Rule 6 - Assignment of Judges, Cases, and Transfer of Cases
Rule 6.1.2 - Special Assignment
1. A Senior Judge of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit may sit in any case, or otherwise be appointed by the court to participate in any case, if the case is
a. criminal case, or
b. a post-conviction proceeding challenging a conviction or sentence, or
c. a juvenile case, and
the Judge may sit thereon while upholding the highest standards of conduct so that the integrity and independence of the judiciary will be preserved, especially as set out in Supreme Court Rule 2.03, Canon 3 (E) & (F), and Canon 4 (D).
2. (a) A senior judge may not sit in a case if any of the parties to that case or a lawyer or law firm representing them have employed that judge for compensation within the prior six months, unless all of such parties are advised of that fact on the record and agree in writing to waive any potential conflicts arising from it.
(b) For a period of six months after the case is finally decided, a senior
Judge may not be retained for compensation, directly or indirectly, by a party or a lawyer or law firm that has appeared before the judge pursuant to this rule.
3. In no event may a senior judge, while sitting for the Court pursuant to this rule, discuss any matter regarding employment of that judge, directly or indirectly, by a party, a lawyer or a law firm involved in any case before that judge.
Adopted1/23/04 Effective 2/23/04