Section 2.02 - Duties and Authority(A) DutiesThe Commission on Appointment of Counsel in Capital Cases shall do all of the following:
(1) Prepare and notify attorneys of the procedures for obtaining from the commission certification for appointment as counsel for indigent defendants in capital cases pursuant to Appt.Coun.R. 3.01 through 3.05;(2) Maintain a list of attorneys certified for appointment as counsel for indigent defendants in capital cases pursuant to Appt.Coun.R. 3.01 through 3.05 and post the list on the website of the Supreme Court;(3) Monitor the performance of attorneys appointed as counsel for indigent defendants in capital cases pursuant to Appt.Coun.R. 5.02 and 5.03 and the result and status of those cases;(4) Promulgate best practices for the representation of indigent defendants in capital cases and disseminate those best practices appropriately;(5) Recommend to the Supreme Court amendments to the Rules for Appointment of Counsel in Capital Cases or any other rule or statute relative to the defense or appeal of capital cases;(6) Consider any other issues the commission deems necessary to assist the Supreme Court and its staff regarding the appointment of counsel in capital cases.(B) AuthorityThe commission has no independent policy-setting authority.
Ohio R. Appt. Coun. Cap. Cases 2.02