2004 Minnesota Statutes

     484.545 Law clerks. 

    Subdivision 1.    Law clerk appointments.  The district 
 judges regularly assigned to hold court in each judicial 
 district except for the Second, Fourth, and Tenth Judicial 
 Districts may by orders filed with the court administrator and 
 county auditor of each county in the district appoint a 
 competent law clerk for every two district court judges of the 
 judicial district.  The district judges regularly assigned to 
 hold court in the First and Tenth Judicial Districts may by 
 orders filed with the court administrator and county auditor of 
 each county in the district appoint a competent law clerk for 
 each district court judge of the district.  

    Subd. 2.    Salaries set.  Notwithstanding any law to 
 the contrary, in all judicial districts the salary for each law 
 clerk shall be set annually by the district administrator within 
 the range established under, or referred to in, section 480.181, 
 as provided in the judicial branch personnel rules.  

    Subd. 3.    Law clerks payments.  The law clerks, in 
 addition to their salary, shall be paid necessary mileage, 
 traveling and hotel expenses accrued in their discharge of 
 official duties while absent from their permanent work 
 assignment location.  Upon presentation of a verified statement 
 approved by one of the judges, the state shall pay the expenses. 

    Subd. 4.    Law clerks; no tenure.  All law clerks in 
 every judicial district, shall serve without tenure at the 
 pleasure of the appointing judge or judges.  

    HIST: 1975 c 385 s 1; 1978 c 750 s 1; 1980 c 598 s 1; 1981 c 
 303 s 4,5; 1984 c 654 art 2 s 131; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 
 s 82; 1987 c 377 s 7; 1989 c 335 art 3 s 16,17