(A) An applicant interested in a judicial vacancy may access the Judicial Vacancy Application, forms, instructions, and other information on the Attorney Services Division portal. The application, including any attachments, and the personal data sheet, the Fair Credit Reporting Act Disclosure Statement, and the Waiver of Confidentiality must be completed and submitted through the Attorney Services Division portal on or before the deadline set by the chairperson in the public notice which shall be not later than 21 days prior to the date of the public hearing. An applicant may edit or add information to the application and any forms up to the date and time the application is due. After the deadline for submission of the application, no edits or additions may be made to the application or any forms.

   (B) An applicant for any judicial vacancy may be investigated to, among other things, verify the accuracy of information provided. An investigation of each applicant is conducted by the Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation (AOCP), and the results are submitted to the Judicial Nominating Commission. The scope of the AOCP's investigation may include citizenship, residency, age, credit, taxes, education, employment, civil litigation, criminal litigation, law enforcement litigation investigation and criminal charges, admission to the practice of law, service in the U.S. Armed Forces, or disciplinary action by any judicial conduct commission or state bar association of any jurisdiction. The commission may screen applicants for further investigation or for interviewing.

   (C) Any applicant's name forwarded to the Governor shall be accompanied by the application, personal data sheet, and results of any investigation conducted on behalf of the commission. The personal data sheet is a confidential communication between the commission, its staff, and the applicant, and shall not otherwise be made public.

Rule 1(B) amended December 21, 1994. Renumbered and codified as § 1-601, effective July 18, 2008; § 1-601(A) amended December 22, 2010, effective January 1, 2011; § 1-601(A)-(D) amended November 14, 2012; § 1-601 amended April 8 and 22, 2026, effective May 1, 2026; § 1-601(A) amended July 22, 2026 .