The Supreme Court shall certify in writing to the presiding judge of each judicial administrative district, the number of full-time and part-time court reporters that may be appointed within said judicial administrative district, provided that each district judge shall have a court reporter, who shall serve at the pleasure of said district judge.

Each district judge shall appoint a court reporter, and additional court reporters within a judicial administrative district shall be appointed by the presiding judge of such district, to serve at his pleasure within the district. Provided, all court reporters within such judicial administrative district may be assigned or transferred temporarily, according to need, by the presiding judge of the district.

Each court reporter appointed shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take the official oath to faithfully discharge the duties of his office to the best of his knowledge and ability. The oath of office shall be filed in the office of the Director.