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Chapter 10 (Rules 10.01 to 10.07): the local rules for civil, family law, probate and criminal actions applicable to all juvenile dependency proceedings except to the extent of a conflict (10.01); a weekly master calendar for dependency proceedings, detention hearings at 8:15 AM daily or 8:30 AM on the master calendar day with notice to the Calendar Coordinator by no later than 3:00 PM on the court day before (by 12:00 PM (noon) for a hearing at any other time), and ex parte matters at 8:30 AM or 1:30 PM daily under Local Rule 3.03 (10.02); competent counsel under Rule 5.660, appointment of counsel for parents and guardians on request in open court or to the Supervising Clerk of the Civil/Juvenile Division, counsel for children, the appointment panel with proof of training at least once every three years, special appearances discouraged, compensation under the current MOU, and client complaints in writing to the Presiding Judge (10.03); Youth Empowerment Siskiyou designated as the Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program, advocates appointed on request and sworn, education advocates, CASA Reports served not later than five calendar days prior to the hearing (or through the attorney’s pickup box with a Notice of Filing CASA Report by mail), section 388 petitions served under Code of Civil Procedure §§1011, 1012, or 1013, and calendar priority for CASA matters (10.04); the dependency mediation program of Family Court Services at 411 Fourth Street, Yreka - referrals by the Judge of the Juvenile Court or by a party’s “Request for Mediation” form, additional participants made known to the Mediator no less than twenty-four (24) hours prior, strict confidentiality, and children, incarcerated parents and alleged victims of abuse (10.05); and Welfare & Institutions Code §827 and Rule 5.552, which restrict access to dependency information (10.07).
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CHAPTER 10: JUVENILE DEPENDENCY RULES 10.01 General Applicability of the Siskiyou County Local Rules of Court to Juvenile Dependency Proceedings Except to the extent that there may be a conflict with this Chapter, the Local Rules pertaining to civil, family law, probate and criminal actions are incorporated herein by this reference as though fully set forth at length, and are hereby made applicable to all juvenile dependency proceedings in the Siskiyou County Superior Court. Rule 10.01 amended and renumbered effective July 1, 2024; previously adopted as Rule 16:01 effective July 1, 1997; amended and renumbered effective July 1, 2002; previously renumbered as Rule 10:01 effective January 1, 2022. 10.02 Calendar Matters A. Dependency Master Calendar The Court maintains a weekly master calendar for dependency proceedings. However, cases assigned to that calendar may be subject to calendar change. B. Detention Hearings in Dependency Proceedings In general, detention matters in dependency cases will be set for hearing at 8:15 AM daily, except on the master calendar day when they will be set at 8:30 AM. It is the responsibility of the detaining agency to give notice to the Court’s Calendar Coordinator of any detention matter to be heard on the master calendar, by no later than 3:00 PM on the court day before the hearing. If a dependency detention matter must be heard at any time other than as set forth in this Rule, the detaining agency must give notice to the Court’s Calendar Coordinator by no later than 12:00 PM (noon) on the court day before the proposed hearing, so that the Coordinator can reserve a bench officer, a reporter, and security personnel. It is the responsibility of the detaining agency to give timely notice of the date and time of any detention hearing to the Supervising Clerk of the Civil/Juvenile Division, as well as to all parties and to all counsel who may have been appointed. (Subd B. amended effective July 1, 2024. C. Ex Parte Applications in Dependency Proceedings Local Rule 3.03 regarding ex parte applications, including the date, time, and manner of notice, applies to proceedings in the Juvenile Court. Unless otherwise directed by the Court’s Calendar Coordinator, ex parte proceedings in dependency matters are to be set and noticed for hearing at 8:30 AM or 1:30 PM daily, except on the regularly scheduled master calendar day when ex parte matters will be heard during the master calendar. No matter may be presented for ex parte consideration by the Court, except on a showing of good cause, without prior notice to, or waiver by, counsel for each party in accordance with these Rules, with the exception of applications by counsel for funding for investigators or expert consultants, or other matters as may be authorized or required by law. Rule 10.02 amended and renumbered effective July 1, 2024; adopted as Rule 16.02 effective July 1, 1997; amended effective July 1, 2008 and January 1, 2019; previously renumbered as Rule 10:02 effective January 1, 2022. 10.03 Attorneys Representing Parties in Dependency Proceedings A. Adoption of Rule This Rule is adopted to comply with Rule 5.660(a) of the California Rules of Court. (Subd A. amended effective July 1, 2024. B. Competency of Counsel; Required Experience And Education; Standards of Representation; and Caseload Guidelines 1) Competency of Counsel. Every party in a dependency proceeding who is represented by an attorney is entitled to competent counsel as defined by Rule 5.660(d)(1) of the California Rules of Court. 2) Experience and Education of Counsel. An attorney seeking appointment as counsel for a party or parties in dependency proceedings must meet the experience and education standards set forth by Rule 5.660(d)(3) of the California Rules of Court. 3) Standards of Representation. An attorney representing a party or parties in dependency proceedings, and the agents of that attorney, are expected to meet the standards of representation set forth in Rule 5.660(d)(4) of the California Rules of Court. 4) Caseload Guidelines. Pursuant to Rule 5.660(d)(6) of the California Rules of Court, the attorney for a child in a dependency matter must adopt caseload management practices that allow for effective performance of the duties required by CRC Rules 5.660(d)(3) and 5.660(d)(4), referenced above. C. Appointment of Counsel for Parents and Guardians 1) Applications. Applications by parents and guardians who seek appointed counsel in dependency proceedings must be presented by oral request in open court, or by oral or written request to the Supervising Clerk of the Civil/Juvenile Division. 2) Appointment. Upon application, or on its own after finding good cause, the Court will appoint either a private attorney or law firm to represent parents and guardians. D. Appointment and Responsibilities of Counsel for Children 1) Appointment. Pursuant to Rule 5.660(b) of the California Rules of Court, the Court will appoint either an individual attorney or firm in private practice to represent children in dependency proceedings. 2) Appointment Not Required. An attorney for a child need not be appointed if the Court finds, in any given case, that the child would not benefit from counsel because the circumstances described in CRC Rule 5.660(b)(1) apply to that child. In such case, the record will reflect the Court’s findings. 3) Responsibilities of Counsel for Children. An attorney for a child or children in dependency matters is specially charged with the duties and responsibilities set forth in Welfare & Institutions Code §317(e) and Rule 5.660(d)(4) of the California Rules of Court. E. Other Appointment Matters 1) Appointment Panel. Attorneys for children and other parties in dependency proceedings will be appointed by the Court from a panel or panels maintained by court administration; said panel or panels will be comprised of attorneys or law firms that meet the requirements set forth in CRC Rule 5.660(d)(3) and these Local Rules. At least once every three years, any attorney who has been appointed to the panel must submit satisfactory proof to the Court of his/her compliance with the mandatory training education requirements set forth in CRC Rule 5.660(d)(3). The supervising Judge of the Juvenile Court may, from time-to-time and at his/her discretion, require further evidence of the competency of attorneys who seek to be included on the panel or panels from which dependency appointments are made. 2) Notification of Appointment. The Court will contact appointed attorneys when there is a detention hearing. Paragraph 2) amended effective July 1, 2024. F. Special Appearances Because the qualifications of attorneys who represent parties in juvenile dependency matters are regulated by W&I Code §317.6, and CRC Rule 5.660(d), special appearances on behalf of attorneys who have been appointed pursuant to W&I Code §317(d) are discouraged, especially in contested matters. Special appearances will be permitted in the following circumstances only: 1) with the Court’s permission, upon a showing of good cause; or 2) when the matter is calendared only for setting of a future court date (e.g., for setting a continuance or a contested hearing), in which case counsel making a special appearance must know and be prepared to stipulate to the available dates of appointed counsel. (Subd F. amended effective July 1, 2024. G. Compensation and Claims 1) Compensation. Appointed attorneys or agencies will be reasonably compensated for their services and expenses, according to rates and schedules listed in the current MOU signed by the Presiding Judge. 2) Client Complaints. Complaints by or questions from a party in a dependency hearing or the caregiver for a minor party, regarding representation by that party’s attorney, will be addressed as follows: (a) Initial Referral. Complaints or questions will be referred initially, for informal resolution, to the agency, attorney, or law firm appointed to represent the party. Paragraph (a) renumbered effective July 1, 2024; previously adopted and numbered G.3) effective January 1, 2022. (b) Formal Resolution. If the party was not represented by an appointed agency, attorney, or law firm, or if the issue remains unresolved after referral to the appointed agency, attorney or law firm, the party may submit his/her complaint or question, in writing, to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court. In most cases, the Court will utilize one of the following procedures to resolve the matter: Paragraph (b) renumbered effective July 1, 2024; previously adopted and renumbered G.4) effective January 1, 2022. • Conduct its own review of the complaint or question, and take appropriate action if required; or Reformatted effective July 1, 2024; previously numbered G.4)(a) effective January 1, 2022. • Appoint a panel of three (3) attorneys, not associated with the particular case, to review and comment on the complaint or question and report its findings and recommendations to the Court. The Court then may accept or reject the recommendations of the review panel, or conduct its own review, thereafter taking whatever appropriate action it determines is necessary. Reformatted effective July 1, 2024; previously numbered G.4)(b) effective January 1, 2022. H. Information Received by the Court Concerning the Child or the Child’s Interests If the Court receives information from some person other than the attorney for a child, regarding any interest or right of the child, the Court may provide that information to the child’s attorney and direct the attorney to investigate the matter further and to report his/her findings to the Court. If the child has no attorney and such information is brought to the Court’s attention, the Court may appoint an attorney for the child for the purpose of investigating and reporting on the information. Rule 10.03 amended and renumbered effective July 1, 2024; previously adopted as Rule 16.03 effective July 1, 1996; amended effective July 1, 2008 and January 1, 2019; previously renumbered as Rule 10:03 effective January 1, 2022. 10.04 Court-Appointed Special Advocate Program A. Designation of the Local CASA The organization “Youth Empowerment Siskiyou” is designated as the Court-Appointed Special Advocate (“CASA”) program for Siskiyou County. This designation will remain in effect until terminated or modified by the presiding judge of the Superior Court. The designated CASA program must report regularly to the Superior Court with evidence that it is operating under the guidelines established by the National CASA Association and by Rule 5.655 of the California Rules of Court. The designated CASA program’s mailing address is P.O. Box 1337, Yreka CA 96097. (Subd A. amended effective July 1, 2024. B. The Advocate Program 1) Request for Appointment. A request for appointment of a child advocate in dependency proceedings may be made orally or by written application in open court, or ex parte by any interested person, or by the Court on its own motion. After approval by the Court, the referral shall be forwarded to the CASA program’s office for screening and assignment. When an appropriate advocate has been selected by CASA, CASA must submit its selection to the Court for review and appointment. 2) Officer of the Court. An advocate is an officer of the Court and is bound by these Rules. Each advocate will be sworn in by a Superior Court Judge before beginning his/her duties, and must subscribe to the written oath required by the Court. The duties and responsibilities of a child advocate are set forth in Welfare & Institutions Code §356.5. 3) Specific Duties. The Court will, in its initial order of appointment and/or in subsequent orders, specifically delineate the advocate’s duties in each case. Such duties may include conducting an independent investigation of the circumstances of the case; interviewing and observing the child as well as other individuals where appropriate; reviewing pertinent records and reports; and recommending visitation rights for the child’s grandparents, siblings, and other relatives. The advocate shall report the results of his/her specific duties directly to the Court. 4) Required Reporting of Child Abuse. A CASA advocate is a mandated child abuse reporter with respect to the case to which he/she has been assigned. [CRC Rule 5.655(d)(2).] 5) Advocate’s Right to Timely Notice. The designated CASA organization shall be given timely notice, by the moving party, of any motion concerning a child for whom a CASA advocate has been appointed. 6) Advocate’s Right to Appear and be Represented. An advocate has the right to be present and to be heard at all court proceedings involving the subject child, and to accompany the child into chambers for conferences. The advocate will not be subject to exclusion by virtue of the fact that he/she may be called to testify at some point in the proceedings. An advocate has the right to appear with counsel and to request court-appointed counsel if the need arises. 7) Visitation Throughout Dependency and Delinquency. The advocate must visit the child regularly until the child is in a permanent placement. Thereafter, the advocate must monitor the case, as is appropriate, until it is dismissed. C. Education Advocacy; Release of Information to Education Advocate 1) Appointment. The Court, upon the request of any interested person or upon its own motion, may order the appointment of a specific suitable person from the CASA Program to serve as an education advocate in a designated juvenile dependency case. 2) Duties. The appointed Education Advocate shall act as an education consultant to the Court and the Human Services Department in the matter of the designated case. 3) Access to Information. The appointed Education Advocate shall have access to all information contained in the Court’s file, as well as all information in the possession of the Department of Human Services relating to the subject case. 4) Reporting. The Education Advocate shall report to the Court either through the Department or through any CASA who may be appointed as advocate for the subject child. D. Service of CASA Reports The CASA Reports required by Welfare & Institutions Code §102(c)(1) must be served as follows: 1) Time and Manner of Service. Not later than five calendar days prior to any hearing at which a CASA Report will first be considered, copies of that Report must be served on all counsel of record, on the Department of Human Services/Adult and Children’s Services, and on any party to the proceeding not represented by counsel. (Note: the Court favors personal service of the Report over service by mail.) 2) Alternative Service of Reports. If a CASA Report cannot be served on an attorney within the time established by this Rule and if the Clerk of the Civil/Juvenile Court maintains a pickup box for that attorney, then CASA may serve the Report by depositing it in the pickup box maintained by the Clerk for that attorney. Service in this manner will not be deemed complete unless CASA has complied with the requirements of the Local Rules. This alternative method of service is authorized by the Court in consideration of the non-profit and volunteer status of "Choices for Children". Paragraph 2) amended effective July 1, 2024. 4) Simultaneous Service of Notice by Mail. Whenever CASA delivers a CASA Report to a party’s attorney by use of the attorney’s pickup box maintained by the Clerk of the Court, CASA must immediately serve upon that same attorney, by postage-prepaid first-class mail, a document entitled "Notice of Filing CASA Report" which states the caption of the cause and its case number, and further states that the Report has been placed in said pickup box. This Notice will be required only if the Report so delivered is filed with the Court. 5) Limitations On the Privilege. The service privilege described by these Rules extends to service of CASA Reports only. Paragraph 5) amended effective July 1, 2024. E. Service of W&I Code Section 388 Petitions If a CASA advocate files a petition pursuant to Welfare & Institutions Code §388, such petition must be served according to the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure §§1011, 1012, or 1013. (Subd E. amended effective July 1, 2024. F. Proof of Service of CASA Documents A proof of service indicating the method of service must accompany any document filed by a CASA advocate in Juvenile Court proceedings, including CASA Reports. G. Calendar Priority for CASA Matters Because CASA advocates are providing volunteer services for the benefit of the Court as well as for the children for whom they advocate, proceedings at which the CASA advocate appears will be granted priority on the Court’s calendar whenever it is feasible to do so. Rule 10.04 amended and renumbered effective July 1, 2024; previously adopted as Rule 16:04 effective July 1, 1996; amended effective July 1, 2008 and January 1, 2019; previously renumbered as 10:04 effective January 1, 2022. 10.05 Dependency Mediation A. A. Designation of Dependency Mediation Program This Court has established a mediation program for dependency matters. The dependency mediation program operates under Family Court Services, located at 411 Fourth Street, Yreka, CA 96097. B. B. Mediation Services Provided Services provided by the Court’s mediation program include mediation, as well as independent meetings when appropriate. 1) Mediator’s Review. The Mediator is authorized to review the documents in the Court’s file prior to any mediation session. (The Mediator will not draw conclusions of fact during the review process.) 2) Pre-Mediation Session. The Mediator may first meet with agency and party representatives, to begin fact-finding and issue development. These representatives might include attorneys for the parents and children; employees of Adult and Children’s Services; Court Appointed Special Advocates; and when appropriate, the child welfare representative for a Native American tribe. 3) Mediation; and Independent Meetings. The Mediator may conduct mediation sessions with the parents and other interested persons who are involved in the case. When appropriate, the Mediator may meet with individual family members, interested persons, and agency representatives. Any such independent meetings will be conducted in a manner that promotes neutrality. 4) Mediation Agreement. When appropriate, the terms and conditions of a mediation agreement may be reflected in a memo from the Mediator, or may be reduced to a writing signed by appropriate parties to the agreement and their respective counsel. Only written and fully approved mediated agreements may be presented to the Court for its approval and issuance of orders in compliance with the terms and conditions of the agreement. 5) No Agreement. If no agreement is reached in mediation, the Mediator may file a memo with the Court indicating failure of the parties to reach an agreement; the memo will include any additional information that the parties have agreed can be made known to the Court. If no agreement has been reached, the Mediator will not make any recommendations to the Court. C. Referrals to Mediation 1) Referrals in General. Referrals to mediation may take place after the filing of a petition pursuant to Welfare & Institutions Code §301, and/or in any other proceeding pursuant to W&I Code §301, and/or in any other dependency matter that might benefit from mediation. Referrals to mediation will be made primarily by the Judge of the Juvenile Court. Cases will be referred to mediation along the continuum of the dependency court process, and will remain subject to mediation throughout that process. Cases generally will not be referred to mediation prior to the jurisdiction hearing. The determining factor for referral of a dependency matter to mediation is not the current status of the case, but whether or not the unresolved issues of the case would benefit from mediation. 2) Party-Initiated Referrals. Any party to a dependency action may circulate a “Request for Mediation” form to the interested parties, and arrange a mutually agreeable date to mediate any issue in the proceeding. The requesting party must notify the Mediator of the requested date and time. The party who requests the mediation will be responsible for notifying the participants of the date and time assigned by the Mediator. (The Mediator will not be responsible for providing notice of date and time to any of the anticipated participants.) If an agreement is reached during a party-initiated mediation process, and the agreement creates a change in the relevant circumstances of the case, then the requesting party may file a W&IC §388 petition for the purpose of reporting the agreement to the Court. 3) Additional Participants. Any party who intends to invite additional participants to the mediation (e.g., family members or support persons) must so inform the Mediator no less than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the mediation. D. Confidentiality All dependency mediations are strictly confidential. Participants are precluded from making reference, outside of a mediation session, to matters discussed during the course of mediation. All participants in mediation will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement prior to participation. It is the responsibility of agencies, tribes, and attorneys to advise their representatives, clients, and any other participants in mediation of the confidentiality requirement. [Fam.Code §3177; Ev.Code §§ 1115, 1119.] E. Special Circumstances 1) Children in Mediation. Children may be involved in the mediation process if the parties to the mediation believe that the children and/or the process would benefit from that participation. Final discretion as to the children’s participation lies with the Mediator and the attorney for the children. The children may be involved in the process as part of an independent meeting with the mediator and the children’s attorney. 2) Parents In-Custody. Incarcerated parents may attend mediation at the discretion of the Judicial Officer. If the incarcerated parent is not permitted or able to attend the mediation, he/she may contribute his/her comments by submitting an “Issues Form” to the Mediator’s office prior to the mediation. 3) Parties as Victims Of Abuse. When a party to mediation is an alleged victim of abuse or violence perpetrated by any other participant, the alleged perpetrator may be excluded from the mediation process. Any request for exclusion on the basis of abuse or violence must be made to the Court at the time the matter is referred to mediation, by the alleged victim or that party’s attorney. The Mediator may meet independently with an alleged perpetrator, depending on the individual circumstances of the case. A victim of abuse or violence is entitled to attend the mediation sessions accompanied by a support person. The support person may provide moral support, but must not interfere with the mediation process. Amended effective July 1, 2024, renumbered as Rule 10.05 effective January 1, 2022; originally adopted as Rule 16.05 effective July 1, 2000; amended and renumbered effective July 1, 2008. 10.06 Reserved Renumbered as 10.06 effective January 1, 2022; originally adopted as Rule 16:06 and deleted effective July 1, 2002. 10.07 Confidentiality All persons interested in dependency proceedings are hereby notified of the provisions of Welfare & Institutions Code §827, et seq., and of Rule 5.552 of the California Rules of Court, which restrict access to information relating to dependency proceedings. The Court may, from time to time, enact or issue an order to specify local rules and procedures related to access to, and dissemination of, confidential juvenile information. Rule 10.07 renumbered effective July 1, 2024; previously adopted as Rule 16:07 effective January 1, 2007; previously renumbered as Rule 10:07 effective January 1, 2022.
CHAPTER 10: JUVENILE DEPENDENCY RULES 10.01 General Applicability of the Siskiyou County Local Rules of Court to Juvenile Dependency Proceedings Except to the extent that there may be a conflict with this Chapter, the Local Rules pertaining to civil, family law, probate and criminal actions are incorporated herein by this reference as though fully set forth at length, and are hereby made applicabl
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-12 (California T4 Siskiyou build 2026-10-12) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-siskiyou/docs/local-rules/2026-final-local-rules-court.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover “THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SISKIYOU LOCAL RULES OF COURT EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026”, as fetched 2026-10-12; 1504869 bytes, sha256 9e07c0764cd81357bc6f3c7cafe81cd348e139ae21ffb9a44495632e4ac89471; 160 pages; this part PDF pages 122 to 131, printed pages 10-1 to 10-10) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): the rules (PDF pages 10 to 132, Chapters 1 to 11) and Appendix 1, the Rules for Decorum in the Courtroom that Rule 2.05 makes binding (PDF pages 134 to 137), composed as one text - the appendices' divider page (PDF page 133) left out - and cut at the eleven chapter headings and at Appendix 1's heading, each matched once at a line start (every part opens a page); chrome removed (520 lines): the running header in each page's top band (“LOCAL RULES OF THE SISKIYOU COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT”) and the footer in its bottom band (“Siskiyou County Superior Court Local Rules”, the page label “N-M” or “Appendix 1, page N of 4”, the date the page was revised or replaced, and a stray letter “a” printed into the footer on twenty pages of Chapters 3 and 4), with the footer's date box set high on PDF page 11 and a lone period below Chapter 3's last rule on PDF page 35 named as running lines (review/render/p11-stray-date-box-2026-10-12.png, p35-stray-marks-2026-10-12.png); the object replacement character (U+FFFC) of two headings - Rules 4.03 and 6.12, where every other heading has a tab - read as the space it stands for (review/render/object-replacement-headings-2026-10-12.png); lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs, each rule's number set with its title (“2.02 Official Court Reporters”), each subdivision starting a line and each history line (“Rule 2.02 renumbered effective July 1, 2024; ...”) on its own line; no table on the composed pages; the strike report (review/strike-report-2026-10-12.txt) finds struck text only on PDF page 150 (Appendix 6, a form of accounts, outside the composed pages); 8 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: Chapter 4's two-line heading set as one line; five false breaks rejoined - in Rules 3.03, 5.11, 5.12, Rule 7.03's history line and Rule 9.07(F)(2)'s inline list; Rule 2.02(B)'s “FW-020” closed up across its printed line end; Rule 9.06(A)(2)'s two-line signature format set apart as printed); the vertical-gap, short-line, page-break, fragment and row audits (custody file book_extra_audits.py; review/book-extra-audits-2026-10-12.txt and review/book-audits-after-fixes-2026-10-12.txt) list candidates read one by one (build/book_fixes.py) - the rest kept as printed (Rule 3.05's number printed “3:05”; “FL- 350” in Rule 8.08); proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover (PDF page 1), the publisher's notes (PDF pages 2 to 4), the table of contents and the list of effective dates (PDF pages 5 to 9), the appendices' divider (PDF page 133), Appendix 2 (the court employees' code of ethics, PDF pages 138 to 142), the forms of Appendices 3 to 8 (PDF pages 143 to 153) and the indexes (PDF pages 154 to 160) belong to no card. Review note: Rule 10.04(A) designates “Youth Empowerment Siskiyou” as the CASA program, while Rule 10.04(D)(2) authorizes the alternative service of CASA Reports “in consideration of the non-profit and volunteer status of "Choices for Children"”; and Rule 10.04(D) numbers its paragraphs 1), 2), 4) and 5) (a review task).
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.