Rule 9 [Deadline for Circulation of Opinions]
Rule 9
Within six (6) months after a case is assigned to a judge, he or she shall prepare a proposed opinion and circulate it to the other judges on the panel. Those judges shall review the circulated opinion within fourteen (14) days and respond to the authoring judge with comments, suggestions, questions, or intent to concur or dissent. If, after consultation with other panel members, a judge decides to prepare a separate concurring or dissenting opinion, any such separate opinion shall be circulated within twenty-eight (28) days of the date of circulation of the original opinion.
It is recognized that circumstances unique to the case, the judge, or the workload may result in deviations from these time lines. The presiding judge of each section, in consultation with the Presiding Judge of the Court, may waive or extend the time lines in appropriate circumstances. In addition, the Presiding Judge of the Court, in consultation with the section presiding judges, may implement appropriate remedial measures, in his or her discretion, to insure overall compliance with these internal operating procedures.
