Rule 1:18A-4. Disposition of Inquiries

Except as may otherwise be determined by the Committee in the case of routine inquiries that require a response before the Committee can act, no opinion shall be given by the Committee unless concurred in by a majority thereof. In every matter, the secretary shall convey the Committee's response in writing to the judge making the inquiry. Such written response to the judge shall be in the form of an informal opinion. The judge's Municipal Court Presiding Judge, Tax Court Presiding Judge, Assignment Judge, Appellate Division Presiding Judge for Administration, or Appellate Division Deputy Presiding Judge for Administration, as appropriate, shall be copied on such informal opinion. The Committee may, in its discretion, issue, in addition, a formal opinion for distribution to all judges and make suitable arrangements for its publication. Formal opinions shall not, insofar as practicable, identify the judge making the inquiry. The Committee's written response, whether an informal opinion or a formal opinion, shall be subject to a request for reconsideration from the judge who submitted the inquiry or from that judge's Municipal Court Presiding Judge, Tax Court Presiding Judge, Assignment Judge, Appellate Division Presiding Judge for Administration, or Appellate Division Deputy Presiding Judge for Administration, as appropriate. Requests for reconsideration shall be made in accordance with R. 1:18A-6(b).