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Chapter 2 (Rules 4.10 to 4.12): direct calendaring in felony matters (Rule 4.10); arraignments and assignment for all purposes (Rule 4.11); and reassignment by the Presiding Judge (Rule 4.12).
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Chapter 2. Felony Direct Calendaring Rule 4.10. Direct Calendaring in Felony Matters Effective January 1, 2021, all felony matters will be subject to the direct calendaring system set forth in this Chapter. (Rule 4.10 new effective 1/1/21) Rule 4.11. Arraignments; Assignment for All Purposes Pre-preliminary hearing arraignments for all in-custody defendants charged in felony matters will occur in the Martinez arraignment department. Out of custody felony arraignments will occur in the location where the case is venued. All felony matters shall be directly assigned to a criminal department judge for all purposes at the time of arraignment. The Presiding Judge may delegate to the judicial officer conducting arraignments the authority to make the assignment as determined by the assignment criteria, including consideration of court resources, or the direction of the Presiding Judge. The assigned judge will oversee the case for purposes through and including trial as resources permit pursuant to Rule 4.12. (Rule 4.11 revised 1/1/24) Rule 4.12. Reassignment by Presiding Judge Nothing in these rules shall be interpreted to prohibit the Presiding Judge, or Assistant Presiding Judge or Supervising Criminal Judge if so designated by the Presiding Judge, to reassign direct-calendared felony cases as permitted by the Rules of Court. (Rule 4.12 new effective 1/1/24)
Chapter 2. Felony Direct Calendaring Rule 4.10. Direct Calendaring in Felony Matters Effective January 1, 2021, all felony matters will be subject to the direct calendaring system set forth in this Chapter. (Rule 4.10 new effective 1/1/21) Rule 4.11. Arraignments; Assignment for All Purposes Pre-preliminary hearing arraignments for all in-custody defendants charged in felony matters will occur in
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-08 (California T4 Contra Costa build 2026-10-08) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-contra-costa/docs/general/july-2026-local-rules-final_0.pdf (the court's rule book, “Local Rules of Court Effective July 1, 2026”, as fetched 2026-10-08; 24267831 bytes, sha256 580a7d67b663a29aea78edf6b7d0fffb19be65430ad0770cad9f8cb543be811e; 274 pages) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow) over the rules (PDF pages 17 to 191): each page's running header (“Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa”) and footer (a rule of underscores, “Local Court Rules – Effective July 1, 2026” and “Page N of 201”) removed as chrome; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs; Title One's heading and its first chapter heading set on their own lines, eleven rule citations the reflow broke at a line end rejoined, and six tables printed without rules set one row a line - Rule 2.40's attorney fee schedule, two cells of Guideline Attachment 1's commission chart, Attachment 2's attorney rates, Attachment 3's time summary and Attachment 4(a)'s probate calendars (18 whitespace-only fixes); Rule 2.160's local fees and the commission chart's header cells and sixth row, which the reflow read across, set as printed (three same-character fixes); the sixth row's number, in page 180's bottom band, kept (the composer's bottom_band_numbers option); no struck character (the strike report); the rules cut at the chapter headings, which reassemble them (Title Six is “Reserved”: its heading alone); proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover, the table of rule effective dates, the table of contents, the list of local court forms, the index and Appendix A (the standing orders as revised May 15, 2026, superseded by the compilation revised August 11, 2026) belong to no chapter.
Division XI: information forms for data processing (Rule 11.2); required action - action taken on all calendared cases and a future date always set (Rule 11.19); and pro tem judges - an attorney named as a plaintiff in a civil or small claims case may not sit as a judge pro-tem during the case or within six months following its resolution, nor one named as a defendant in two or more such cases (Rule 11.22). Rules 11.1, 11.3 to 11.5, 11.7 to 11.18, 11.20 and 11.21 are repealed, and Rule 11.6 (voluntary arbitration; see Local Rule 10.2) was repealed and renumbered.
Duval County's indigent-defense and magistration rules under the Texas Fair Defense Act (S.B. 7): who may be booked into the county jail and on what paper; arrest-case numbering; presentment to a magistrate within 48 hours (art. 15.16); the magistrate's warnings, counsel inquiry, interpreter duty, indigence determination and appointment of counsel within 24 hours of a request; the alternative appointment plan under art. 26.04(g)-(h) with annual applications, seven attorney categories (capital, first and second degree, third degree/state jail/misdemeanor, competency, appeals, post-conviction, extradition), CLE and experience standards, random rotation within each category, written acceptance within 48 hours, first contact by the end of the next working day, replacement and suspension of counsel, fee applications within five days of completing services and the compensation attachment ($500 pleas; $175/$150 hourly; $1,400 per jury-trial day; appellate caps); bail schedules by offense class with a personal bond office (fee $20 or 3%), pre-trial supervision and revocation hearings within two working days; arraignment settings and notice; repeal of conflicting rules.