 48.29 (1m), 345.315 (1m), 799.205 (2), 800.05 (3), 800.05 (5), 801.58 (2), 938.29 (1m) and 971.20 (8): determination of substitution requests and reassignment of judges.

History: Sup. Ct. Order No. 94-07, 183 Wis. 2d xiii (1994); Sup. Ct. Order No. 94-09, 187 Wis. 2d xix (1994); Sup. Ct. Order No. 97-02 , filed and eff. 1-13-97; Sup. Ct. Order No. 97-04 , 212 Wis. 2d xiii (1997); Sup. Ct. Order No. 00-17 , 239 Wis. 2d xvii; Sup. Ct. Order No. 10-11 , 2011 WI 23, 332 Wis. 2d xiii.

Case Note: Sub. (26) specifies a chief judge's responsibilities regarding substitution. There is no provision that gives the chief judge authority to independently review and reverse a substitution request once it has been granted. State ex rel. J.H. Findorff v. Circuit Court for Milwaukee County, 2000 WI 30, 233 Wis. 2d 428, 608 N.W.2d 679.

70.22 SCR 70.22 Appointments; filing. The chief judge shall file a copy of each appointment with the director of state courts.

70.23 SCR 70.23 Assignment of circuit judges.

70.23(1) (1) The chief justice may assign active or reserve judges, other than municipal judges, to serve temporarily in any court or branch of a circuit court for such purposes and period of time as the chief justice determines to be necessary. The director of state courts may make interdistrict judicial assignments at the circuit court level.

70.23(2) (2) An active judge who is going to be absent from his or her court shall obtain approval of the chief judge of his or her judicial administrative district. The chief judge by order may assign an active judge of the judicial administrative district to substitute for the absenting judge. The chief judge by order may also assign an active judge of the judicial administrative district to relieve congestion, to expedite disposition of litigation or to assist in any branch of circuit court in the judicial administrative district. If no active judge of the district is available for the service, the chief judge shall request the director of state courts to assign a judge from outside the judicial administrative district or a reserve judge. The director of state courts may also make a permanent assignment to a judicial district of a reserve judge who can be assigned by a chief judge in the same manner as an active circuit judge under this section.

70.23(3) (3) The chief judge of each judicial administrative district shall design a plan for the rotation of judicial assignments in multijudge circuits within the district. The plan for each district shall be on file with and have the approval of the chief justice or his or her designee and shall be supervised and maintained by the chief judge as part of the permanent scheme of judicial administration. In designing a rotation plan, the chief judge shall do all of the following:

70.23(3)(a) (a) Equalize the workload in an equitable manner considering any special circumstances in each circuit.

70.23(3)(b) (b) Assure general jurisdiction availability and competence of all judges in the circuit.

70.23(4) (4) In cases of substitution, mandatory disqualification or self-disqualification, the judge shall direct the clerk of courts or register in probate of his or her county promptly to notify the chief judge. The chief judge shall assign another judge to preside in the case. The chief judge may direct assignment of judges under this subsection by lot under a tab system. The self-disqualification of a judge requires approval by the chief judge but may be subject to judicial administrative district rules. The chief judge shall provide for the assignment of another judge from within the judicial administrative district, except that if the chief judge deems it necessary the chief judge shall call upon the director of state courts to assign a judge from outside the judicial administrative district or a reserve judge.

History: Sup. Ct. Order No. 94-12, 187 Wis. 2d xxv (1994).

70.24 SCR 70.24 Assignment of municipal judges.

70.24(1) (1) Where a municipal judge is requested or required to act under section 345.315, 757.19 (5), 800.05, 800.06 or 800.065 of the statutes, the chief judge of the judicial administrative district in which the municipal court is located is authorized and directed to act as the designee of the chief justice under section 751.03 of the statutes for the purpose of assigning another municipal judge or, if none is available, transferring the case to circuit court. These assignments or transfers may be either general or specific as the circumstances warrant.

70.()

70.() (2) When making an assignment under sub (1), the chief judge by order may assign a municipal judge or a reserve municipal judge from outside the judicial administrative district. Before making the assignment of a reserve municipal judge, the chief judge shall consult with the chief judge of the reserve municipal judge's district.

History: Sup. Ct. Order No. 10-11 , 2011 WI 23, 332 Wis. 2d xiii.

70.245 SCR 70.245 Assignment of court reporters. In order to effectively manage court reporting resources within each judicial administrative district, an official court reporter appointed by circuit court judges under s. 751.02, stats., may be assigned in any of the following ways:

70.245(1) (1) The chief judge may assign any official court reporter, as needed, to any court within the district.

70.245(2) (2) The director of state courts, with the advice and consent of the chief judges, may assign any official court reporter, as needed, to any court within the adjoining districts.

70.245(3) (3) The director of state courts, with the advice and consent of the chief judges, may reassign any real time, certified, official court reporter, as needed, to any court within the district or the adjoining districts to provide reasonable accommodations under the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.

History: Sup. Ct. Order No. 01-14 , 2002 WI 46, 251 Wis. 2d xiii.

70.25 SCR 70.25 [Deleted.]

70.26 SCR 70.26 Deputy chief judge. The chief judge of each judicial administrative district shall appoint a deputy chief judge to serve under the chief judge. The deputy chief judge shall serve at the pleasure of the chief judge. The deputy chief judge shall provide assistance to the chief judge in administrative areas requiring the participation by a judicial officer. The deputy chief judge's duties and authority are delegated by the chief judge and may include acting for the chief judge in his or her absence and representing the chief judge at official functions or in dealings with other agencies. The chief judge may appoint a special deputy chief judge in the event the chief judge and deputy chief judge are absent or unavailable for 10 working days or less. A special deputy chief judge has the same authority as the deputy chief judge under this rule.

70.265 SCR 70.265 Presiding judge. The chief judge of each judicial administrative district may appoint a presiding judge in any multijudge circuit to serve under the chief judge. The presiding judge shall serve at the pleasure of the chief judge and provide assistance to the chief judge in administrative areas in the circuit in which he or she is the presiding judge. The chief judge may authorize the presiding judge to act for the chief judge in that circuit on any and all administrative duties specifically or generally delegated.

70.27 SCR 70.27 Budget and personnel. The director of state courts shall develop uniform budgetary policies and procedures for the expenditures of state funds for the judicial administrative districts. The director shall also develop personnel policies and procedures for nonjudicial state court personnel of the districts. Expenditure of state funds by a chief judge is subject to approval by the director of state courts.

70.29 SCR 70.29 Director of state courts; assistance for trial courts. The director of state courts may:

70.29(1) (1) Provide technical assistance to any judicial administrative district in response to a request from the chief judge.

70.29(2) (2) Conduct a study of trial court administration in any district.

70.29(3) (3) Recommend changes in trial court administration to the chief judge of any judicial administrative district.

70.30 SCR 70.30 District court administrators; creation.

70.30(1) (1) Judicial administrative districts 1 to 10 shall each employ a district court administrator.

70.30(2) (2) The director of state courts may recommend to the supreme court that assistant district court administrator positions be created in one or more judicial administrative districts.

History: Sup. Ct. Order No. 97-04 , 212 Wis. 2d xiii (1997).

70.31 SCR 70.31 District court administrator; appointment. District court administrators shall be appointed by the respective chief judges from a list of candidates supplied by the director of state courts, who is responsible for recruiting for these positions. The chief judge may reject a list and request one additional list of candidates.

History: Sup. Ct. Order No. 97-04 , 212 Wis. 2d xiii (1997).

70.32 SCR 70.32 Chief judge; clerk of courts. The chief judge may direct the activities of all clerk of court offices within the district and may recommend or direct changes in the operation of any clerk's office.

70.33 SCR 70.33 Guidelines; policies. The director of state courts shall prepare and keep current guidelines to aid the chief judges in carrying out their administrative responsibility and authority.

70.34 SCR 70.34 Uniform rules for judicial administrative districts. The director of state courts shall develop uniform rules for trial court administration. Each chief judge may adopt additional local rules not in conflict with the uniform judicial administrative rules.

70.35 SCR 70.35 Reserve judge eligibility.

70.35(1) (1) To be eligible for appointment as a reserve judge to perform marriages, a person must be eligible under s. 753.075 (2), stats.

70.35(2) (2) To be eligible for appointment as a reserve judge to perform judicial assignments, a person must meet all of the following conditions: