# SCR 70.01: SCR 70.01. Director; responsibility and authority

> Wisconsin · Court rules · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR70_R70_01

## Section

- **Citation:** SCR 70.01
- **Heading:** SCR 70.01. Director; responsibility and authority
- **Jurisdiction:** Wisconsin
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules / SCR Chapter 70 - Rules of Judicial Administration / SCR 70.01

## Text

Director; responsibility and authority.
(1) The director of state courts shall be the chief nonjudicial officer
of the court system in the state. The director shall be hired by and serve
at the pleasure of the supreme court, under the direction of the chief
justice. The director shall have authority and responsibility for the overall
management of the unified judicial system.

(2) The director shall have specific responsibility and authority:

(a) For all state level court personnel, including hiring, separation
and salary establishment, except the personal staffs of the supreme court
justices and of the court of appeals judges.

(b) For the development of the budget for the court system.

(c) For legislative liaison and public information.

(d) For the court information system.

(e) For judicial education.

(f) For interdistrict judicial assignments at the circuit level.

(g) For planning and research for the court system.

(3) The director shall serve as advisor to the supreme court,
particularly on matters relating to improvements within the system, and
shall exercise control over fiscal affairs, space allocation and equipment.

(4) The director of state courts may require each judge to verify
and certify vouchers for the judge, his or her court reporter and any
assistant court reporters and, in certifying such salaries and expenses to
the department of administration, may rely on the certifications received
by the judges.

## Nearby sections

- [SCR 70.01 SCR 70.01. Director; responsibility and authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR70_R70_01.md)
- [SCR 70.02 SCR 70.02. Director; personnel](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR70_R70_02.md)
- [SCR 70.03 SCR 70.03. Director; budget](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR70_R70_03.md)
- [SCR 70.04 SCR 70.04. Director; information system and statistics](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR70_R70_04.md)
- [SCR 70.05 SCR 70.05. Director; public information; liaison](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR70_R70_05.md)
- [SCR 70.06 SCR 70.06. Director; judicial education](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR70_R70_06.md)
- [SCR 70.07 SCR 70.07. Director; staff](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR70_R70_07.md)
- [SCR 70.08 SCR 70.08. Committee appointments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR70_R70_08.md)
- [SCR 70.09 SCR 70.09. Office of lawyer regulation and board of bar](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR70_R70_09.md)
- [SCR 70.10 SCR 70.10. Director; assignments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR70_R70_10.md)
- [SCR 70.11 SCR 70.11. Personnel procedures and policies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR70_R70_11.md)
- [SCR 70.12 SCR 70.12. Budget procedures and policies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR70_R70_12.md)
- [SCR 70.13 SCR 70.13. Director; court information system](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR70_R70_13.md)
- [SCR 70.14 SCR 70.14. Planning and policy advisory committee](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR70_R70_14.md)

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