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Rule 4-209.1. Special Masters
(a) The Supreme Court shall select and maintain a limited pool of
qualified lawyers to serve as Special Masters. The names of those so
selected shall be placed on a list maintained by the Supreme Court and
shall be published annually in a regular State publication. Although
not mandatory, it is preferable that a lawyer so selected shall only
remain on such list for five years, so that the term may generally be
considered to be five years. Any lawyer whose name is removed from such
list shall be eligible to be selected and placed on the list at any
subsequent time.
(b) Training for Special Masters is required, subject to the terms of
this Rule. Special Masters shall attend one Special Master training
session within twelve months after selection by the Supreme Court to
serve as Special Master. The Special Master training shall consist of a
minimum of a six hour planned session conducted by ICJE or ICLE with
input from the Office of General Counsel, the Respondents Bar and the
Supreme Court of Georgia. Special Masters who fail to attend such a
minimum training session shall periodically be removed from
consideration for appointment in future cases. Failure to attend such a
training session shall not be the basis for a disqualification of any
Special Master, as such qualifications shall remain in the sole
discretion of the Supreme Court. Attorneys who are serving as Special
Masters at the time this Rule is amended to require Special Master
training shall be exempt from the provisions of this subparagraph;
however, they are encouraged to participate in such training sessions.
(c) The Special Masters may be paid by the State Bar of Georgia from
the general operating funds on a per case rate to be set by the Supreme
Court.
(d) On or before the first day of March of each year, the Supreme Court
may set the amount to be paid to the Special Masters during the fiscal
year beginning the first day of July of that year, which rate shall
continue until the conclusion of the fiscal year of the State Bar.