IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

                         ORDER NO. 1231

                                   Amending Administrative Rule 24
                                   concerning assignment of
                                   judicial officers. 

IT IS ORDERED:

     Administrative Rule 24 is amended to read as follows:
               
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               (e)  Assignments of Active Judges for
          Other Pro Tempore Service. The chief justice,
          another justice whom the chief justice
          designates, or the presiding judge upon entry
          of an order of delegation by the chief
          justice, may assign a judge of the district
          court to serve pro tempore as a judge of the
          superior court.  When a superior court judge
          hears a matter that is pending in the district
          court, that judge sits as a district court
          judge, and a specific assignment to the
          district court is not required.

               (f)  Length of Assignment. A single
          temporary assignment of a judicial officer to
          another judicial district may not exceed 90
          days, unless the judicial officer consents to
          the additional assignment. Assignments in
          excess of 90 days or any assignment made
          without the consent of the assigned judicial
          officer may be made only by special order of
          the chief justice.

               (g)  Recommendations. The administrative
          director and the presiding judge in each
          judicial district shall, after consideration
          of the state of the superior and district
          court dockets from time to time, submit joint
          recommendations to the supreme court as to
          methods of improving the administration of
          justice in such courts.

               (h) Definitions.  In this rule, þjudicial
          officerþ means a superior court judge,
          district court judge, or magistrate.

DATED:     April 12, 1996   

EFFECTIVE DATE:    April 12, 1996   


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                              Chief Justice Compton


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                              Justice Rabinowitz


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                              Justice Matthews


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                              Justice Eastaugh
     

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                              Justice Fabe