a. Designation of Trial Divisions. The criminal trial divisions created pursuant to Rule 1.2(b) of these rules shall be designated “Criminal Division A, B, C,” etc. Judges assigned to criminal divisions shall retain their regular division numbers.

b. Special Criminal Proceedings Divisions. [Rescinded].

c. Presiding Criminal Judge. The Presiding Judge shall appoint one (1) of the criminal division judges as the presiding criminal judge. The presiding criminal judge shall exercise general administrative supervision of the criminal calendar, including the assignment and reassignment of cases and the equalization and coordination of work and case loads. The presiding criminal judge may create and continue specialty courts to conduct non-trial calendars. The presiding criminal judge may appoint, from time to time, another criminal division judge as acting presiding criminal judge to act during absences of the presiding criminal judge.

d. Assignment of Same Defendant. All cases pertaining to the same defendant shall be assigned to one (1) division whenever possible.

e. Sentencing in Civil Divisions. If a guilty plea is entered in a criminal case assigned to a civil division, the case may be reassigned to the criminal divisions for sentencing. Defendants tried in a civil division or before a visiting judge shall, upon conviction, be sentenced by the trial judge. Upon remand from the Court of Appeals for re-sentencing, the trial judge shall re-sentence the defendant if the trial judge is available.

f. Adult Probation Committee. The criminal division judges shall constitute the standing Adult Probation Committee, the chairman of which shall be the presiding criminal judge. The committee shall hear, review and recommend to the Presiding Judge all matters governing the Adult Probation Department, its operating procedures and practices.