Circuit-wide submission rule on the official Submitting Proposed Orders page: all proposed orders in .docx; WordPerfect, Word 97 and PDF are not accepted. Individual judge pages control the channel (e-portal vs. JA email) — several judges (Healis, Craggs, Herndon, Nimeth) accept email/Word only.
Verbatim from the official page (fetched 2026-07-20): "All proposed orders must be submitted in Word (.docx) format. WordPerfect, Word 97, and PDF documents will not be accepted." AO A-2021-58 (proposed orders / e-portal authority) is the underlying administrative order referenced by judge profiles. ALWAYS check the assigned judge's page: e.g., Judge Healis — email only, "NO PDF DOCUMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED"; Judge Craggs — proposed orders are NOT accepted through the e-portal, email in Word to the JA; Judge Welke (probate) — U.S. Mail only.
All proposed orders must be submitted in Word (.docx) format. WordPerfect, Word 97, and PDF documents will not be accepted.
Reviewer note: Page + A-2021-58 PDF both fetched + hashed 2026-07-20.
16 verbatim courtroom requirements published by Judge Melanie Chase.
13 verbatim practice requirements published by John Miller.