(1) Every Circuit and District Judge shall, when at all possible, issue a written judgment or order in all civil actio ns which have been submitted for final adjudication within ninety (90) days from the date the action was taken under submission. (2) Where a report, findings, or recommendations of a commissioner or hearing officer are required by statute or rule as a prer equisite to an order or judgment by the Circuit or District Court the same shall be filed within ninety (90) days of the conclusion of the trial or hearing at which the commissioner or hearing officer presided. (3) Every Circuit and District Judge shall at the end of every month certify in writing to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court all cases which have been submitted for final adjudication for longer than ninety (90) days and have not been adjudicated and certify in writing to the Chief Justice of th e Supreme Court the reason for the delay. (4) Any District or Circuit Judge who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to removal by the Judicial Retirement and Removal Commission.
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