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The California Rules of Court on appeals to the Superior Court (commencing with rule 8.800) apply to the appellate division except as modified (11.1); the presiding judge of the appellate division, designated annually by the chairperson of the Judicial Council (11.2); sessions at least once each month (11.3); applications presented to the appellate division presiding judge at 11:30 a.m., by appointment only, on at least 24 hours' notice (11.5); the original trial court file used instead of a clerk's transcript in limited civil appeals (rule 8.833) and misdemeanor appeals (rule 8.863) (11.6); the official electronic recording as the record of oral proceedings (rules 8.835 and 8.868) (11.7); and participating judges - a three-judge panel under Code of Civil Procedure section 77, appeals from convictions of traffic infractions heard and decided by the presiding judge of the appellate division (11.8).
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RULE 11: APPELLATE DIVISION 11.1 Applicable Rules Except as modified by this section, the California Rules of Court on appeals to the Superior Court (commencing with rule 8.800) apply to the appellate division. (Effective 7/1/09) 11.2 Presiding Judge The presiding judge of the appellate division is designated annually by the chairperson of the Judicial Council. (Effective 7/1/93; renumbered 1/1/06; renumbered 7/1/09; revised 1/1/12) 11.3 Sessions The appellate division will convene at least once each month at a time and place designated by the presiding judge of the appellate division. (Effective 7/1/93; renumbered 1/1/06; renumbered 7/1/09; revised 1/1/12) 11.5 Applications Any applications involving matters pending before the appellate division shall be presented to the appellate division presiding judge. All applications shall be heard at 11:30 a.m., by appointment only. The appointment shall be set by calling the clerk of the appellate division. The applicant shall give opposing parties or counsel at least 24 hours’ notice of the hearing, unless the nature of the application precludes such notice, and the Court for good cause waives notice. (Effective 7/1/02; renumbered 1/1/06; revised 7/1/08; revised and renumbered 7/1/09) 11.6 Use of Court File Instead of Clerk’s Transcript A. In an appeal from a limited civil case, an appellant may elect to use the original trial court file as the record on appeal in lieu of a clerk’s transcript, pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.833. An appellant electing to use the trial court file in a limited civil appeal must provide notice of the election when designating the record on appeal, pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.831. B. In misdemeanor appeals, the Court has elected to use the original trial court file in lieu of a clerk’s transcript, pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.863. C. In infraction appeals, the Court has elected to use the original trial court file in lieu of a clerk’s transcript, pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.914. (Effective 7/1/09; revised 1/1/18) 11.7 Use of Official Electronic Recording A. In an appeal from a limited civil case in which the proceedings were officially recorded electronically in accordance with California Rules of Court, rule 8.835, the original recording or a copy prepared by the Court may be transmitted as the record of oral proceedings without being transcribed in lieu of a reporter’s transcript or settled statement if ordered by the trial court pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.837(d)(6)(A). B. In an appeal from a misdemeanor case in which the proceedings were officially recorded electronically in accordance with California Rules of Court, rule 8.868, the original of the recording or a copy prepared by the Court may be transmitted as the record of the oral proceedings without being transcribed in lieu of a reporter’s transcript or settled statement if ordered by the trial court pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.869(d)(6)(A). C. In an appeal from an infraction case in which the proceedings were officially recorded electronically in accordance with California Rules of Court, rule 8.917, the original recording or a copy made by the court may be transmitted as the record of the oral proceedings without being transcribed in lieu of a reporter’s transcript or settled statement if ordered by the trial court pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.916(d)(6)(A). (Effective 7/1/09; revised 7/1/18) 11.8 Participating Judges Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 77, appellate division cases will be heard and decided by a three-judge panel, except for appeals from convictions of traffic infractions, which will be heard and decided by the presiding judge of the appellate division. Should the presiding judge of the appellate division be unavailable, the most senior judge of the appellate division will hear and decide an appeal from conviction of a traffic infraction. (Effective 1/1/12; revised 1/1/16)
RULE 11: APPELLATE DIVISION 11.1 Applicable Rules Except as modified by this section, the California Rules of Court on appeals to the Superior Court (commencing with rule 8.800) apply to the appellate division. (Effective 7/1/09) 11.2 Presiding Judge The presiding judge of the appellate division is designated annually by the chairperson of the Judicial Council. (Effective 7/1/93; renumbered 1/1/06
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-09 (California T4 Napa build 2026-10-09) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-napa/docs/general/local-rules-effective-january-1-2026.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover “Local Rules Effective 1/1/26”, as fetched 2026-10-09; 1160403 bytes, sha256 59a4b9c75779cee0fc7cfd9117a7ca5fd4fecfacf7ff354754e0f717151b6f86; 74 pages) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow) rule by rule - the eleven rules (PDF pages 7; 8 to 15; 16 and 17; 18 to 20; 21; 22 to 29; 30 to 44; 45; 46 to 49; 50 to 56; 58 and 59), each beginning at the top of a page: each page's running header (“Superior Court of California, County of Napa”) and footer (the page number) removed as chrome; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs; no struck run on any of the 74 pages (review/strike-report-2026-10-09.txt); 9 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: Rule 2.4's list of the Criminal Courthouse's courtrooms, Rule 6.11's attorney fee schedule rows and the history note that closes Rule 4.7, each set back to a line of its own as the page prints them, and one line of Rule 7.10(A)(2) the reflow broke inside a sentence set back to a space; the vertical-gap, short-line and false-break audits find no other); 1 same-character fix (build/book-captions.json: Rule 2.14 A's chart of the case types for which the Court provides an official court reporter set as printed by rows - the header, then each case type with its answer on a line of its own); proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover, the list of currently effective rules, the table of contents, the list of local forms, Appendix A (locating a qualified private child custody evaluator) and the index belong to no card. Review note: The book prints no Rule 11.4: its list of currently effective rules names Rule 11.4 (1/1/26) and its index names "Briefs (Appellate Division) 11.4", while the part runs from Rule 11.3 to Rule 11.5 and its table of contents lists no 11.4.
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.