LCR 0.8 CHIEF JUDGES

        (a) Selection . The Presiding Judge, with the approval of the Executive Committee, shall select a chief judge of the following special departments: Civil, Criminal, Juvenile and Unified Family Court. In addition, the Presiding Judge, in consultation with the Executive Committee, shall select a chief judge of the Regional Justice Center. Immediately after fall elections are concluded, the Presiding Judge, Assistant Presiding Judge, and the at-large members who will be serving on the Executive Committee in the following year, shall meet to discuss the selection of chief judges and to consult with the Presiding Judge on the proposed candidates. The Executive Committee shall at its first scheduled meeting in January of the following year vote on the proposed chief judges. The Presiding Judge shall select chief judges only for the year in which the Presiding Judge holds office.
        (b) Term . Each chief judge shall serve a term of twelve months, beginning January 1. The judge may be reappointed for successive one-year terms, in accordance with LCR 0.8(a).

[Amended effective September 1, 2008]