Our Mission is:
- To provide courteous, respectful and dependable service;
- To maintain collaborative interaction;
- To promote a responsive, accessible and sensible court system;
- To assist in the development of creative solutions to administrative problems.
Office of Trial Court Administration & Judicial Support Staff
The "Executive Component" of the trial court is comprised of the Senior Resident Superior Court Judge, Chief District Court Judge, and Trial Court Administrator. The role of the Trial Court Administration Office is to assist in the management of the day-to-day operations of the trial courts. In Durham, this includes:
- District civil case management and administration of arbitration program
- Superior civil case management and administration of mediated settlement conference program
- Local rule and administrative policy development
- Jury management
- Determining number of jurors to summons
- Addressing request for jury excuses
- Staff to Jury Commission
- Coordination of foreign language and deaf interpreting services for the Court
- Court reporting and recording coverage
- Courthouse facilities issues:
- Americans with Disabilities Act contact
- Assignment of courtrooms
- Assessment of space needs
- Court facility planning
- Review of court security
- Judiciary's liaison with county and state agencies
- Media contact
- Development and presentation of county budget and grant proposals
- Publish periodic reports on court operations for court and public
- Prepare grant proposals, and administer grants to support innovative approaches and services
This office also works with other court officials as a facilitator for change by initiating and coordinating discussions and by identifying problems and recommending solutions to improve the court system.
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