(1) Within the first two years of a justice's or judge's appointment to the bench, the appropriate commission shall conduct an initial evaluation of each justice and each judge. The appropriate commission shall complete and communicate its judicial performance interim evaluations as follows:
The state commission shall communicate its findings, including any
recommendations for improvement plans, to the chief justice of the supreme court or the chief judge of the court of appeals and the appellate justice or judge who was evaluated; and
The applicable district commission shall communicate its findings, including anyrecommendations for improvement plans, to the chief judge of the district and the judge who was evaluated.
If a commission recommends an improvement plan, the procedure development andimplementation for such a plan will follow the guidelines set forth in section 13-5.5-110.
The appropriate commission, at its discretion, may conduct a subsequent interim evaluation of each justice and each judge during the years between when the justice or judge stands for retention, if applicable.
The appropriate commission shall grant each justice or judge who receives an initialor interim evaluation the opportunity to meet with the commission or otherwise respond to the initial or interim evaluation no later than ten days following the justice's or judge's receipt of the initial or interim evaluation. If a meeting is held or a response is made, the appropriate commission may revise its initial or interim evaluation.
Source: L. 2017: Entire article R&RE, (HB 17-1303), ch. 331, p. 1776, § 1, effective August 9.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 13-5.5-106.3 as it existed prior to 2017.