Opinion ID: 1702660
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 19

Heading: Recommendation Fourteen:

Text: The Office of the State Courts Administrator should create and maintain an intranet website to support the efficient and effective assignment and use of senior judges. To address operational matters and procedures, and to support the chief justice in implementing and maintaining the proposed system, the committee suggests that the chief justice direct that a permanent workgroup be created under the guidance of the State Courts Administrator and the Clerk of the Supreme Court. Such a workgroup should include staff from the Finance and Accounting Division, Personnel Division, Court Services Division, Legal Affairs, Information Systems Division, and Strategic Planning Unit of the Office of the State Courts Administrator, and the Clerk or designated staff of the Clerk of the Supreme Court. The workgroup should also include representation of the trial court administrators. The workgroup should address the following operational matters:  the procedural steps for applying for senior judge assignment;  the guidelines and procedural considerations regarding the assignment of senior judges;  the development and application of an intranet website to facilitate senior judge assignment;  the reporting of information on senior judge utilization and performance measurement; and,  the process of requests for reimbursement of senior judges payment and expenses.