Skip to main content Skip to office menu Skip to footer
Capital IconMinnesota Legislature

Office of the Revisor of Statutes

484.68 DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
    Subdivision 1. Appointment. The chief judge of the judicial district in each judicial district
shall appoint a single district administrator, subject to the approval of the Supreme Court, with the
advice of the judges of the judicial district.
The district administrator shall serve at the pleasure of a majority of the judges of the
judicial district.
    Subd. 2. Staff. The district administrator shall have such deputies, assistants and staff as the
judges of the judicial district deem necessary to perform the duties of the office.
    Subd. 3. Duties. The district administrator shall:
(a) assist the chief judge in the performance of administrative duties;
(b) manage the administrative affairs of the courts of the judicial district;
(c) supervise the court administrators and other support personnel, except court reporters,
who serve in the courts of the judicial district;
(d) comply with the requests of the state court administrator for statistical or other
information relating to the courts of the judicial district;
(e) with the approval of the chief judge, determine the needs of the judges of the district
for office equipment necessary for the effective administration of justice and develop a plan to
make the equipment available to the judges of the district; the plan must be submitted to the state
court administrator for approval and determination of eligibility for state funding under section
480.15, subdivision 12; and
(f) perform any additional duties that are assigned by law or by the rules of court.
    Subd. 4. Secretary. The district administrator shall serve as secretary for meetings of the
judges of the judicial district.
    Subd. 5. Budget for office. The office budget of the district administrator shall be paid
by the state. The budget must include sufficient money for the staff authorized by this section
and other staff and expenses authorized under law. A county shall provide office facilities for
the district administrator.
    Subd. 6.[Repealed, 1986 c 464 s 3]
    Subd. 7.[Repealed, 2006 c 260 art 5 s 54]
    Subd. 8. Retirement. A member of the Public Employees Retirement Association appointed
as district administrator pursuant to this chapter, shall remain a member of the fund unless the
member elects, within 12 months of the appointment, to be covered by the Minnesota State
Retirement System. If a district court administrator elects retirement coverage by the Minnesota
State Retirement System pursuant to this subdivision, that coverage shall commence with first day
of the first payroll period occurring after the election. No person shall receive credit for more
than one month of service from the affected retirement funds for the month in which the change
in retirement coverage is elected.
History: 1977 c 432 s 17; 1978 c 793 s 78-80; 1981 c 224 s 214; 1983 c 299 s 30; 1986 c
444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1987 c 404 s 184,185; 1989 c 335 art 3 s 22; 2006 c 260 art 5 s 24

Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes