Rule 22.16 - Preaudit travel claims of judiciary - definitionsAs used in this rule and rules 22.17 through 22.21:
(1)"Court employee " or "employee of the judicial branch " means an officer or employee of the judicial branch except for a judicial officer or a court reporter.(2)"Court reporter " means every full-time or temporary court reporter compensated by the judicial branch pursuant to Iowa Code section 602.1502.(3)"Judicial officer" means every justice, judge, district associate judge, senior judge, associate juvenile judge, associate probate judge, judicial hospitalization referee, and magistrate, appointed to serve in the state of Iowa.(4)Official domicile.a. "Court employee's official domicile" means the work location to which that court employee is assigned. Transportation costs between any such employee's permanent home and that employee's official domicile are not reimbursable.b. "Judicial officer and court reporter's official domicile." By December 15 of each year, the chief judge of the judicial district and the district court administrator shall designate a courthouse as an official domicile for each judicial officer and court reporter. The official domicile of a judicial officer and a court reporter shall be the courthouse in the county in which the judicial officer or court reporter resides unless the chief judge of the judicial district and the district court administrator agree to another location based on factors such as the percent of time spent working at another courthouse, court scheduling, or any other factor that should influence the selection of the domicile. Court reporters may reside outside of the judicial district in which they serve. If a court reporter resides outside of the judicial district in which the court reporter serves, the chief judge of the judicial district and the district court administrator shall designate the court reporter's official domicile in a county adjacent to the judicial district in which the court reporter resides. If there is a change in any of the factors that affect the court reporter's domicile location during the fiscal year, the chief judge of the judicial district and the district court administrator may change the court reporter's official domicile. Notification of official domicile must be filed by the district court administrator with the state court administrator's office by December 15 of each year. (5)"Official duties" means the following: a."Official duties " of a court reporter or court employee are the responsibilities and functions contained in the judicial branch job description for the position the individual holds.b."Official duties " of a judicial officer are the responsibilities and functions customarily and usually pertaining to the office of judge or referee. Subject to Iowa Code section 602.1509, and this rule and rules 22.17 through 22.21, official duties include the following: (1) Attendance at court sittings and performance of the other work of the court.(2) Attendance at judicial conferences called under Iowa Code section 602.1203.(3) Attendance by district judges, district associate judges, associate juvenile judges, associate probate judges, and judicial magistrates at district judicial conferences called by chief judges of the district court.(4) Attendance to give testimony before committees of the general assembly, at the committees' request.(5) Attendance at meetings of judicial nominating commissions as the judicial member of the commission.(6) Performance of functions as a member of committees or commissions appointed by the supreme court, the chief justice, or a chief judge of the district court on court procedure, administration, or structure.(7) Attendance at meetings when designated by the chief justice to represent the judicial branch.(8) If approved in advance by the chief justice: attendance to serve as judge at moot court proceedings for Iowa Law School and Drake Law School not to exceed one attendance per calendar year by any one attending judge; attendance at legal or judicial educational and training sessions and courses outside the state; and attendance at meetings of national associations of chief justices, appellate court justices and judges, trial court judges, and judicial officers of limited jurisdiction.(9) Performance by chief judges of the district court of their administrative functions.(10) Attendance by members of the judicial council at meetings of the council and of its committees.(11) Performance by liaison justices of their functions as such within their assigned judicial districts.(12) Attendance by district associate judges and judicial magistrates at the Iowa judicial magistrates schools of instruction and traffic court conferences.(13) Performance of functions for which reimbursement of travel expense is authorized by any other Iowa statute or rule of the supreme court.Court Order November 9, 2001, effective 2/15/2002; 8/29/2002; Supervisory Order 8/10/2004; Court Order August 31, 2020, effective 9/1/2020.