The Judicial Council shall have the following duties: (1) To make a continuous study and survey of the administration of justice in this State, and of the organization, procedure, practice, rules and methods of administration and operation of each and all of the courts of the State, whether of record or not of record, and of each and all of the agencies, boards, commissions, bodies and officers of the State having and exercising quasi-judicial functions and powers; (2) To receive and to consider and, in its discretion, to investigate criticisms and suggestions pertaining to the administration of justice in the State; (3) To collect, compile, analyze and publish statistical and other information concerning the work of the courts of the State and such other information as the Council may prescribe from time to time; and (4) To recommend to the General Assembly or to the courts of the State or to any officer or department of the State, either upon request or upon the Council's own motion, such changes in the law or in the rules, organization, operation or methods of conducting the business of the courts, and of each and all of the agencies, boards, commissions, bodies and offices of the State having and exercising quasi-judicial functions and powers, or with respect to any other matter pertaining to the administration of justice, as it may deem desirable.
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