In addition to our disciplinary function, the Commission has the responsibility to determine whether or not a sitting judge whose term is expiring, and who seeks a new term, is to be reappointed.  The Home Rule Act requires that the Commission file with the President a written evaluation of the judicial candidate’s performance during the term of office, and his or her fitness for reappointment to another term. 

Under the Judicial Efficiency and Improvement Act, the Commission in its evaluation is required to place a judge in one of three categories.  If the Commission evaluates the judge as “well qualified” the judge is automatically reappointed to a new 15–year term, if the Commission evaluates the judge as “qualified”, the President may, if he chooses, re-nominate the judge subject to Senate confirmation; if the Commission evaluates the judge as “unqualified”, the judge is ineligible for reappointment.