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March 19, 2008 PROPOSED REVISIONS TO LOCAL COURT RULES Pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 10.613 (g), the following proposed amendments to the Local Rules are hereby distributed for comment. The affected rules are: Chapter One: Rules 1.4 and 1.6 Comments must be submitted in writing by 5:00 p.m. on May 2, 2008, to Bridget T. Hana, Management Systems Analysis Unit, Superior Court, 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. View LASC Local Rules at http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org * * * * * * * * * 1.4 EXECUTIVE OFFICER/CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (a) Intent of Rule. . . . . (b) Overall Administrative Supervision. . . . . (c) Selection. . . . . (d) Qualifications. . . . . (e) Powers and Duties. Pursuant to Section 69898 of the Government Code and Rule 10.610 of the California Rules of Court, the court declares that, under the direction of the Presiding Judge, the powers and duties of the Executive Officer shall include: . . . . (16) To exercise and perform all of the powers, duties and responsibilities of the County Clerk and Clerk of the Superior Court required or permitted by this Court to be exercised or performed by the Executive Officer in connection with judicial actions, proceedings and records under subdivision (d) of Section 69898 of the Government Code. Such powers, duties and responsibilities include: . . . . o) To keep in his/her office in each city in which a department of a district is or shall be established a register of actions in paper or electronic form for all civil actions and proceedings pending in the department or departments there established. p) To enter the minutes of the proceedings of the court . . . . (Rule 1.4(e) [ (f) Directives to the Executive Officer. . . . . (g) Executive Officer/Clerk of the Superior Court Pro Tempore.. . . . (Rule 1.4 [ 1.6 STANDING COMMITTEES At the beginning of each year the Presiding Judge shall appoint the following standing committees, each to consist of not less than five judges: Committee on Bench and Bar, Committee on Civil & Small Claims, Committee on Criminal Court Matters, Committee on Education, Committee on Family Law, Committee on Grand Jurors, Committee on Informal Complaints Concerning Bench Officers. Committee on Judges' Retirement Benefits.
Committee on Juvenile Departments, Committee on Legislation, Committee on Mental Health, Committee on Personnel and Budget,
Committee on Probate Departments, Committee on Rules,
Committee on Trial Jurors (Rule 1.6 [ |