Judge Richard Y. Lee's standing trial procedures for jury and non-jury trials (Department W15): nothing is delivered to the courtroom before trial; a joint trial binder (pleadings, joint statement of the case, joint witness and exhibit lists, controverted issues, stipulations, trial briefs, motions in limine); a joint exhibit binder; certified deposition transcripts; witnesses and scheduling; court reporters; jury instructions and special verdict forms; the court's jury selection method; jury fees; multiple counsel; and pandemic-era protocols.
California > Fourth Appellate District > Orange County > Superior Court of California, County of Orange > Department W15
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE - CENTRAL JUSTICE CENTER TO ALL PARTIES SET FOR TRIAL STANDING TRIAL PROCEDURES (JURY AND NON-JURY) HON. RICHARD Y. LEE TO EACH PARTY AND TO THE ATTORNEY(S) OF RECORD FOR EACH PARTY: All parties are ordered to familiarize themselves with all aspects of this Standing Trial Order and Trial Procedures For Trial. DO NOT deliver to the courtroo
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-29 (California T3 Orange build 2026-09-29) from BenchPath custody ca/t3/ca-orange/dept/W15__directory__civil__limited-unlimited-civil__calendars__civil__genpolicy__lee__StandingOrder.pdf (379058 bytes, sha256 78e2d48858e29fe02bba19791accf6782e965a9f6f13b0a9144f09d24d6bbc1f; 8 pages) - the court's own posted PDF, a scan: transcribed by eye from the rendered page images, every page read against the image; a local machine reading (RapidOCR) served only as a second reader for a word-level diff, every difference classified and checked on the page; every quotation mark, apostrophe and dash checked in full-resolution crops; file stamps, handwritten dates and pages not transcribed are recorded in bracketed notes; printed irregularities are kept as printed. Attached to Judge Richard Y. Lee: the document names the judicial officer, and the court's Judicial Officers page lists Judge Richard Y. Lee in Department W15. The caption prints “COUNTY OF ORANGE - CENTRAL JUSTICE CENTER” although Department W15 sits at the West Justice Center, as printed.
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.
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