Rule 12-1.01 Definitions

As used in this Court Operating Rule 12, except as required by the context, the following terms mean:

(a) “Chair,” the chair of the Judicial Finance Commission;

(b) “Commission,” the Judicial Finance Commission;

(c) “Commission Counsel,” the general counsel of the commission;

(d) “Petitioner,” any local governing body responsible for funding a circuit court that brings a petition seeking review of the proposed budget of that circuit court before the commission or any other entity authorized by statute to bring a petition seeking review before the commission;

(e) “Pleading,” any complaint, answer, reply, application, protest, petition for review, or motion;

(f) “Presiding Officer,” the chair, vice chair or other member of the commission presiding at a meeting, hearing, or proceeding before the commission;

(g) “Respondent, ” the entity against which the petition is filed; and

(h) “Vice chair,” the vice chair of the commission.