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Section 2 (Rules 2.01 to 2.16): the judicial business of the court supervised by the Presiding Judge, with the management assistance of the Executive Officer (2.01(A)); the administrative business of the court conducted by the Administrative Office of the Trinity County Superior Court (2.01(B)); the Presiding Judge and Assistant Presiding Judge shall perform the duties set forth in California Rules of Court, Rule 10.603, guided by the Standards of Judicial Administration (2.02); when the Presiding Judge is absent due to vacation or illness or for other cause, the Assistant Presiding Judge shall replace him or her, with all the powers and authority of the Presiding Judge during that period (2.03); the Executive Officer shall also serve as Clerk of the Court, responsible under the direction of the Presiding Judge for the non-judicial activities of the court and the operation of the Administrative Office, and shall perform the duties of California Rules of Court, Rule 10.610 (2.04); court commissioners appointed by, and who serve at the pleasure of a majority of the judges, under the control and supervision of the Presiding Judge, shall exercise the powers and duties authorized by law, and at the direction of the judges may have the same jurisdiction as the judges and, with the consent of the parties where required by law, hear any other action as a judge pro tem (2.05(A)); temporary judges appointed in accordance with Rule 2.814 of the California Rules of Court shall hear matters as assigned by the Presiding Judge (2.05(B)); court reporters provided for juvenile dependency proceedings, juvenile delinquency proceedings and felony proceedings, not available at the expense of the Court in other criminal matters, a recording system available for misdemeanor or infraction cases pursuant to Penal Code §1045 upon direct request to the Clerk of the Court no later than five days in advance of the proceedings, a privately hired pro tem court reporter obtained by, and at the expense of, that party (2.06(A)); official court reporters not normally available in civil cases, requests made in accordance with California Rules of Court, Rule 2.956, which may be submitted on Judicial Council form FW-020, a clerk to notify the requestor as soon as possible if no court reporter will be available, notice of the unavailability may not be given until the day of the hearing or trial, and, when a party with a fee waiver in a limited civil case requests a reporter, the proceeding electronically recorded by the court instead (Government Code §69957 and California Rules of Court, Rule 2.952) (2.06(B)); one county-wide geographical selection area for juror summons lists (Code of Civil Procedure §190, et seq.), all jury trials conducted in Weaverville absent an order to the contrary by the Presiding Judge (2.07); the policy of the court to manage all cases from filing (civil) and first appearance (criminal) through final disposition within the time standards of the Standards of Judicial Administration, §§ 2.1 and 2.2 (2.08(A)); for unlimited civil cases 75 percent disposed of within 12 months of filing, 85 percent within 18 months and 100 percent within 24 months, and for limited civil cases 90 percent within 12 months, 98 percent within 18 months and 100 percent within 24 months (2.08(B)); small claims cases 100 percent disposed of within 30 days after filing if all defendants reside within the county, 60 days if a defendant resides outside the county (2.08(C)); unlawful detainer cases 90 percent disposed of within 30 days after filing and 100 percent within 45 days (2.08(D)); misdemeanor cases 90 percent disposed of within 30 days, 98 percent within 90 days and 100 percent within 120 days after the defendants’ first court appearance (2.08(E)); felony preliminary examinations, excluding murder cases in which the prosecution seeks the death penalty, 90 percent within 30 days, 98 percent within 45 days and 100 percent within 90 days after the defendants’ first court appearance (2.08(F)); the goal for all felony cases disposition within one year of first appearance in any court, except capital cases (2.08(G)); additional procedures set forth elsewhere in these Rules (2.08(H)); no smoking in jury deliberation rooms, the jury assembly room or any enclosed public area, the jury foreperson may allocate smoking breaks not to exceed 5 minutes each hour of deliberation, deliberations suspended, the bailiff in attendance (2.09); cellular telephones and other electronic devices silenced before entering courtrooms and not used within the courtrooms except for calendaring purposes (2.10); disabled persons may request accommodations by completing Judicial Council Form MC-410 and sending it to the Court ADA Coordinator, 11 Court Street, Weaverville, CA 96093, or by calling (530) 623-1369, sign language interpreters available by calling (530) 623-1369, assistive listening devices available in all courtrooms without advance notice (2.11); a judge’s day of vacation an approved absence for one full business day, half-day increments on approval of the Presiding Judge, a judge may roll over unused vacation leave up to 30 days per year (2.12); all notices of appeal and any other pleading that requires payment of a filing fee filed in Court Services (2.13); an order granting media coverage pursuant to Rule 1.150 of the California Rules of Court required for proceedings within a courtroom as well as outside of a courtroom, including all interior spaces of the courthouse, and its entrances and exits (2.14(A)); an order granting media coverage applies only to the courtroom/department of the specific judge identified, or the specific location(s) identified, and only to the media agency (or agencies under an approved pooling arrangement) making the request (2.14(B)); no videotaping, photographing or electronic recording of any kind by individuals in any part of the courthouse, a violation which may result in the confiscation of the device, a citation for contempt of court or an order imposing sanctions (2.15); and digital signatures on documents filed with the Court allowed, with the force and effect of a manual signature, if it complies with Government Code §16.5(a)(1)-(5), no other form of electronic signatures accepted, the signer’s certificate or similar verification document maintained in the party’s possession or control and subject to production upon request from the Court (2.16).
SECTION 2 ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS RULE 2.01 SUPERVISION OF THE BUSINESS OF THE COURT (A) The judicial business of the court shall be supervised by the Presiding Judge, with the management assistance of the Executive Officer. (B) The administrative business of the court shall be conducted by the Administrative Office of the Trinity County Superior Court, as more particularly described herein. RULE 2
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-12 (California T4 Trinity build 2026-10-12) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-trinity/docs/local_rules.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover “SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF TRINITY LOCAL RULES OF COURT RULES ADOPTED July 1, 2021 EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2021”, as fetched 2026-10-12; 861131 bytes, sha256 a8c32af5c48046e94c4ebdeef93b8a8df4810b8f1ba5b77ce3b3654678bea2d3; 49 pages; this section PDF pages 8 to 12, printed pages 8 to 12) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): the rules (PDF pages 7 to 44, printed with the same numbers) composed as one text and cut at the sixteen section headings “SECTION 1” to “SECTION 16”, each matched once as a whole line followed by the section's title (a section may begin mid-page); the page number at the foot of every page (“7”), named and a whole line in its band, and the four footnotes' own numbers (a bare digit at the left margin, which the composer's pleading line-number test takes out; the superscripts in the rules' text stay) removed as chrome - 42 chrome lines; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs, each rule's number and title (“RULE 1.07 TIMELY APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL AND REQUIRED NOTIFICATION”), each lettered or numbered subdivision starting a line and each section heading on a line of its own; each footnote - one note on electronic filing printed four times, at the foot of PDF pages 16, 31, 35 and 41 - composed where the page prints it, after the page's last body line; the strike report (review/strike-report-2026-10-12.txt) finds no struck run on the book's 49 pages; no table on the rule pages; 3 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: Rule 11.03(C)'s reference wrapped at “(A)”, which the reflow took for a label, and Rule 15.01's two-line heading rejoined; the form number “FL-” / “326” rejoined) and 1 same-character fix (build/book-captions.json: the page-31 footnote, which fell inside Rule 12.01(D)(1)'s sentence, set after it); the vertical-gap, short-line, page-break, bold, false-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 (the rule numbers with their titles on one row, the lines ending at the court's e-mail address, Rule 4.04(C)'s blank “$ .”, the hyphens printed with a space in the line, “post- sentencing”, “§§15680- 15688”, “self- addressed”); proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The Court Executive Officer's filing instructions of July 1, 2021 (PDF page 1), the cover (2), the table of contents (3 to 6), a blank page (45), the index (46 to 48) and Appendix A, the list of local forms (49), belong to no card.
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.
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SECTION 2 ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS RULE 2.01 SUPERVISION OF THE BUSINESS OF THE COURT (A) The judicial business of the court shall be supervised by the Presiding Judge, with the management assistance of the Executive Officer. (B) The administrative business of the court shall be conducted by the Administrative Office of the Trinity County Superior Court, as more particularly described herein. RULE 2.02 DUTIES OF THE PRESIDING JUDGE AND ASSISTANT PRESIDING JUDGE The Presiding Judge and Assistant Presiding Judge of the court shall perform those duties set forth in California Rules of Court, Rule 10.603, as they apply, and shall be guided by the principles in the "Standards of Judicial Administration" set forth in the Appendix to the California Rules of Court, Division I. RULE 2.03 ASSISTANT PRESIDING JUDGE When the Presiding Judge is absent due to vacation or illness or for other cause, he or she shall be replaced by the Assistant Presiding Judge. The Assistant Presiding Judge shall, during that period, have all the powers and authority of the Presiding Judge. RULE 2.04 THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CLERK OF THE COURT The Executive Officer shall also serve as Clerk of the Court. The Executive Officer has ultimate responsibility, under the direction of the Presiding Judge for planning, organizing, and directing the non-judicial activities of the court. The Executive Officer shall be responsible for the operation of the Administrative Office of the Trinity County Superior Court and shall perform those duties set forth in California Rules of Court, Rule 10.610, and in job descriptions approved by the court from time to time. RULE 2.05 COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGES PRO TEM (A) Court commissioners for the court shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of a majority of its judges, and under the control and supervision of the Presiding Judge. Within the jurisdiction of the court and under the direction of its judges, commissioners of the court shall exercise all the powers and perform all of the duties authorized by law to be performed by commissioners of the appointing court. At the direction of the judges of the court, commissioners may have the same jurisdiction and exercise the same powers and duties as the judges of the appointing court and with the consent of the parties, where required by law, may hear any other action as a judge pro tem. (B) Temporary judges shall be appointed in accordance with Rule 2.814 of the California Rules of Court and serve under the control and supervision of the Presiding Judge. Temporary judges shall hear matters as assigned by the Presiding Judge. RULE 2.06 COURT REPORTERS (A) Felony Criminal / Juvenile Dependency / Juvenile Delinquency: Court reporters are provided for juvenile dependency proceedings (Welfare and Institutions Code §300 et seq.), juvenile delinquency proceedings (Welfare and Institutions Code §602 et seq.), and felony proceedings. In criminal matters other than felonies, court reporters are not available at the expense of the Court. In lieu, thereof, a recording system is available for misdemeanor or infraction cases pursuant to Penal Code §1045 upon direct request to the Clerk of the Court no later than five days in advance of the proceedings to be recorded. A privately hired pro tem court reporter may be used in criminal, non-felony cases, but they shall be obtained by, and at the expense of, that party. (B) Civil Cases: Official court reporters are not normally available in civil cases. Requests for court reporting services in civil cases shall be made in accordance with California Rules of Court, Rule 2.956, which may be submitted on Judicial Council form FW-020, Request for Court Reporter by Party with a Fee Waiver. Where the request is timely submitted and granted, a clerk will notify the requestor as soon as possible if no court reporter will be available. Given the limited availability of official court reporters, notice of the unavailability of a court reporter may not be given until the day of the hearing or trial. When a request for an official court reporter is made in accordance with this paragraph (B) by a party with a fee waiver in a limited civil case, a court reporter will not be provided, but instead the proceeding will be electronically recorded by the court to make the official verbatim record of proceedings as provided in Government Code §69957 and California Rules of Court, Rule 2.952. RULE 2.07 JURY SELECTION BOUNDARIES In accordance with Code of Civil Procedure §190, et seq., there is hereby established one county-wide geographical selection area for the purpose of producing juror summons lists for the court. All jury trials shall be conducted in Weaverville, absent an order to the contrary by the Presiding Judge. RULE 2.08 CASE DISPOSITION TIME STANDARDS (A) It is the policy of the court to manage all cases from filing (in civil matters) and first appearance (in criminal matters) through final disposition. This policy is to be construed in a fashion which is consistent with existing law. This policy is established to maximize efficient use of court resources; to improve the administration of justice by encouraging prompt disposition of all matters coming before the court; and to resolve cases within the time standards established in the California Rules of Court, Standards of Judicial Administration (hereinafter, "The Standards"), §§ 2.1 and 2.2, which are incorporated herein by this reference as follows: (B) [General civil cases] The goals for general civil cases, as defined in California Rules of Court, Rule 3.712, are: (1) [Unlimited Civil Cases] (a) 75 percent disposed of within 12 months of filing; (b) 85 percent disposed of within 18 months of filing; and (c) 100 percent disposed of within 24 months of filing. (2) [Limited Civil Cases] (a) 90 percent disposed of within 12 months of filing; (b) 98 percent disposed of within 18 months of filing; and (c) 100 percent disposed of within 24 months of filing. (C) [Small claims cases] The goal for small claims cases is 100 percent disposed of within: (1) 30 days after filing if all defendants reside within the county; (2) 60 days after filing if a defendant resides outside the county. (D) [Unlawful detainer cases] The goals for unlawful detainer cases are: (1) 90 percent disposed of within 30 days after filing; (2) 100 percent disposed of within 45 days after filing. (E) [Misdemeanor cases] The goals for misdemeanor cases are: (1) 90 percent disposed of within 30 days after the defendants’ first court appearance; (2) 98 percent disposed of within 90 days after the defendants’ first court appearance; (3) 100 percent disposed of within 120 days after the defendants’ first court appearance. (F) [Felony preliminary examinations] The goal for felony filings, excluding murder cases in which the prosecution seeks the death penalty, is disposition (by certified plea, finding of probable cause, waiver of preliminary examination, or dismissal) of: (1) 90 percent within 30 days after the defendants’ first court appearance; (2) 98 percent within 45 days after the defendants’ first court appearance; (3) 100 percent within 90 days after the defendants’ first court appearance. (G) [Felony cases] The goal for all felony cases is disposition within one year of first appearance in any court, except for capital cases. (H) In order to meet the standards for timely disposition, additional procedures, guidelines, and requirements are set forth elsewhere in these Rules. RULE 2.09 SMOKING The court, recognizing that smoking is harmful even to non-smokers in close proximity to smokers, and further recognizing that some individuals are substantially offended by tobacco smoking in closely confined areas, it is a rule of the court, and an ordinance of this county, that no smoking will be permitted in jury deliberation rooms, in the jury assembly room, or in any enclosed public area, at any time. The jury foreperson may, upon the request of any juror or jurors, allocate smoking breaks, not to exceed 5 minutes each hour of deliberation, during which time jurors may adjourn out of doors to smoke. During such periods, deliberations will be suspended and jurors will not in any way discuss the case at hand. The judge presiding over each trial will advise the jurors of this court rule, and will admonish them respecting discussions during smoking breaks. Counsel may stipulate that an initial admonishment will be sufficient without repetition at each break. The foreperson of the jury will make arrangements with the bailiff respecting times selected for smoking breaks, and the bailiff will remain in attendance during such periods. RULE 2.10 CELLULAR PHONES & ELECTRONIC DEVICES Cellular telephones and other electronic devices must be silenced before entering courtrooms and may not be used within any of the courtrooms with the exception of calendaring purposes. RULE 2.11 REQUESTS FOR ACCOMMODATION BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES The court does not discriminate on the basis of disability with respect to admission to, access to, or the operations of its programs, services, benefits, or activities. Disabled persons wishing to request accommodations may do so by completing Judicial Council Form MC-410, Request for Accommodations by Persons with Disabilities and Response, and sending it to the Court ADA Coordinator, 11 Court Street, Weaverville, CA 96093. Requests for accommodation may also be made by calling (530) 623-1369. Sign language interpreters are available by calling (530) 623-1369. Assistive listening devices are available in all courtrooms without advance notice. RULE 2.12 JUDICIAL VACATION DAY DEFINED Pursuant to rule 10.603(c)(2)(E) of the California Rules of Court, the presiding judge of each court is to allow the judges of that court vacation days according to their number of years of service, and subdivision (H) of that section requires the court to adopt a local rule defining a “vacation day.” Subject to rule 10.603(c)(2)(H), specifically exempting illness and certain judicial activities from constituting vacation, a “day of vacation” for a judge of this court shall be defined as an approved absence for one full business day. Consistent with the needs of the court and on approval of the Presiding Judge, a judge may nevertheless use vacation in half-day increments, if present at the court for the full morning or afternoon of business. A judge may roll over unused vacation leave up to 30 days per year. RULE 2.13 PLACE FOR FILING NOTICES OF APPEAL AND CERTAIN OTHER PLEADINGS All notices of appeal and any other pleading that requires payment of a filing fee must be filed in Court Services. RULE 2.14 MEDIA COVERAGE ORDERS (A) An order granting media coverage of court proceedings pursuant to Rule 1.150 of the California Rules of Court is required for proceedings within a courtroom as well as outside of a courtroom, including all interior spaces of the courthouse, and its entrances and exits. (B) An order granting media coverage within the courtroom applies only to coverage of proceedings in the courtroom/department of the specific judge identified, and only to the media agency (or agencies if under an approved pooling arrangement) making the request for order. An order granting media coverage outside of the courtroom applies only to coverage of the specific location(s) identified with the order, and only to the media agency (or agencies if under an approved pooling arrangement) making the request for order. RULE 2.15 RECORDING DEVICES IN THE COURTHOUSE BY NON-MEDIA No videotaping, photographing or electronic recording of any kind is permitted by individuals in any part of the courthouse, including all interior spaces of the courthouse, and its entrances and exits. Violation of this rule may result in the confiscation of the device used to video, photograph, or record, and may be the basis for a citation for contempt of court or an order imposing monetary or other sanctions as provided by law. RULE 2.16 DIGITAL SIGNATURES The use of digital signatures on documents filed with the Court is allowed, and shall have the same force and effect as the use of a manual signature, if it complies with all of the requirements of Government Code §16.5(a)(1)-(5). No other form of electronic signatures will be accepted. A party who files a document containing a digital signature under this rule represents that the signer’s certificate or similar verification document is maintained in the party’s possession or control, and is subject to production upon request from the Court.
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.