The Supreme Court and Court of Appeals are separate operations. Personnel from both courts will appreciate that each must have confidences that cannot be shared. Supreme Court secretaries shall coordinate their schedules to ensure adequate staffing of reception areas at all times. The scheduling of conference rooms should be arranged through the respective main floor secretaries of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. These secretaries will maintain a calendar of all meetings scheduled.
Conference rooms are to be utilized for only short-term research and writing.
Books and materials should not be left overnight on conference room tables. During court weeks, conference rooms utilized by the court should be occupied only by Judges immediately before they go on the bench, immediately upon recess or adjournment and, of course, during conference. Employees should enter the conference room only after the Court is on the bench, and exit immediately upon recess or adjournment.