Initial Certification

(A) Determination by section Upon the determination of staff of the Specialized Dockets Section of the Supreme Court pursuant to Sup.R. 36.23(A) that all of the following conditions exist, a court of common pleas, municipal court, or county court or division of the court that submitted an application for certification pursuant to Sup.R. 36.21(A) shall receive initial certification of the session: (1) The application is substantively complete; The application complies with the “Specialized Docket Standards” of (2) Appendix I to this rule; The judge and, if applicable, magistrate assigned to the session has (3) successfully completed an observation of a certified specialized docket identified by the section. (B) Length of initial certification The initial certification shall be effective for a period of six months or until a determination is made on final certification pursuant to Sup.R. 36.26, whichever occurs first.