Rule 27 - Presiding Judge(a) The chief justice shall designate one judge from each judicial district to be presiding judge of that district. A judge designated as presiding judge shall hold office as such for a term of one year and shall be eligible to serve successive terms thereafter.(b) In addition to regular judicial duties a presiding judge shall, within his or her judicial district: (1) Supervise the assignment of cases pending to the judges;(2) Supervise the administrative actions of judges and court personnel;(3) Expedite and keep current the business of the courts;(4) Review and recommend budgets; and(5) Review the operations of all trial courts to assure adherence to statewide court objectives and policies.(c) A presiding judge may: (1) Assign judges and magistrate judges to locations within their district of residence as necessary to maintain balanced workloads or to expedite the business of those courts;(2) Perform any other duties and exercise any other powers as may be provided by law or by these rules.Adopted by SCO 412 effective 7/1/1980; amended by SCO 885 effective 7/15/1988; and by SCO 1153 effective 7/15/1994; amended by SCO 1829 effective 10/15/2014.