PART II — THE COURT AND ITS ADMINISTRATION
Rule 16. Court appointments, employees, and administrative orders
Appointments
When law assigns an appointment to the Court, the appointment requires:
notice to all Justices;
disclosure of the candidate’s qualifications and conflicts;
the vote required by law, or otherwise a majority; and
a filed appointment order stating the office and effective date.
This subdivision applies, as relevant, to the Clerk, Marshal, Director of the State Bar, State Public Defender, Reporter of Decisions, and another Court-appointed officer.
Vacancies
An acting appointment may preserve operations but may not exceed a limit fixed by law or evade a confirmation requirement.
Court employees
Selection, qualification, supervision, access, discipline, and separation policies for Unified Court System employees must be published or maintained in an accessible personnel policy, subject to lawful confidentiality.
Administrative orders
An administrative order must be numbered, dated, filed, and published unless lawfully confidential. It may govern assignments, forms, security, technology, and internal operations but may not:
change jurisdiction or a substantive right;
contradict these Rules;
decide a pending case outside its docket; or
impose a generally applicable filing obligation without reasonable publication.
Procurement and expenditure
No officer may commit State funds or liabilities except as authorized by law and appropriation. These Rules do not independently create contracting or spending authority.