(a) Establish and oversee all aspects of the specialty courts certification process as set forth in Section 28 of these rules, including but not limited to, the establishment of certification requirements and criteria consistent with the Best Practice Standards, submission of certification requests or applications and timeframes for courts that require an improvement plan;

(b) Conduct an annual review of these rules, the Court of Justice Rules of Administrative Procedure, AP Part XIII, Procedures for Specialty Courts, and recommend any necessary updates or revisions to the Supreme Court;

(c) Assess certification observation procedures, processes, and forms developed and implemented by AOC Specialty Courts;

(d) Establish a communication plan for the specialty courts certification process with local court jurisdictions, the court system, and if appropriate, the public;

(e) Define timelines for the ongoing assessment and review procedures for certified specialty courts;

(f) Submit local jurisdiction certification recommendations to the Chief Justice for final approval;

(g) Provide to the Chief Justice a list of those jurisdictions that are on improvement plans, as well as the timelines for future certification review and consideration; and

(h) Other matters as directed by the Chief Justice.

(a) Three (3) current drug court judges (at least one (1) from circuit court and one (1) from district court);

(b) One (1) current veterans treatment court judge;

(c) One (1) current mental health court judge;

(d) One (1) current family recovery court judge;

(e) One (1) current juvenile recovery court judge;

(f) One (1) retired judge with experience presiding over a specialty court; and

(g) One (1) “at large” judge (from circuit, district or family courts).