PART II — THE COURT AND ITS ADMINISTRATION
Rule 15. Judicial Conference and petition-review committee
Conference
The Chief Justice must summon, as needed, the Justices, the Chief Superior Court Judge, and a Superior Court Judge to form the Judicial Conference in the membership prescribed by law. The Clerk may serve as nonvoting secretary.
Procedure
A quorum and voting requirement of the Conference are those provided by law. Minutes must record the lawful membership, attendance, motions, and votes, except for lawfully confidential personnel, security, disciplinary, or deliberative material. For rulemaking, the minutes must record each member’s vote and certify whether the affirmative votes exceed one-half of the lawful Conference membership.
Rulemaking
A procedural or evidence rule requiring Conference action becomes effective only after approval by a simple majority of the members of the Conference and completion of Rule 80.
Petition-review committee
If the Conference establishes a standing committee to review petitions:
the Clerk must transmit every petition for discretionary review to it;
the committee must review the petition, opposition, reply, jurisdictional materials, and conflicts disclosures;
the committee may request a response or record material through the Clerk;
its recommendation must be transmitted to all eligible Justices;
the recommendation is advisory and does not replace the Court’s jurisdictional duty or vote; and
committee members must comply with confidentiality and recusal requirements.