Court Organization Act Article 22

This English translation was last updated on 2024-11-29, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-05-13. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.

(The Clerk's Office)A district court shall establish a Clerk's Office,staffed by a chief clerk with a position ranking of grade 9 of the recommendation rank to grade 10 of the selection rank to oversee administrative affairs under the supervision of the president, and staffed by 1st class clerks with position rankings of grades 8 to 9 of the recommendation rank; 2nd class clerks with position rankings of grades 6 to 7 of the recommendation rank; and 3rd class clerks with position rankings of grades 4 to 5 of the elementary rank. Each clerk manages records, documents, research assessments, general affairs, and provides information and litigation assistance. The Clerk's Office may be divided into sections and units. The position of a section chief shall be served concurrently by a 1st class clerk, and a unit chief shall be served concurrently by a 1st class clerk or a 2nd class clerk. There shall be no separate staffing for the positions of chief. The total number of the 1st class clerks, and the 2nd class clerks, as described in the preceding paragraph, shall not exceed one half of the total number of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd class clerks of the same court.
中文原文 法院組織法第22條
地方法院設書記處,置書記官長一人,薦任第九職等至簡任第十職等,承院長之命處理行政事務;一等書記官,薦任第八職等至第九職等;二等書記官,薦任第六職等至第七職等;三等書記官,委任第四職等至第五職等,分掌紀錄、文書、研究考核、總務、資料及訴訟輔導等事務,並得分科、分股辦事,科長由一等書記官兼任,股長由一等書記官或二等書記官兼任,均不另列等。
前項一等書記官、二等書記官總額,不得逾同一法院一等書記官、二等書記官、三等書記官總額二分之一。

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