Presiding Judge and Court Administrator in the Conditions of Legal Reality

In the theory of law, the main prerequisite for the introduction of the institution of the court administrator was the so-called unloading of the Chairman from part of the organizational and administrative functions. In this article, the author reveals the conflict between the understanding of the status of the Chairman and administrator of the court with the legal reality, the stages of formation and correction of the institution under study. Despite the fact that the doctrine has long discussed the need for such a specialist as a court administrator, his position in the judicial system, the limits of competence are significantly limited and do not allow achieving the goals set by the legislator. In the article, the author tries to reveal the reasons for this discrepancy, problems of interaction, double subordination and subordination of the Chairman and administrator of the court, guided by regulations, expert assessments, comments of representatives of the judicial community.