Rule 36.05. Terms and Vacancies

(A) Initial terms Initial terms for members of the Commission on Specialized Dockets shall be as follows:

(1) The member who is a judge of a court of common pleas assigned to a juvenile drug docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Association of Juvenile Court Judges; the member who is a judge of a court of common pleas assigned to a juvenile specialized docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Association of Juvenile Court Judges; one of the members who is a judge of a court of common pleas assigned to a specialized docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association; the member who is a judge of a municipal court assigned to a mental health docket of the court nominated by the President of the Association of Municipal and County Judges of Ohio; one of the members who is a judge of a municipal court assigned to a specialized docket of the court nominated by the President of the Association of Municipal and County Judges of Ohio; the member who is a prosecutor nominated by the Executive Director of the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association or the President of the Ohio Municipal Prosecuting Attorneys Association; the member who is a juvenile probation officer nominated by the President of the Ohio Chief Probation Officers Association; and one of the at-large members shall be appointed to a term that ends on December 31, 2013;

(2) The member who is a judge of a court of common pleas assigned to a juvenile family dependency treatment docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Association of Juvenile Court Judges; the member who is a judge of a court of common pleas assigned to a drug docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association; one of the members who is a judge of a court of common pleas assigned to a specialized docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association; one of the members who is a judge of a municipal court assigned to a specialized docket of the court nominated by the President of the Association of Municipal and County Judges of Ohio; the member who is a magistrate of a court of common pleas assigned to a juvenile specialized docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Association of Magistrates; the member who is a public defender nominated by the Director of the Ohio Public Defender Commission; and the program coordinator shall be appointed to a term that ends on December 31, 2014;

(3) The member who is a judge of a court of common pleas assigned to a juvenile mental health docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Association of Juvenile Court Judges; the member who is a judge of a court of common pleas assigned to a mental health docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association; the member who is a judge of a municipal court assigned to a drug docket of the court nominated by the President of the Association of Municipal and County Judges of Ohio; one of the members who is a judge of a municipal court assigned to a specialized docket of the court nominated by the President of the Association of Municipal and County Judges of Ohio; the member who is a magistrate of a court of common pleas assigned to a family dependency treatment docket of the court nominated by the President of the Ohio Association of Magistrates; the member who is an adult probation officer nominated by the President of the Ohio Chief Probation Officers Association; and one of the at-large members shall be appointed to a term that ends on December 31, 2015.

(B) Subsequent terms and reappointment Except as provided in division (A) of this rule, the term of a commission member shall be for three years. A commission member shall be eligible for reappointment, but shall not serve more than three consecutive full terms. A commission member shall be eligible for reappointment after serving three consecutive full terms, but only upon at least a one-year break in service. Abbreviated initial terms and appointments to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a full term.

(C) Judge, magistrate, and attorney vacancies

(1) If a commission member who is a judge involuntarily leaves office by reason other than Article IV, Section 6(C) of the Ohio Constitution, the member shall be disqualified and a vacancy shall occur.

(2) If a commission member who is a magistrate ceases to serve as a magistrate with an Ohio court, the member shall be disqualified and a vacancy shall occur.

(3) If a commission member who is an attorney no longer practices in Ohio, the member shall be disqualified and a vacancy shall occur.

(D) Filling of vacancies Vacancies on the commission shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments. A commission member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold the position for the remainder of that term.