The 4th Judicial District CFI list will be updated in June 2012. To be eligible for listing on the 4th JD CFI roster, you must be listed on the Statewide Eligibility roster.
Please review the updated Chief Justice Directives regarding CFIs, located at (CJD 04-05 and CJD 04-08). The updates have significantly changed the CFI application process. Please review Section IV, Guidelines for Appointment. It contains requirements for completion of an affidavit and subsequent background check within associated timeframes. The affidavit is located at
The 4th Judicial District will continue to use the existing CFI list until approximately June 2012 or the date that a new CFI list is provided to the district by the State Court Administrator’s Office.
If you want to be considered for the new CFI list, please email the above referenced affidavit and all required supporting documentation to the State Court Administrator’s Office, . You may enter information in the on-line affidavit form but you will need to print it to sign it and initial the section acknowledging your understanding of the requirement of the statute and Chief Justice Directives. Please note that you must attach documentation of any professional licenses and verification that the license is in good standing.Please email the completed affidavit and documentation toby 5 p.m. January 31, 2012to be considered for the June 2012 update to the 4th JD CFI list. If you miss the deadline, you may still follow the application process, but the 4th JD will not update its list again until early 2013.
After a properly completed affidavit is received by the State Court Administrator’s Office, you will receive a fingerprint card along with instructions for completing that process.
Once on the statewide eligibility roster, a CFI should submit an application, resume, and letter of interest via email to . Paper applications will not be accepted.
CJD 04 – 08 and JDF 1318 Order of Appointment were changed to:
Set forth fees for CFI testimony in conjunction with the fee cap;
Establish guidelines for appointment of CFIs;
Clarify complaint procedures;
Establish policy related to sanctions;
Eliminate referrals from a CFI for specific professionals absent such request from the parties or court;
Modify language concerning CFI’s authority to conduct certain types of evaluation or testing;
Require termination of the Order of Appointment upon the entry of the final decree or post decree orders;
Require a specific date be established for the submission of the CFI’s report; and
Address the removal of quasi-judicial immunity from the order of appointment, by stating that the CFI is acting within the authority of the court’s order so long as s/he is following a specific order of appointment to investigate and report.
The amendments to the Chief Justice Directives reflect Chief Justice Michael L. Bender’s decisions based on various recommendations submitted by the Supreme Court Standing Committee on Family Issues.
If you have questions concerning the Chief Justice Directives or the CFI application process, please contact Chad Edinger, State Court Administrator’s Office, , (303) 837-3605.