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The order (Misc. No. 2026 - 18; dated May 1, 2026 and, as to cases in which Judge Kathy Ciuffini is disqualified, May 4, 2026; filed May 4, 2026): cases wherein judges are recused or disqualified re-assigned pursuant to the order unless otherwise ordered by the court - a table by judge disqualified or recused, type of case, and where the case goes. Judge Jennifer L. Giuliani [Department 1], civil limited, civil unlimited and civil minors compromise cases, to Judge Robert S. Burns [Department 2], then by rotation [D6], [D10], [D5], and Judge Burns's to Judge Giuliani, then by rotation [D6], [D10], [D5]; Commissioner Mark Skinner [Department 3], family support, restraining orders and traffic, to Judge Kendra D. Weber [Department 4], then by rotation [D5], [D10], and Judge Weber's family law cases to Commissioner Skinner, then by rotation [D5], [D10]; Judge Ismael E. Rodriguez [Department 5], criminal misdemeanors, felony and writ petitions, to Judge Marianne C. Gilbert [Department 6], then by rotation [D9], [D7], [D10]; Judge Gilbert, probate, guardianships, conservatorships, probate minor’s compromise, civil UD, commercial residential and residential foreclosure, and prison cases - civil to Judge Rodriguez, then by rotation [D1], [D2], and prison to Judge Rodriguez, then by rotation [D7], [D8], [D10]; Judge Melissa R. D’Morias [Department 7], criminal felony, Care Court and writ petitions, to Judge Kathy Ciuffini [Department 8], then by rotation [D5], [D10], and Judge Ciuffini's criminal felony and writ petitions to Judge D’Morias, then by rotation [D5], [D10]; Judge Risé A. Donlon [Department 9], juvenile delinquency, juvenile dependency and adoptions - delinquency to Judge Jim A. Trevino [D10], then Judge D’Morias [D7], and dependency to Judge Trevino [D10], then Giuliani [D1]; Judge Trevino [Department 10], criminal felony, conflict 602s and 300s, Collaborative Treatment Justice Court and writ petitions, to Judge Donlon [Department 9], then by rotation [D5], [D7]; and a situation not specifically covered by the order determined at the discretion of the Presiding Judge.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF KINGS FILED MAY – 4 2026 NOCONA SOBOLESKI. CLERK OF COURT SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF KINGS DEPUTY ALL SUPERIOR COURT STAFF STANDING ORDER RE: REASSIGNMENT OF CASES INVOLVING DISQUALIFICATIONS AND RECUSALS AND NON-STIPULATION TO COMMISSIONERS Misc. No. 2026 - 18 Cases wherein judges are recused or disqualified shall be re-assigned pursuant to the following standing order, unless otherwise ordered by the court: JUDGE DISQUALIFIED OR RECUSED | TYPE OF CASE | GOES TO Judge Jennifer L. Giuliani [Department 1] | Civil Limited / Civil Unlimited / Civil Minors Compromise | Judge Robert S. Burns [Department 2] Then by rotation [D6], [D10], [D5] Judge Robert S. Burns [Department 2] | Civil Limited / Civil Unlimited / Civil Minors Compromise | Judge Jennifer L. Giuliani [Department 1] Then by rotation [D6], [D10], [D5] Commissioner Mark Skinner [Department 3] | Family Support / Restraining Orders / Traffic | Judge Kendra D. Weber [Department 4] Then by rotation [D5], [D10] Judge Kendra D. Weber [Department 4] | Family Law | Commissioner Mark Skinner [Department 3] Then by rotation [D5], [D10] Judge Ismael E. Rodriguez [Department 5] | Criminal - Misdemeanors / Felony / Writ Petitions | Judge Marianne C. Gilbert [Department 6] Then by rotation [D9], [D7], [D10] Judge Marianne C. Gilbert [Department 6] | Probate / Guardianships / Conservatorships / Probate Minor’s Compromise/ Civil UD / Commercial Residential & Residential Foreclosure / Prison | Civil - Judge Ismael E. Rodriguez [Department 5] Then by rotation [D1], [D2] Prison - Judge Ismael E. Rodriguez [Department 5] Then by rotation [D7], [D8], [D10] Judge Melissa R. D’Morias [Department 7] | Criminal - Felony / Care Court / Writ Petitions | Judge Kathy Ciuffini [Department 8] Then by rotation [D5], [D10] Judge Kathy Ciuffini [Department 8] | Criminal - Felony / Writ Petitions | Judge Melissa D’Morias [Department 7] Then by rotation [D5], [D10] Judge Risé A. Donlon [Department 9] | Juvenile Delinquency /Juvenile Dependency /Adoptions | Delinquency – Judge Jim A. Trevino [D10] Then Judge Melissa R. D’Morias [D7] Dependency – Judge Jim A. Trevino [D10] Then Giuliani [D1] Judge Jim A. Trevino [Department 10] | Criminal – Felony / Conflict 602s & 300s / Collaborative Treatment Justice Court / Writ Petitions | Judge Risé A. Donlon [Department 9] Then by rotation [D5], [D7] NOTE: If a situation arises that is not specifically covered by this Order, such reassignment(s) will be determined at the discretion of the Presiding Judge. Dated: May 1, 2026 Kathy Ciuffini, Presiding Judge It is so ordered as to cases in which Judge Kathy Ciuffini is disqualified. Dated: May 4, 2026 Melissa R. D’Morias, Assistant Presiding Judge
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF KINGS FILED MAY – 4 2026 NOCONA SOBOLESKI. CLERK OF COURT SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF KINGS DEPUTY ALL SUPERIOR COURT STAFF STANDING ORDER RE: REASSIGNMENT OF CASES INVOLVING DISQUALIFICATIONS AND RECUSALS AND NON-STIPULATION TO COMMISSIONERS Misc. No. 2026 - 18 Cases wherein judges are recused or disqualified shall be re-assigned purs
Reviewer note: Transcribed 2026-10-15 (California T4 Kings build 2026-10-15) by eye from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-kings/docs/general/2026-18-standing-order-re-reassignment-cases-involving-disqualifications-and-recusals-and-non-stipulation-commissioners-updated-2026_0.pdf (565444 bytes, sha256 f6aa2ecacef74278f717cf835f4596221034e62c24a85acc27df604974ce0ccc; 1 page, a scanned page image with an invisible OCR text layer - not the card's source): read on the page image rendered at 200 dpi (vision/img/so2618-p01.png) and checked against a RapidOCR reading of the image (at 200 dpi) and the file's own invisible OCR text layer for the same page, never published: of the transcription's 447 words, 81 6-word windows were not found in a reading, in 13 spans - 11 spans split into consecutive pieces each found (the court name, the clerk's stamp and the party block, which the readings interleave; the caption title's lines and the Misc. No. set at its right; and the table's cells, which the readings take in another order) and 2 spans read again on the page image and found as transcribed (vision/check-log.txt; evidence/vision-check-2026-10-15.log, evidence/vision-explain-2026-10-15.log). Not part of the text: the caption's column of closing parentheses and the rule that closes the party block; the table's rules and the grey shading of its heading row; the fill-in rules of the two Dated lines and the two signature rules; the handwritten signatures above the printed names of the Presiding Judge and the Assistant Presiding Judge and the deputy clerk's handwritten signature on the stamp's rule before “DEPUTY”; scan specks, a faint scanner line along the right edge and a tinted band along the foot of the page; the page prints no running header, page number, pleading-paper line numbers or footer text, and the order has no footnotes. The clerk's FILED stamp (“FILED”, the stamped date “MAY – 4 2026”, the clerk's name and title, the court and county lines and “DEPUTY”) is given as one block after the court name; the two handwritten dates on the Dated lines, “May 1, 2026” and “May 4, 2026”, are transcribed. The party block and the three-line caption title are each one line, “Misc. No. 2026 - 18”, printed at the right of the title's first line, follows the title, and the table (a heading row and ten rows, three columns) is given one line per row with its cells separated by “ | ”, a cell's printed lines joined with one space. The transcription's closing note, which describes the page, is not published. Review note: The order prints no effective date: it is dated May 1, 2026 and, as to cases in which Judge Kathy Ciuffini is disqualified, May 4, 2026, and filed May 4, 2026 - the filing date is given as its date. Its table places Commissioner Mark Skinner in Department 3, Judge Kendra D. Weber in Department 4, Judge Ismael E. Rodriguez in Department 5 and Judge Risé A. Donlon in Department 9; the court's Location & Contact Info page (read 2026-10-15) lists “Department 3 - Judge Kendra D. Weber”, “Department 4 - Commissioner Mark Skinner”, “Department 5 - Judge Risé Donlon” and “Department 9 - Pro Tems”, and names no Judge Rodriguez.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.