The Office of Judicial Administration (OJA) implements the rules and policies of the Supreme Court as they apply to the operation and administration of the Judicial Branch. Statutes provide that all state expenditures for district court operations be approved by this office and, further, that all district court wage and salary claims paid by the state be certified by this office. Other duties may be prescribed by law or specified by the Supreme Court.

The duties delegated to the OJA by the Supreme Court include but are not limited to: fiscal operations, personnel management; education and training; municipal judge support; assistance to the trial courts; compilation and assessment of caseload information; permanency planning; child support enforcement activities; monitoring alcohol and drug safety action funds; alternate dispute resolution; and court improvement programs.