The definitions provided by section 51-44a of the General Statutes govern the interpretation and application of sections 51-44a-1 to 51-44a-21, inclusive, of these regulations. In addition, and except as otherwise required by the context:

1. (1) "Candidates for judicial office" means persons who have submitted complete applications for consideration for appointment as a judge and judges who have submitted completed applications for reappointment to the same court or appointment to a different court.
2. (2) "Commission" means the Judicial Selection Commission of the State of Connecticut.
3. (3) "Commissioner" means a person appointed to serve as a member of the commission when acting as such.
4. (4) "Chair" means the commissioner elected to preside at all meetings and any hearing of the commission pursuant to section 51-44a of the General Statutes. The members of the commission may, by vote, designate a vice chair or another commissioner to serve as chair in the event the commissioner elected chair is for any reason unable to serve.
5. (5) "Interview" means the portion of the commission procedures, as authorized by section 51-44a of the General Statutes, in which the commission meets with and interviews a candidate for judicial office.
6. (6) "Preliminary examination" means the procedure used by the commission, including any background investigation; public comment; comment from the Connecticut Bar Association Judiciary Committee, the Judicial Branch Chief Court Administrator, the Statewide Grievance Committee, and any report and recommendation from the Judicial Review Council; applications and related documents submitted to the commission; and an interview of a candidate by which the commission makes a decision whether or not to recommend a candidate for consideration for judicial appointment or to conduct a hearing as provided in section 51-44a (e) of the General Statutes.
7. (7) "Hearing" means the proceedings by which the commission makes further inquiry concerning an incumbent judge following a preliminary examination, as provided in section 51-44a (e) of the General Statutes.

(Effective December 22, 1994)