Court Opinion

ID: 9787394
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 00:15:42.195389+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:36:50.115508
License: Public Domain

Maupin, C.J.,
concurring:
I agree with the result reached by the majority. I would only underscore the fact that the state constitution designates the county clerks of this state as “ex officio” clerks of their respective district courts. This provision in no way vests county clerks with authority to preempt any regulatory measures taken by any district court with regard to the operation of the court system, including those touching upon the duties of the court clerk. In the absence of a separate constitutional mandate giving the county clerks preemptive powers over various district courts, attempts by *773a county clerk to co-opt the explicit and implicit power of the judiciary would improperly infringe upon the prerogatives of a separate branch of the state government.