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Rule 2 (Rules 2.0 to 2.11): the departments and official hours (Rule 2.0); the official newspaper (Rule 2.1); photographing, recording and broadcasting in court facilities (Rule 2.2); trial court records (Rule 2.3); advertising, insufficient funds checks and the Local Committee on the Elimination of Bias (Rules 2.4 to 2.6); the format of papers, courtesy copies (for papers filed fewer than 7 court days before the hearing, lodged on the day of filing; for papers e-filed 7 or more court days before, those a court division requires no later than 2 court days after e-filing), facsimile filing and the drop box (Rule 2.7); vexatious litigants (Rule 2.8); judges' vacation day (Rule 2.9); fees for court services and products under CRC 10.815 (Rule 2.10); and the E-Filing and E-Service Rules - Designated Cases, exclusions, format, signatures and electronic titles, vendors, filing fees, e-service and its effect, and orders served by the Court (Rule 2.11).
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2 Administration of the Superior Court 2.0 Departments of the San Francisco Superior Court. There are as many departments of this Court as there are judicial officers. The Departments include the Presiding Judge, Law and Motion, Real Property Court, Juvenile, Criminal, Traffic, Family, Civil, Probate, and Complex. The Presiding Judge will from time to time designate the classes of cases to be handled in the several courtrooms and designate the related departments. A. Official Hours. The official hours of the San Francisco Superior Court are determined by the Presiding Judge and posted at the clerk’s offices at each facility and on the Court’s website. B. Civil Courthouse Sessions. A daily calendar of cases will be posted outside each Courtroom. C. Criminal Court Sessions. Criminal and Traffic department calendars are posted outside the Court clerks’ office, Hall of Justice, Room 101, and outside each Courtroom. 2.1 Official Newspaper and Publisher. A. The San Francisco Daily Journal, a newspaper of general circulation, published in the City and County of San Francisco, is designated an official newspaper of the Superior Court. B. The Court Executive Officer is the official publisher of the Court’s rules pursuant to CRC 10.613. 2.2 Photographing, Recording, and Broadcasting in Court Facilities. A. Definitions. As used in this rule: 1) “Courtrooms” means the actual courtroom of any individual judicial officer including any attached foyers, offices, conference rooms, chambers, and non-public/secured hallways. 2) “Photography” or “Photographing” means recording a still or moving likeness, regardless of the method used, including by digital or photographic methods. 3) “Recording” means the use of any analog or digital device to aurally or visually preserve a still or moving likeness. 4) “Broadcasting” means a visual or aural transmission of Photography or Recording, by any method, including any electronic transmission or transmission by sound waves. B. Courtrooms. Photographing, Recording, and Broadcasting proceedings in courtrooms are subject to CRC 1.150. C. Non-courtroom areas. Photographing, Recording, and Broadcasting in areas outside of courtrooms are subject to the following: 1) In order to protect the safety and privacy of minors, all forms of Photography and Recording are prohibited in the following areas: a. The 4th Floor of the Civic Center Courthouse (except for public events in the Rotunda which have been officially approved by the Court); and b. Anywhere in the Juvenile Justice Center unless otherwise authorized by the City and County of San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department. 2) In order to protect the safety and privacy of jurors, all forms of Photography and Recording are prohibited in the following areas: a. The jury assembly room, any jury deliberation rooms, and any criminal grand jury proceeding in the Civic Center Courthouse; and b. The jury assembly room and any jury deliberation rooms at the Hall of Justice. 3) In order to protect the safety and privacy of court personnel, all forms of Photography or Recording are prohibited in the following areas: a. All clerk offices, all clerk windows, and all employee work areas in each courthouse, including the Civic Center Courthouse, the Hall of Justice, the Polk Street Annex (also known as the Community Justice Center), and the Juvenile Justice Center; and b. The self-help center at the Civic Center Courthouse. D. Sanctions. Any violation of this rule or an order made under this rule is subject to CRC 1.150(f). 2.3 Trial Court Records. A. Official Trial Court Records. The following are the official Court records for the particular proceedings in this Court. 1) Civil Proceedings: register of actions. 2) Criminal Proceedings: misdemeanors and felony matters: docket Infraction matters: citation. B. Maintenance of Trial Court Records. Dockets or registers of actions may be maintained by means of photographing, microphotographing, or mechanically or electronically storing the whole content of all papers or records, or any portion thereof as will constitute a memorandum, necessary to the keeping of a docket or register of actions so long as the completeness and chronological sequence of the records are not disturbed. Such photograph, microphotograph, microphotographic film or photocopy must be made in a manner and on paper or film in compliance with the minimum standards of quality approved by the National Bureau of Standards. 2.4 Advertising Matters in Court. No written advertising including that on calendars may be displayed in any courtroom. 2.5 Insufficient Funds Checks. The Court charges a redeemed check fee (bail/fine) on insufficient funds checks. Papers requiring a filing fee may be stricken if payment is tendered by an insufficient funds check or invalid check. Such checks received by the Superior Court may be referred to the District Attorney for prosecution or may be prosecuted civilly. 2.6 Local Committee on the Elimination of Bias. A. Policy. The Court is dedicated to eliminating explicit and implicit bias in all court proceedings and to providing equal justice. In all court interactions, except where such conduct is relevant to the issues in the courtroom proceeding, the court and its judicial officers and employees shall refrain from engaging in conduct and shall take action to prevent others from engaging in conduct that exhibits bias, including but not limited to, bias based on age, ancestry, color, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and any other classification protected by federal or state law, including Government Code section 12940(a) and Code of Judicial Ethics, canon 3(B)(5), whether that bias is directed toward counsel, court staff, witnesses, parties, jurors, or any other person. The court, judicial officers and court employees may consider such classifications only if necessary or relevant to the proper exercise of their adjudicatory or administrative functions. Each judicial officer should ensure that courtroom interactions are conducted in a manner that is fair and impartial to all persons. Each judicial officer shall ensure that all orders, rulings, and decisions are based on the sound exercise of judicial discretion and the balancing of competing rights and interests and are not influenced by stereotypes or biases. (Standards of Judicial Administration (“SJA”) Standard 10.20.) B. Local Committee on Elimination of Bias (“the Committee”). The Presiding Judge shall appoint a standing committee in consultation with the Court’s Executive Committee and the Executive Director of BASF, of seven or more members, at least three of whom are not members of the Court. To ensure compliance with SJA, Standard 10.20(b)(1), the Court’s Executive Committee shall solicit recommendations for Committee members from the minority, women, and LGBTQ bar associations and from organizations representing persons with disabilities. C. Complaint Procedure. 1) Complaints against court employees must be submitted in writing to either the direct manager of the employee, the Chief Operations Officer for the Criminal and Traffic Divisions, the Chief Operations Officer for the Civil, Unified Family, and Probate Divisions, or the Chief Executive Officer of the Court. 2) Complaints against judicial officers must be submitted in writing to either the judicial officer’s direct supervising judge, the Presiding Judge of the Court, or the Commission on Judicial Performance. 3) For additional information regarding the complaint process, please see the Administrative page under General Information on the Court’s website, https://sf.courts.ca.gov/. 2.7 Presentation and Filings of Court Papers. A. Format of Papers. See CRC 1.200, 2.100-2.119, 3.1110-3.1116. In addition, parties must redact barcodes from documents that are conventionally filed. B. Courtesy Copies. Courtesy copies are required for any filed document requiring court review, action, or signature. Provide courtesy copies in paper format, properly tabbed and bound, to the appropriate department. Determine the correct department by checking the court’s website. 1) Timing Unless a different deadline is required in the local rules pertaining to a specific court, department or division, or in an order shortening time, parties must lodge courtesy copies of any papers as follows: For all papers filed by Conventional filing, courtesy copies required by a court division must be lodged at the time of filing. For all papers filed fewer than 7 court days before the hearing, parties must lodge courtesy copies on the day of filing. For papers filed by E-filing 7 or more court days before the hearing, courtesy copies required by a court division must be lodged no later than 2 court days after the date of E-filing. 2) Location Unless a different location is required in the local rules pertaining to a specific court, department or division, parties must deliver the courtesy copies to the department in which the matter will be heard. 3) Format Courtesy copies must be in paper format, unless specifically permitted otherwise by the judge hearing the matter. 4) Contents Courtesy copies must include any supporting documents filed with the Papers. If the Papers challenge the sufficiency of a pleading already on file, the moving party must also supply a courtesy copy of that pleading. For papers filed by E-filing, all courtesy copies must include the relevant Transaction Receipt. For any papers requiring signature under penalty of perjury of any person and E-filed pursuant to CRC 2.257(b), the party must supply a courtesy copy of the signed document. With prior court approval, parties may provide copies of voluminous exhibits on electronic media (e.g., a USB device). 5) Consequences Failure to lodge courtesy copies of moving Papers as required by statute, rule or court order may, in the discretion of the judicial officer presiding over the hearing, result in denial of the motion, continuance of the hearing, or taking the motion off calendar. Failure to lodge courtesy copies of opposition Papers as required by statute, rule or court order may, in the discretion of the judicial officer presiding over the hearing, result in the granting of the motion or continuance of the hearing. Failure to lodge courtesy copies of reply Papers as required by statute, rule or court order may, in the discretion of the judicial officer presiding over the hearing, result in the reply Papers not being considered. C. Facsimile Filing. The Court does not accept direct filing of fax documents under CRC 2.304. Facsimile produced documents may not be transmitted for filing directly to any fax machine owned or operated by the Court or clerk’s office. In order to be filed with the Court, all facsimile produced documents must be presented for filing at the filing window or by mail. All required fees must be paid at the time of filing. D. Drop Box. Pursuant to CRC 2.210, the Court’s drop boxes for filings are available. For additional information, please see the Court’s website, https://sf.courts.ca.gov/. 2.8 Application by Vexatious Litigant to File Complaint. A person who has been found to be a vexatious litigant and is subject to a prefiling order pursuant to CCP § 391.7(a) may apply to the Presiding Judge for leave to file a complaint pursuant to CCP § 391.7(a). The application for such leave must be in writing and must be accompanied by: A. A copy of the proposed complaint. B. A declaration set forth: 1) The court name and number of all prior actions which the applicant previously has filed against each defendant named in the proposed complaint and the disposition of each such action; 2) The reasons the proposed complaint has merit; 3) The applicant’s reasons why leave to file the proposed complaint is not requested for the purposes of harassment or delay; and 4) A proposed order with a blank to be completed by the Presiding Judge indicating that the application is granted or denied, and a second blank indicating the amount of security, if any, that must be furnished for the benefit of the defendant(s) as a condition of filing the proposed complaint, pursuant to CCP § 391.7(b). C. If the application is granted and the applicant furnishes the required security, the application, all supporting papers and the order granting the application must be filed by the clerk. If the application is denied, or if the application is granted upon the condition that security be furnished and the applicant fails to furnish the required security, the application, all supporting papers and the order, initialed by the Presiding Judge or the clerk, must be returned to the applicant. 2.9 Judges’ Vacation Day. A judge’s vacation day is defined as follows: “A day of vacation for a judge of the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, is an approved absence from the Court for one full business day. Absences from the Court listed in CRC 10.603(c)(2)(H) are excluded from this definition.” 2.10 Fees For Certain Court Service or Products. Pursuant to CRC 10.815, the Court may charge a reasonable fee not to exceed the Court’s cost of providing the following products and services: forms, information materials, publications, off-site retrieval and return of documents to the off-site storage facility, and postage. These fees shall be published in the Court’s fee schedules. 2.11 E-Filing & E-Service Rules. A. Definitions. 1) “Clerk” means the clerk of the Superior Court, County of San Francisco. 2) “Conventional” and “Conventionally” when modifying service or filing mean service and filing of documents pursuant to the CCP and CRC absent these E-Filing Rules, i.e. using paper format. 3) “Designated Case” means single assignment cases, complex cases, all general civil cases (with the exception of small claims cases), misdemeanor appeals, misdemeanor writs, ex parte applications involving misdemeanor convictions, probate cases, family law dissolution cases (no other family law cases are Designated Cases), CARE Court cases, any case in which the parties have stipulated and the Court has designated that the case will be governed by these E-Filing Rules, any case designated by Court Order pursuant to CRC 2.253 and any other cases designated by the Court under these E-Filing Rules. A case provisionally complex pursuant to CRC 3.400(c), or otherwise designated by a party as complex, is not a Designated Case until such time as the Court enters a classification order pursuant to CRC 3.403. A matter becomes a Designated Case as of the date it is so designated. 4) “E-Document” means an electronic version of a document. 5) “E-File” and “E-Filing” mean submitting documents to the Court for filing by electronic means. 6) “E-Service” – Electronic transmission of an original document to all other designated recipients directly, by an agent, or via a court approved Vendor’s system. (See CRC 2.251.) Upon the completion of any transmission to the Vendor’s system, a Transaction Receipt is issued to the sender. Once the Vendor has served all recipients, proof of electronic service will be available to the sender from Vendor. “Transaction Receipt” means a confirmation that is transmitted to a registered User after a registered User has submitted a transaction to the Court through a Vendor. The Transaction Receipt displays the date and time the transaction was submitted by the registered User through the Vendor. 7) “User” – Any party or non-party to a Designated Case who has not been excluded. 8) “Vendor” means a private entity approved by the Court to provide electronic filing and service. The Court is not a Vendor. Vendors provide E-Service. The Court does not provide E-Service. B. Scope. These rules govern the filing and service of all documents in all Designated Cases. C. E-Filing of Pleadings and Other Documents 1) In all Designated Cases, all papers to be filed must be E-Filed. All papers relating to a pleading or request for an order (e.g. notice of demurrer, request for judicial notice, memorandum of points and authorities and proposed order) must be E-Filed together in a single transaction. 2) During hearings or trials, motions, memoranda, and matters presented to the Court in writing for decision may be served in open court in hard copy form. These items and proofs of service must be E-Filed no later than the Close of Business on the court day following service by hand in open court, and the electronic proof of service must reference the date originally served in open court. 3) In all Designated Cases, a motion to file documents under seal and all related papers must be E-Filed. The redacted and un-redacted (conditionally sealed) documents must be E-Filed in the same transaction. Courtesy copies of the conditionally sealed document(s) must be lodged with the assigned department. 4) Please see E-filing Special Instructions, located on the Court’s website, https://sf.courts.ca.gov/online-services/e-filing/e-filing-special-instructions, for more details. D. Exclusion From E-Filing and E-Service Requirements. 1) Papers filed in any case not identified as a Designated Case. 2) Self-represented parties and non-parties are excluded from the requirements of these E-Filing Rules but are encouraged to comply with them voluntarily. Self-represented parties and nonparties must be served Conventionally, unless the self-represented party or non-party agrees, in writing, or otherwise consents to accept E-Service. 3) All parties must Conventionally file the initiating document for the following types of Designated Cases: Small Claims, Unlawful Detainer, Forcible Detainer, Civil Harassment except for Gun Violence Petitions, Name/Gender Change, Labor Appeals, Qui Tam cases (entitled “Under Seal v. Under Seal”), False Claims Act, Judgments related to Sister State, Confession, Labor and Summary, Petition For Authority To Give Consent For Medical Treatment, and Actions for Recovery of Covid Rental Debt: Residential. 4) All parties in Designated Cases must Conventionally file the following types of documents: Writs, Abstracts, Out of State Commissions, Certificate of Facts Re: Unsatisfied Judgments, Unlawful/Forcible Detainer Summonses, Claims of Right to Possession, Undertakings and Rent Deposits, Bonds, Order of Examinations, Cover Sheet for Declaration of COVID-19 Related Financial Distress, and Application to Prevent Forfeiture Due to COVID-19 Rental Debt. 5) Documents that are three-dimensional objects, information that can only be stored on physical media other than paper, or other documents not readily susceptible to E-filing may be filed or lodged Conventionally in accordance with the direction of the Court. A notice of such filing must be E-Filed and E-Served. 6) Documents in any Family Law Dissolution Case that Must be Conventionally Filed. The following documents must be Conventionally filed by (i) bringing an original and two sets of photocopies to the filing window located in Room 402 of the Civic Center Courthouse, (ii) placing an original and two sets of photocopies in the secure drop box located in the Civic Center Courthouse, or (iii) mailing an original and two sets of photocopies to the Court. Notwithstanding the following list, Requests for Domestic Violence Restraining Orders and proposed Temporary Restraining Orders may be filed electronically. a. Ex Parte Applications for Order and all documents in support thereof; b. Orders to Show Cause and Affidavits for Contempt; c. Applications for Order for Publication or Posting; d. Challenges Filed Under CCP 170.1, 170.3, or 170.6; e. Proposed Orders (including proposed Stipulated Orders and proposed Findings and Order After Hearing); f. REQUESTS TO ENTER DEFAULT (FL-165); and g. Default, Uncontested, and True Default Judgment packets. 7) Counsel or parties in a Designated Case may apply to be excused from E-Filing Rules. The Court may grant such an application if the party establishes that compliance with the E-Filing Rules would pose an undue hardship or cause significant prejudice. A represented party seeking to be excused from E-Filing Rules must file either an ex parte application for relief or a Request for Exemption from Mandatory Electronic Filing and Service, (Judicial Council Form EFS-007). The request must be heard in the department to which the case is assigned (or the Department of the Presiding Judge if the case has not been assigned). The applicant must appear at the hearing. The application must be accompanied by a proposed order and a declaration under penalty of perjury setting forth with specificity the undue hardship or significant prejudice that the applicant asserts would result from compliance with the E-Filing Rules. Judicial Council Form EFS-007 must be accompanied by Judicial Council Form EFS-008, Order of Exemption from Mandatory Electronic Filing and Service. After the ex parte hearing, the applicant must serve written notice on all other parties of the Court’s ruling. E. Retroactive Effect of Designation. If, due to a rule change, a case comes within the definition of a Designated Case after initiation, counsel and parties will not be required to re-file, re-serve, or translate into electronic format any previously filed and served documents. The judge assigned to a Designated Case may order the parties to E-File papers previously Conventionally filed. F. Format of E-Filed Documents. The format of all E-Documents must comply with CRC 2.100 et seq., the rules governing formatting of paper pleadings. G. Signatures on E-Filed Documents. Signatures on E-Documents must comply with CRC 2.257. H. Electronic Title of Documents. The document title entered on the Vendor system must match exactly the title in the caption of the E-Document. I. E-Filing of Documents Through Vendors 1) All E-Filings must be filed through a Vendor. Users must enter into a standard service agreement during the registration process that will govern all transactions completed within the scope of these E-Filing Rules in addition to additional features that Users may but are not required to use in connection with the E-filing and/or E-service of documents through the Vendor. 2) The Court Executive Officer will provide current and potential Vendors all information reasonably necessary to develop a bid to render the services to implement these rules. J. Responsibility for Redaction The responsibility for redacting personal identifiers and privileged or confidential information rests solely with counsel and the parties. The Clerk will not review each pleading or other paper for compliance. The Court may impose sanctions for violation of these requirements. K. Assignment of Username and Password. The Vendor will assign to the party’s designated representative a confidential username and password. No attorney or party representative may knowingly or recklessly authorize or permit his/her username or password to be utilized by anyone other than the authorized attorneys or employees of the attorney’s law firm. L. Obligation to Keep Information Current. Each represented party must furnish that party’s electronic service address on the first occasion that the party E-Files any paper. Each party can have only one e-service address in each case. The case-specific E-Service address must specify the party. The E-Service address for entities designated for courtesy service can be provided to the Vendor but will not become a part of the Court’s service list. A party whose E-Service address changes while the action or proceeding is pending must promptly E-File a notice of change of E-Service address or Judicial Council Form EFS 010, Notice to Change Electronic Service Address, with the court and must serve this notice on all other parties or their attorney(s) of record. An E-Service address is presumed valid for a party if the party files E-Documents with the court from that address and has not filed and served notice that the address is no longer valid. M. Confirmation of Receipt of Lodged and Filed Documents. Vendor is hereby appointed agent of the Clerk as to the E-filing, receipt, service and/or retrieval of any document in the E-File system. Vendor must promptly send Users confirmation of the receipt of any document that Users have transmitted to Vendor for filing or lodged with the Clerk. Such confirmation must indicate the date and time of receipt stated in Pacific Time. The Clerk will review the document and transmit to the Vendor confirmation that the document has been reviewed, accepted, or rejected by the Clerk. The Clerk will electronically endorse any document accepted for filing in accordance with CRC 2.259(e), or will promptly transmit the Clerk’s notice of rejection or amendment to the User through Vendor. N. User Technical Problems. 1) In the event that a User is temporarily unable to E-File due to technical problems, the User should follow procedures set forth by the Court. The Court may establish policies and procedures for Users to follow when requesting an extension of time due to technical problems; otherwise, such requests may be made by ex parte motion. The Clerk, pursuant to established policies and procedures in effect at that time, may determine whether a User has complied with established policy and procedures entitling User to an extension of time. 2) The User may alternatively file by faxing documents and attachments to the Vendor. Vendor must then convert those documents to electronic form, file them with the Clerk, and serve designated parties as provided. Users filing via facsimile through the Vendor will be charged fees reflecting Vendor’s then current published rates for filing and service in this manner. O. User Error or Vendor Technical Problems. If E-Filing or E-Service does not occur due to (1) error in the transmission of the document to Vendor or served party which was unknown to the sending party, (2) Vendor’s improper failure to process the electronic document, (3) a party’s erroneous exclusion from the service list, or (4) other technical problems experienced by the Vendor, then the User affected may be granted an extension for any response or the period within which any right, duty, or other act must be performed, provided the User demonstrates that he or she attempted to E-File or complete service on a particular day and time. The Court may establish policies and procedures for the way in which a User may demonstrate he or she attempted to E-File or complete service on a particular day and time. The Clerk, pursuant to established policies and procedures in effect at that time, may determine whether a User has complied with established policy and procedure entitling User to an extension of time. P. Payment of Statutory Filing Fees. Vendor is hereby appointed as the agent of the Clerk with respect to collecting statutory filing fees for any electronically filed document. Each User must pay all required filing fees for electronically filed documents to Vendor. Vendor will invoice each User monthly for the total amount of such filing fees. Vendor must remit filing fees to the Clerk. At such time, those fees are the sole property of the Clerk of the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. All requests for refunds of filing fees must be addressed to the Clerk and may be submitted electronically in the manner prescribed by the Clerk. Fees charged by a vendor will not be refunded by the Court. Q. E-Service of Documents and Proof of Service. 1) Users must E-Serve all E-Filed documents on all parties. Users may E-Serve other documents not E-Filed. This Rule does not modify the obligations of service as set forth in the CCP. 2) A party may choose to serve documents required to be E-Filed under these Rules by means in addition to E-Service, but not instead of E-Service, unless otherwise provided by rule or order. The time for response to documents shall be the earlier of those attributable to the various means of service. 3) The Transaction Receipt is a valid proof of service if it complies with CRC 2.251(e)(1) and CCP § 1013(a). A proof of service page may be attached to the last page of any E-Filed and E-Served document. Proof of service may be accomplished by: (a) stating the necessary information on the last page of any E-Filed and E-Served document; or (b) filing a separate document. If the proof of service is filed as a separate document, it must include: a caption page including the case name and number; a reference to the Transaction Receipt; and a title identifying the documents served. 4) Documents served by hand in open court during trial (including motions, memoranda of points & authorities and other matters presented to the Court in writing for decision) may be served Conventionally. The document and proof of service must be E-Filed before the Close of Business on the court day following service by hand in open court. In addition, the E-Filed proof of service must reference the date the document was originally served in open court. 5) During an ongoing hearing or trial, motions with jurisdictional time limits including motions for new trial, motions JNOV, motions to quash service for personal jurisdiction, any notice of appeal, and petitions for writs may be served Conventionally. The Court’s service copy of any petition to the Court of Appeal for extraordinary relief must be E-Served. R. Effect of E-Service. The E-Service of a document is effective service on all Users. The filing and service provisions of CCP § 1010.6 and CRC 2.251 apply. S. E-Filing and Service of Orders and Other Papers by Court. The Court will electronically transmit, deliver, or serve documents in accordance with CCP § 1010.6(d). Adopted: July 1, 1998 Last Revised: July 1, 2026
2 Administration of the Superior Court 2.0 Departments of the San Francisco Superior Court. There are as many departments of this Court as there are judicial officers. The Departments include the Presiding Judge, Law and Motion, Real Property Court, Juvenile, Criminal, Traffic, Family, Civil, Probate, and Complex. The Presiding Judge will from time to time designate the classes of cases to be hand
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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.