Ohio R. Superi. Ct. 36.04

As amended through October 15, 2024
Rule 36.04 - Membership
(A) Appointments

The Commission on Specialized Dockets shall consist of the following twenty-two members appointed by the Chief Justice and Justices of the Supreme Court:

(1) One member who shall be a judge of a court of common pleas assigned to a juvenile drug docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Association of Juvenile Court Judges;
(2) One member who shall be a judge of a court of common pleas assigned to a juvenile family dependency treatment docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Association of Juvenile Court Judges;
(3) One member who shall be a judge of a court of common pleas assigned to a juvenile mental health docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Association of Juvenile Court Judges;
(4) One member who shall be a judge of a court of common pleas assigned to a juvenile specialized docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Association of Juvenile Court Judges;
(5) One member who shall be a judge of a court of common pleas assigned to a drug docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association;
(6) One member who shall be a judge of a court of common pleas assigned to a mental health docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association;
(7) Two members, each of whom shall be a judge of a court of common pleas assigned to a specialized docket of the court, nominated by the President of the Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association;
(8) One member who shall be a judge of a municipal court assigned to a drug docket of the court nominated by the President of the Association of Municipal and County Judges of Ohio;
(9) One member who shall be a judge of a municipal court assigned to a mental health docket of the court nominated by the President of the Association of Municipal and County Judges of Ohio;
(10) Three members, each of whom shall be a judge of a municipal court assigned to a specialized docket of the court, nominated by the President of the Association of Municipal and County Judges of Ohio;
(11) One member who shall be a magistrate of a court of common pleas assigned to a juvenile specialized docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Association of Magistrates;
(12) One member who shall be a magistrate of a court of common pleas assigned to a family dependency treatment docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Association of Magistrates;
(13) One member who shall be a prosecutor nominated by the Executive Director of the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association or the President of the Ohio Municipal Prosecuting Attorneys Association;
(14) One member who shall be a public defender nominated by the Director of the Ohio Public Defender Office;
(15) One member who shall be an adult probation officer nominated by the President of the Ohio Chief Probation Officers Association;
(16) One member who shall be a juvenile probation officer nominated by the President of the Ohio Chief Probation Officers Association;
(17) One program coordinator;
(18) Two at-large members.
(B) Nominations

The Administrative Director of the Supreme Court shall solicit a minimum of two nominees from each individual responsible for nominating a member of the commission pursuant to division (A) of this rule.

(C) Qualifications

Each commission member shall be a member of a treatment team established pursuant to Standard 1(B) of Appendix I to this rule.

(D) Composition

Commission membership should be broad based and multidisciplinary to represent a cross section of interests related to specialized dockets and reflect the gender, racial, ethnic, and geographic diversity of the state.

Ohio. R. Superi. Ct. 36.04