Loading…
The written trial procedures of Department 503, Judge Jon M. Skiles: morning trial sessions at 8:30 a.m. for counsel and 9:00 a.m. for jurors, lunch at 12:00 p.m., the afternoon session at 1:30 p.m., afternoon recess at 4:30 on Mondays and 3:15 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, trial dark on Fridays, and a 15 minute break in the middle of the morning and afternoon sessions; counsel responsible for the appearance of witnesses - no witnesses available is equivalent to resting - and excused witnesses not subject to recall unless requested by counsel or for good cause (Evidence Code Section 778); a joint list of prospective witnesses in alphabetical order on one side of a single piece of paper, with 30 copies for jury selection; jury instructions and verdict forms before the first witness is called, the CACI numbers on a separate page, packets of unobjected and objected instructions, and each objection's legal basis in writing; generally 21 prospective jurors seated for voir dire, Code of Civil Procedure section 222.5 strictly enforced and challenges for cause expressed in the hallway behind the courtroom; a Joint Statement re Trial Time Limits - the hours per party, a witness list with the hours of direct examination, and the hours of cross-examination - no less than five (5) days before the trial date or pretrial conference; exhibits pre-marked in numerical order, 5 sets from each proponent or one if joint, no part of an exhibit received, and a list of exhibits by number; cell phones not turned on without permission; speaking objections not permitted; unusual legal issues raised in advance; the stipulations on presence and on the admonition at separation (CCP 611); a mini-opening preferred, or a jointly filed statement of the case; and the court willing to assist with settlement.
California > Fifth Appellate District > Fresno County > Superior Court of California, County of Fresno > Department 503
Judge Jon M. Skiles - Department 503 Judge Jon M. Skiles Clerk: Jenny Xiong Telephone: (559) 457-6320 Fax: (559) 457-1624 Attendance Morning trial sessions will commence at 8:30 a.m. for counsel and 9:00 a.m. for jurors. A lunch break will be taken at 12:00 p.m. The afternoon session will commence at 1:30 p.m. Afternoon recess will be taken at 4:30 on Mondays and 3:15 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and T
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-14 (California T4 Fresno build 2026-10-14) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-fresno/pages/divisions__civil__general-trial-procedures.html (the page as fetched 2026-10-14; 669216 bytes, sha256 ee7c68abd21d3cac8b28eaaf76668f8a6865c97e2b9057712407239ac99ed5dc) with the Orange HTML composer (compose-site.py, the Judicial Council theme's area): the article's content sections (section.jcc-section), news bodies (div.jcc-news-full) and title banners (div.jcc-hero; the first banner's heading, the page title, is chrome) - the site header, menus, breadcrumb and footer lie outside them; each block starts a line and each table cell is set on its own line; chrome removed: 1 item (the page title); proof (the multiset of non-space characters equals the containers' text less chrome and scripts) passes. The page prints the written trial procedures of four civil trial departments, each under an accordion heading that names the judge and the department; this card is lines 78 to 118 of the page's 165 composed lines, from the heading “Judge Jon M. Skiles - Department 503” to the line before the next heading (build/trial_depts.py: the page's two opening lines and the four blocks, joined in order, give back the composed page byte for byte). Attached to Judge Jon M. Skiles: the card is Department 503's, where the court's Judicial Assignments page seats Judge Jon M. Skiles. Review note: The court's Judicial Assignments page seats “Jonathan Skiles” in Department 503 (Unlimited Civil Trials); the Judicial Council's roster read 2026-10-14 does not list him.
1 verbatim requirement on judge preferences.
20 verbatim requirements on judge preferences.
1 verified requirement in this section
Verified requirements for Judge Jon M. Skiles unlocks with a Single Report ($29) or Professional ($99/month) — create a free account to preview the dossier first.
Unlock free →0 checklist steps in this section
Verified the action checklist unlocks with a Single Report ($29) or Professional ($99/month) — create a free account to preview the dossier first.
Unlock free →