| Effective Date: | 03/23/2015 |
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| Updates: | Adopted effective March 23, 2015 |
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Rules of the Trial Court Committee on Professional Responsibility for Clerks of the Court
Professional Conduct Rules Committee on Professional Responsibility for Clerks Rule 1: Definitions
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A.
In these rules, unless otherwise provided, the term Chief Justice shall mean the Chief Justice of a Department of the Trial Court.
B.
Clerk means anyone serving in the position of Clerk, Clerk-Magistrate, Register or Recorder in the Trial Court, whether elected or appointed and whether serving in a permanent or temporary capacity.
C.
Committee means the Trial Court Committee on Professional Responsibility for Clerks of the Courts.
D.
Complaint means a written statement, or an oral statement memorialized in writing, that alleges misconduct of a Clerk, or a mental or physical disability of a Clerk.
E.
Hearing Officer means a person appointed by the Committee for the purpose of presiding over a hearing.
F.
Special Counsel means an attorney appointed by the Committee to conduct investigations, to make recommendations to the Committee, and to present evidence at a hearing, with respect to charges against a Clerk, and to take any other action related thereto which the Committee may direct.
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| Updates: | Adopted effective March 23, 2015 |
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