EDCR 1.33

The chief judge may assign the judges of the district to specialized case types in the court for 2-year terms as needed. The assignments may provide for rotation of the judges among the various case types. In making the assignments, the chief judge shall request the district judges to recommend the assignments and shall take into account the desires of each individual judge. However, the final selection is left to the discretion of the chief judge. Assignments may be made as follows:

(a) Civil, criminal: judges as needed;

(b) Business court: at least 3 judges who have experience as a judge or practitioner in “business matters” as defined in EDCR 1.61(a);

(c) Constructional defects: judges as needed;

(d) Drug court, mental health court, civil commitments, competency, TAP/OPEN, MAT veterans’ court, gambling court, DAAY court, etc.: judges as needed;

(e) Overflow: judges as needed;

(f) Family civil domestic: judges as needed;

(g) Family juvenile: judges as needed;

(h) Guardianship: judges as needed;

(i) Probate: judges as needed;

(j) Medical malpractice court or professional negligence: judges as needed; and

(k) Any other specialty assignments: judges as needed.