§601-3 Administrative director. (a) The chief justice, with the approval of the supreme court, shall appoint an administrative director of the courts to assist the chief justice in directing the administration of the judiciary. The administrative director shall be a resident of the State for a continuous period of three years prior to the administrative director's appointment, and shall be appointed without regard to chapter 76 and shall serve at the pleasure of the chief justice. The administrative director shall hold no other office or employment. Effective July 1, 2014, the salary of the administrative director of the courts shall be equal to the salary of the administrative director of the State as set by the commission on salaries pursuant to section 26-56.
(b) The administrative director shall, subject to the direction of the chief justice, perform the following functions:
(c) The administrative director, with the approval of the chief justice, shall appoint a deputy administrative director of the courts without regard to chapter 76 and such assistants as may be necessary. The assistants shall be appointed without regard to chapter 76. Effective July 1, 2014, the salary of the deputy administrative director shall be equal to ninety-five per cent of the salary of the administrative director. The administrative director shall be provided with necessary office facilities.
(d) The judges, clerks, officers, and employees of the courts shall comply with all requests of the administrative director for information and statistical data relating to the business of the courts and expenditure of public funds for their maintenance and operation.
(e) The salary levels of the administrative director and deputy administrative director shall be disclosed in the judiciary's annual budget submission to the legislature. [L 1959, c 259, pt of §1(b); am imp L 1965, c 97, §24; am L 1965, c 223, §11; Supp, §213-1.6; HRS §601-3; am L 1969, c 127, §9; am L 1974, c 159, §16; am L 1975, c 58, §25; am L 1976, c 82, §1; am L 1977, c 159, §18; am L 1982, c 129, §24(1); gen ch 1985; am L 1986, c 128, §21; am L 1990, c 72, §7; am L 1991, c 130, §2; am L 2000, c 142, §2 and c 253, §150; am L 2003, c 123, §1; am L 2006, c 299, §6; am L 2014, c 180, §1]