Section 77001 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Government Code >> Title 8. >> Chapter 13. >> Article 1.
77001
. The Judicial Council shall adopt rules which establish a
decentralized system of trial court management. These rules shall
ensure:
(a) Local authority and responsibility of trial courts to manage
day-to-day operations.
(b) Countywide administration of the trial courts.
(c) The authority and responsibility of trial courts to manage all
of the following, consistent with statute, rules of court, and
standards of judicial administration:
(1) Annual allocation of funding, including policies and
procedures about moving funding between functions or line items or
programs.
(2) Local personnel plans, including the promulgation of personnel
policies.
(3) Processes and procedures to improve court operations and
responsiveness to the public.
(4) The trial courts of each county shall establish the means of
selecting presiding judges, assistant presiding judges, executive
officers or court administrators, clerks of court, and jury
commissioners.
(d) Trial court input into the Judicial Council budget process.
(e) Equal access to justice throughout California utilizing
standard practices and procedures whenever feasible.