ALABAMA RULES OF JUVENILE PROCEDURE

Rule 3.

Juvenile judge—Administrative authority.

The juvenile judge, or where there is more than one, the presiding juvenile judge shall exercise executive and administrative authority of the juvenile court. This authority shall include power to employ and supervise the personnel, to initiate and carry on the programs, to assign and distribute the work of the court, to establish and implement policies, and to assign such duties as may be legally delegated. The administrative director of courts (ADC) shall have the authority to fix the character and the form of the records.

Comment

Administrative authority in a juvenile judge is necessary for efficient and uniform procedure within the circuit. Uniformity in records throughout the state may be maintained by the ADC.