Tennessee § 16-3-802 - Administrative director — Appointment — Salary.
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§ 16-3-802. Administrative director — Appointment — Salary.
The supreme court shall appoint the administrative director of the courts, who shall serve as the director of the administrative office of the courts. The administrative director shall serve at the pleasure of the supreme court. The supreme court shall fix the salary of the administrative director of the courts at an amount not to exceed the salary paid to judges of the court of appeals. Acts 1993, ch. 65, § 2. Compiler's Notes. Former part 8, §§ 16-3-801 — 16-3-805 (Acts 1963, ch. 86, §§ 1-5; 1965, ch. 214, § 1; T.C.A. §§ 16-325 — 16-329; Acts 1984, ch. 931, § 24; 1992, ch. 651, § 1; 1992, ch. 896, § 1), concerning the executive secretary to the supreme court, was repealed by Acts 1993, ch. 65, § 2. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System — Supreme Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 191.
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