1462                                                LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [Ch. 359

Subject to the approval of the Chief Judge of the
Court of Appeals, the [director] ADMINISTRATOR may
appoint employees necessary to carry out his duties. The
PERSONS appointed [persons] shall have the compensation
provided in the State budget.

(c)

Neither the [director] ADMINISTRATOR nor any
employee of the administrative office of the courts may
engage directly or indirectly in the practice of law.

(d)

The [director] STATE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, under the
supervision and direction of the Chief Judge of the Court
of Appeals of Maryland shall:

(1)   Examine the state of the dockets of the courts
and determine the need for assistance by any court;

(2)  Make recommendations to the Chief Judge relating
to assignment of judges to courts in need of assistance
and carry out the directions of the chief judge as to
assignment of judges;

(3)  Collect and compile statistical and other data,
make reports of the business transacted by the courts,
and transmit this information to the Chief Judge in order
that action may be taken in respect to it;

(4)  Prepare and submit budget estimates of State
appropriations necessary for maintenance and operation of
the judicial system and make recommendations in respect
to it;

(5)  Draw any requisition for payment of State money
appropriated for maintenance and operation of the
judicial system;

(6)  Collect statistical and other data and make
reports relating to expenditure of State and local public
money for maintenance and operation of the judicial
system and the offices connected with it;

(7)  Obtain reports in accordance with law or rules
the Court of Appeals or the Chief Judge adopts on cases
and other judicial business in which action is delayed
beyond periods of time specified by law or rules of
court, and report the information to the Chief Judge;

(8)   Formulate and submit to the Chief Judge
recommendations for improvement of the judicial system;