§76-11.5 Civil service for the judiciary. There shall be a civil service system for the judiciary. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, all of the provisions of part II shall apply to the judiciary.

(1) All of the powers and duties assigned to the director of human resources development in part II shall, with respect to the judiciary, be exercised by the administrative director of the courts.

(2) When applying part II to the judiciary, the term "state" wherever it appears means the judiciary; the term "governor" means the chief justice of the supreme court; the "director" means the administrative director of the courts; and the "department" means the judicial branch. [L 1977, c 159, §5; am L 1994, c 56, §21]