Section 126 - Trial court administrators - Duties - Appointment - Qualifications - SalaryA. There are authorized to be appointed, two trial court administrators, one for the Oklahoma-Canadian Counties Judicial Administrative District and one for the Tulsa-Pawnee Counties Judicial Administrative District. The duties of a trial court administrator shall be to assist the presiding judge of the judicial administrative district in the performance of his administrative duties.B. A trial court administrator shall be selected by the presiding judge of the judicial administrative district in which he is to be employed, subject to confirmation by a majority of the district and associate district judges in the judicial administrative district. A trial court administrator shall serve at the pleasure of a majority of the district and associate district judges in the judicial administrative district.C. To be eligible for appointment as a trial court administrator, a person shall possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications:1. Be an attorney licensed to practice law in this state;2. Have a bachelor's degree in court management, or an equivalent degree; or3. Have at least ten (10) years' experience in management with substantial supervisory responsibility; and4. Be a graduate of the Institute for Court Management.D. Each trial court administrator shall receive a salary equal to the salary received by a special judge.Okla. Stat. tit. 20, § 126
Added by Laws 1980, HB 1436, c. 290, § 4, eff. 10/1/1980; Amended by Laws 1996, SB 849, c. 328, § 12, emerg. eff. 6/12/1996.