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Rules 10-100 to 10-107: the Appellate Division's jurisdiction over appeals for writs, infractions, misdemeanors and limited civil cases (California Rules of Court, Rule 8.800) (10-100); the Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division, to whom all motions and ex parte applications are presented, the panel of three judges and two alternates, and regular sessions on the third Thursday of each calendar month at 4:00 p.m. (Code of Civil Procedure, section 77), not reported by a court reporter (10-101); the record on appeal - the original trial court file on election in limited civil appeals (rules 8.833 and 8.831) and in lieu of a clerk's transcript in misdemeanor (Rule 8.863) and infraction (Rule 8.914) appeals (10-102); free transcripts with a current financial declaration and, for a reporter's transcript, a colorable need (10-103); official electronic recordings designated as the record of the oral proceedings by stipulation or order (Rules 8.835(c), 8.837(d), 8.868(c), 8.869(5), 8.915(a)(2) and 8.916(b)), the stipulation attached to the designation (10-104); briefs - one (1) original, up to fifteen (15) pages under Rules 8.706 and 8.204 (briefs of five pages or less without the index and table of authorities, Rule 8.205), and no notice of late filing for a People v. Wende brief (10-105); and appointed counsel in misdemeanor appeals (California Rules of Court 8.851) (10-106).
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RULE 10 APPELLATE DIVISION 10-100. JURISDICTION (Eff. 07/01/17) The Appellate Division of the San Joaquin Superior Court has jurisdiction over all appeals for writs, infractions, misdemeanors and limited civil cases arising out of the courts in San Joaquin County. General rules applicable to the Appellate Division proceedings are set forth in California Rules of Court, Rule 8.800, and et seq. (Eff. 07/01/17) 10-101. JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENT AND SESSIONS (Eff. 07/01/23) A. The Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division shall supervise the business of the department. All motions, including ex parte applications for orders, shall be presented to the Presiding Appellate Judge. The Presiding Appellate Judge may act on routine matters, or may schedule a motion or other matters for hearing before the panel at his or her discretion. B. The panel is composed of three judges, including the Presiding Appellate Judge. Two additional judges are assigned as alternate panel members. C. Regular sessions of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court shall be set for hearing on the third Thursday of each calendar month at 4:00 p.m. in the department of the Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division. The business and operations of the Appellate Division shall be conducted pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure, section 77. D. The appellate division sessions shall not be reported by a court reporter. (Eff. 07/01/15) 10-102. RECORD ON APPEAL (Eff. 07/01/15) A. Under California Rules of Court, rules 8.833 in an appeal from a civil limited case, an appellant may elect to use the original trial court file as the record on appeal. B. An appellant in an appeal in a civil limited case, electing to use the original trial court file as set out in subsection A, must file and serve the notice of election within the same time limits for designation of record set out in California Rules of Court, Rule 8.831. C. Under California Rules of Court, Rule 8.863 in misdemeanor appeals, the court elects to use the original trial court file in lieu of a clerk’s transcript. D. Under California Rules of Court, Rule 8.914 in infraction appeals, the court elects to use the original trial court file in lieu of a clerk’s transcript. (Eff. 07/01/15) 10-103. REQUESTS FOR FREE CLERK OR REPORTER’S TRANSCRIPT (Eff. 07/01/15) A. All requests for a free clerk or reporter’s transcript on appeal shall be accompanied by a current financial declaration. B. A request for a free reporter’s transcript will be granted only on a showing of a colorable need for the transcript. (Eff. 07/01/15) 10-104. USE OF OFFICIAL ELECTRONIC RECORDING (Eff. 07/01/23) A. Under California Rules of Court, Rule 8.835(c), in a civil limited appeal, the parties, by a filed written stipulation or on order of the trial court under California Rule of Court, rule 8.837(d), may designate the original of an official electronic record of the trial court proceedings, or a copy of the electronic recording made by the court, as the record of the oral proceedings, without being transcribed, and in lieu of a reporter’s transcript or settled statement. B. Under California Rules of Court, Rule 8.868(c), in a misdemeanor appeal, the parties, by a filed written stipulation or on order of the trial court under California Rule of Court, Rule 8.869(5), may designate the original of an official electronic recording of the trial court proceedings, or a copy of the electronic recording made by the court, as the record of the oral proceedings, without being transcribed, and in lieu of a Reporter’s transcript or settled statement. C. Under California Rules of Court, Rule 8.915(a)(2), in an infraction appeal, the parties by a filed written stipulation or an order of the trial court under California Rules of Court, Rule 8.916(b), may designate the original of an official electronic recording of the trial court proceedings, or a copy of the electronic recording made by the court, as the record of the oral proceedings, without being transcribed and in lieu of a reporter’s transcript or settled statement. D. If an appellant elects to use an official electronic recording, the stipulation must be attached to the original designation. (Eff. 01/01/23) 10-105. BRIEFS (Eff. 07/01/15) A. Each party shall present one (1) original at the time of filing. Briefs not exceeding fifteen (15) pages in length shall be prepared, served and filed as provided by Rules 8.706 and 8.204 of the California Rules of Court, except that briefs of five pages or less may omit the topical index and table of authorities required by Rule 8.205. If an appellant’s opening brief pursuant to People v. Wende in adult criminal appeals is filed, the clerk will not send a notice of late filing. (Rev. 1/1/2022) 10-106. APPOINTED COUNSEL (Eff. 07/01/15) Under California Rules of Court 8.851, in a misdemeanor appeal, if a defendant was represented by appointed counsel in the trial court and meets the standards of appointed, they are entitled to counsel once the judgment has been rendered. (Eff. 07/01/15) 10-107. [10-107 Repealed 01/01/18]
RULE 10 APPELLATE DIVISION 10-100. JURISDICTION (Eff. 07/01/17) The Appellate Division of the San Joaquin Superior Court has jurisdiction over all appeals for writs, infractions, misdemeanors and limited civil cases arising out of the courts in San Joaquin County. General rules applicable to the Appellate Division proceedings are set forth in California Rules of Court, Rule 8.800, and et seq. (Eff
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-10 (California T4 San Joaquin build 2026-10-10) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-san-joaquin/docs/2026-06/Local Rules eff. 7-1-26.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover “Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin LOCAL RULES – Eff. July 1, 2026”, as fetched 2026-10-10; 1668255 bytes, sha256 2395f1c945c810c9e4104959200fae9e0b55aac1ead336e7b61a246cce5b08e3; 152 pages) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow) in one run over PDF pages 10 to 130 (Rules 1 to 10), cut at each rule's heading (“RULE 1 GENERAL” to “RULE 10 APPELLATE DIVISION”) and, in Rule 4, at its part headings (“PART TWO – DECEDENT ESTATES” to Part Nine) into 18 cards: each page's running header (“Superior Court of California” / “for the County of San Joaquin”) and its page number removed as chrome (363 items on the 121 pages); lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs; no struck run on any of the 152 pages (review/strike-report-2026-10-10.txt); 4 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: Rule 3-105's title, run into its first sentence, set on its own line as printed; the titles of Rules 3-111 and 7-102.5, which the composition broke before their last printed line, rejoined; and in Rule 5-411 the paragraph gap the page prints after “outlined by” kept as a line break); the vertical-gap, short-line and extra audits (review/book-audits-2026-10-10.txt) find no other, each item they list read against its page; no same-character fix; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover (the bench: “Judges of the Superior Court” and the commissioners), the table of contents (pages 2 to 9), the Local Form List (pages 131 to 142) and the index (pages 143 to 152) belong to no card. Review note: Carried as printed: Rule 10-101's heading dates it 07/01/23 and its closing note 07/01/15; and Rule 10-106's "meets the standards of appointed".
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.