LAR 0.3
                         COMMITTEES


     (a) Standing Committees.  The following standing
committees shall be established:

     (1) Juvenile Court, composed of the juvenile court
judge as chairman and the last and next succeeding juvenile
court judge;

     (2)  Mental Illness;

     (3) Jury Management;

     (4) Mandatory Arbitration;

     (5) Superior Court Criminal Liaison;

     (6) Budget and Planning;

     (7) Superior Court Civil Liaison;  and

     (8) Court Commissioner Liaison;

     (9)  Criminal Liaison Committee consisting of the Chief
Criminal Judge, past Chief Criminal Judge, future Chief
Criminal Judge, a judge designated by the Presiding Judge,
representatives from the offices of the Prosecuting Attorney
and Public Defender, a representative of private defense
counsel, a representative from the Court Administrator’s
staff, and others designated by the chairperson to assist in
the work of the committee.  The Committee shall be chaired
by the Chief Criminal Judge; together with such special
committees as may be appointed by the Presiding Judge with
approval of the judges;

together with such special committees as may be appointed by
the presiding judge with approval of the judges.
     Amended effective 1/1/98

     (b) Duties of Committees.  Committees have a duty to
study and make recommendations concerning the subject
matters assigned to them with authority to act when
specifically authorized by the judges, provided, however,
that the Juvenile Court Committee is authorized to act in
any matter concerning which there is unanimity among the
three juvenile court committee judges.