§ 31.08 PRESIDING JUDGE.

   (A)   If there is more than 1 municipal judge, the City Council shall appoint 1 of the judges as the presiding judge.

   (B)   The presiding judge shall:

      (1)   Maintain a central docket for cases filed within the territorial limits of the city over which the municipal court of record has jurisdiction;

      (2)   Provide for the distribution of cases from the central docket to the individual municipal judges to equalize the distribution of business in the courts;

      (3)   Request the jurors needed for cases that are set for trial by jury;

      (4)   Temporarily assign judges or substitute judges to exchange benches and to act for each other in a proceeding pending in a court if necessary for the expeditious disposition of business in the courts; and

      (5)   Supervise and control the operation and clerical functions of the administrative department of each court, including the court’s personnel, during the proceedings of the court.

(Ord. O-15-801, passed 8-17-2015)