Rule 4-209.3 Powers and Duties of the Coordinating Special Master

The Coordinating Special Master shall have the following powers and duties: (a) to establish requirements for, conduct, and supervise Special Master training; (b) to assign cases to Special Masters from the list provided in Rule 4-209 (b); (c) to exercise all of the powers and duties provided in Rule 4-210 when acting as a Special Master under paragraph (h) below; (d) to monitor and evaluate the performance of Special Masters and to submit a report to the Supreme Court of Georgia regarding such performance annually; (e) to remove Special Masters for such cause as may be deemed proper by the Coordinating Special Master; (f) to fill all vacancies occasioned by incapacity, disqualification, recusal, or removal; (g) to administer Special Master compensation, as provided in Rule 4-209.2 (b); (h) to hear pretrial motions when no Special Master is serving; (i) to perform all other administrative duties necessary for an efficient and effective hearing system; (j) to allow a late filing of the respondent’s answer where there has been no final selection of a Special Master within 30 days of service of the formal complaint upon the respondent; (k) to receive and pass upon challenges and objections to the appointment of Special Masters; and (l) to extend the time for a Special Master to file a report, in accordance with Rule 4-214 (a).