Category: CJA03-0201.02

CJA03-201.01. Commissioners for divisions within the district court (NEW)
CJA03-201.02. Court Commissioner Conduct Committee (AMEND)
CJA06-701. Debt Collection and Housing Action Division (NEW)
CJA06-702. Debt Collection and Housing Action Division Commissioners (NEW)
CJA03-111. Performance evaluation of court commissioners (AMEND)
CJA03-202. Court referees prohibited (AMEND)
CJA04-403. Electronic signature and signature stamp use (AMEND)

The proposed amendments and new rules establish an administrative and operational framework for court commissioners serving the newly created Debt Collection and Housing Action Division, defining their duties, hearing authority, and supervisory structure. Further proposed amendments to Rule 3-201.02 allow the Court Commissioner Conduct Committee to issue a private warning when dismissing a complaint against a commissioner for unprofessional behavior that does not rise to the level of misconduct.

Judicial Council Order

CJA03-0201. Court Commissioners (AMEND). Clarifies that both the Council and presiding judges can take corrective actions in response to a complaint or poor performance, and “removal” was added as a possible corrective action.

CJA03-0201.02. Court Commissioner Conduct Committee (AMEND). More clearly defines the committee’s charge and complaint procedures, and creates an appeals process if the Committee dismisses a complaint without a hearing.

CJA03-0301.01. State Court Administrator—Complaints and Performance Review; Complaints Regarding Judicial Officers and State Court Employees (NEW)
Establishes the Management Performance Review Committee, outlines a process for reviewing the performance of the State Court Administrator, and creates an avenue by which complaints regarding the State Court Administrator, judicial officers, and state court employees can be received, reviewed, and investigated.

CJA03-0105. Administration of the Judiciary (NEW). Sets forth the authority of judges, courts, the Supreme Court, and the Judicial Council to administer the functions of the judicial branch.  Creates a process by which the Supreme Court and Judicial Council may assess and determine exclusive and predominate authority, and how those two bodies will communicate with each other when issues arise.

Judicial Council Order

CJA 01-205. Standing and ad hoc committees. Amend. Establishes the Judicial Outreach Committee. Technical amendments.
CJA 03-111.03. Standards of judicial performance. Amend. Establishes 30 hours per year as the minimum standard for certification.
CJA 03-114. Judicial outreach. Amend. Identifies the responsibilities of the Judicial Outreach Committee.
CJA 03-201.02. Court Commissioner Conduct Committee. Amend. Changes composition of Court Commissioner Conduct Committee.
CJA 03-403. Judicial branch education. Amend. Eliminates mandatory attendance at annual judicial conference.
CJA 03-412. Procurement of goods and services. Amend. Increases the amount of contracts within the discretion of the TCE from $1000 to $5000.
CJA 04-202.02. Records classification. Amend. Changes designation of PSI report from “controlled” to “protected” to conform with statute.
CJA 04-402. Clerical resources. Repeal and reenact. Establishes process for clerical weighted caseload.
CJA 04-701. Failure to appear. Amend. Increases bail for failure to appear.
CJA 09-101. Board of Justice Court Judges. Amend. Changes justice court representative on the Education Committee.
CJA 09-103. Certification of education requirements. Amend. Amend to conform to statutes.