41-5-201. Youth court judge. (1) Each judicial district in the state shall have at least one judge of the youth court. His duties shall be to:
     (a) appoint and supervise qualified personnel to staff the youth division probation departments within the judicial district;
     (b) conduct hearings on youth court proceedings under this chapter;
     (c) perform any other functions consistent with the legislative purpose of this chapter.
     (2) In each multijudge judicial district the judges shall, by court rule, designate one or more of their number to act as youth court judge in each county in the judicial district for a fixed period of time. Service as youth court judge may be rotated among the different judges of the judicial district and among the individual counties within the judicial district for given periods of time. Continuity of service of a given judge as youth court judge and continuity in the operation and policies of the youth court in the county having the largest population in the judicial district shall be the principal consideration of the rule.

     History: En. 10-1233 by Sec. 33, Ch. 329, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 10-1233(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 60, L. 1985.