INDEX

I.	Duties	1

(A) Chief Judge	1

(B) Executive Council	2

(C) Budget Committee	3

(D) En Banc Secretary	3

(E) Historical Records	4

(F) Legislation	4

(G) Emergency Motions Judge	5

(H) Office of the Clerk/Court Administrator	5

(I) Planning & Facilities Management	6

(J) Rules of the Court	7

(K) Purchasing	7

(L) Manual For Internal Operations	8

(M) Court Personnel Committee	9

II. Administrative Assignments	10

III. Judges' Retirement Presentations	11

IV. Procedure for Handling Applications

For Discretionary Appeal	12

V. Procedure for Handling Applications

For Interlocutory Appeal	13

VI. Procedure for Handling Supersedeas

Bond in Criminal Cases	14

VII. Liability Coverage	15

(A) Bonding of Court Employees	15

(B) Comprehensive General Liability Coverage	15

(C) State Tort Claims Policy	15

(D) Copies of the above policies are available

for Inspection in The Fiscal Office	15

VIII. Equipment Inventory	16

IX. Personnel	17

(A) Equal Opportunity	17

(B) Annual and Sick Leave Policy and Records	17

(C) Salaries	18

(D) Practice of Law	18

(E) Employment Approval	19

(F) Fringe Benefits	19

(G) Forfeited Leave Policy	19

(H) Name on Door	20

(I) Office Hours	20

(J) CLE and Court Leave	21

(K) Mail/Clerk File Clerk	21

(L) Floating Staff/Central Staff Attorneys	21	(M) New Employee Orientation Guideline	22

(N) Court Parking Policy	22

(O) Floating Administrative Assistants	23

(P) Court Flower Fund	24

X. Policy Matters Affecting Both Appellate Courts	25

(A) Court of Appeals	25

(B) Supreme Court	25

XI. Protocol at Swearing-in Ceremonies and other

occasions such as Retirement Tributes, Memorials

for Deceased Judges, Etc.	26

XII. Media Coverage of Court Proceedings	27

XIII. Travel Policy	28

XIV. Inquiries Regarding Cases	30

XV. Case Management	31

(A) Court Records	31

(B) Docketing Sheet	31

(C) Panel List	31

(D) Monthly Case Number Sheet	31

(E) Oral Argument - Court Calendar	31

(F) Bench Docket	32

(G) Docketing System	32

(H) Court Minutes & Index	32

(I) Circulation of Cases	33

(J) Disseminating Cases	33

(K) Motions For Reconsideration	34

(L) Assignment of Cases	34

(M) Publications	34

(N) Orders	35

(O) Transfers to and from the Supreme Court	35

(1) To: Supreme Court	35

(2) From: Supreme Court	36

(P) Extending term - Expediting Cases	36

(Q) Whitebacks on Interlocutory and

Discretionary Cases	36

(R) Change from Whole Court to Panel Case	37

(S) Voting on Opinions	37

(T) Courtesy Copy	37
(U) Revised Opinion	37

(V) Dating Communications	38

(W) Overruling Prior Cases	38

(X) Rebriefing	38

(Y) Format	38

(Y)(a) Withdrawal of Counsel	40

(Z) Withdrawal of Appeal	41

XVI. Purchasing Policy	42

XVII. Confidentiality	43

XVIII. En Banc Meetings	44

XIX. Record Retention Schedule	45

XX. Supersedeas Bond	46

XXI. Certified Questions	47

XXII. Opinion Content	48

A	Juvenile and termination of parental

rights cases	48

B	Recommended routine opinions	48

(1) Misdemeanor	48

(2) Felony	48

(3) Civil	48

(4) Excessive Verdict	48

(5) Discretionary and Interlocutory	49

(6) Rule 36	49

(7) Opinions	49

(8)	Judgment Line	49

XXIII. Audits	50

XXIV. Inclement Weather	51

XXV. Postage Meter and Telephone Use	52

XXVI. Copies	53

XXVII. Administrative Minute Book	54

XXVIII. Space Allocations	55

XXIX. Processing of Opinions	56

XXX. Mandatory Continuing Judicial Education	57

(A) Minimum	57

(B) Reporting	57

(C) Creditable Activities	58

(D) Credit for Teaching	58

(E) Noncompliance	58

XXXI. Contempt Procedures	59

(A) Initiation of Proceedings	59

(B) Service	59

(C) Contemnor's Response	59

(D) Hearing	59

(E) Filing	59

(F) Decision	59

(G) Punishment	60

(H) Notice to State Bar	60

(I) Frivolous Appeals	60

XXXII. Protocol on Disqualification and

Recusal of Judges	61

(A) Disqualifications	61

(B) Recusals	62