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Chapter 18 (Rule 18.00): court reporting provided in felony trials and hearings, Lanterman-Petris-Short Act proceedings and juvenile calendars; reporting services not available to a party without a fee waiver in Civil matters, Family Law matters and Probate matters; the parties' own official reporter pro tempore (VN-243); a fee waiver party's request on form FW-020 at least ten (10) calendar days before; and the proceedings electronically recorded instead (small claims, infraction and misdemeanor proceedings, limited civil trials and appeals).
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CHAPTER 18: VERBATIM COURT REPORTING SERVICES RULE 18.00 COURT REPORTERS A. Official and pro tempore court reporters serving the court shall provide such service and receive such compensation, as provided by §§68086 et seq. of the Government Code, and by other applicable statutes, California Rules of Court http://www.courts.ca.gov/rules.htm, and rules of this court. B. Court reporters shall constitute the Court Reporting Department of the court's Administration division, in accordance with applicable statutes, under the general direction of the Court Executive Officer and Clerk. Official and pro tempore court reporters shall make such reports to the California Judicial Council and to the Administration Division of this court, as provided by statutes and by rules of court, and as otherwise directed by the Court Executive Officer and Clerk. C. Court reporting services must be provided in all Superior Court felony trials and hearings, all proceedings under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act and all juvenile calendars, except for cases filed under Welfare and Institutions Code §601. D. Reporting services are not available to a party without a fee waiver under California Rules of Court, rule 3.55(6) for the following proceedings: • All Civil matters. • All Family Law matters. • All Probate matters. E. For those matters in subsection D in which the court does not provide a court reporter, the parties have the right to arrange at their own expense for the presence of a certified shorthand reporter to serve as an official pro tempore reporter for hearing or trial. See Government Code §68086; California Rules of Court, rule 2.956(b)&(c). Parties may arrange for their own reporter by filing with the court form (VN-243) “Agreement and Order Re Appointment of Official Reporter Pro Tempore.” Parties must make arrangements for reporters in advance of the hearing to ensure the proceedings will be reported. It is the parties’ responsibility to pay the reporter’s fee for attendance at the proceedings, but the expense may be recoverable as part of the costs, as provided by law. F. (Deleted effective July 1, 2026) G. A party with a fee waiver may request an official court reporter under California Rules of Court, rule 2.956(c)(2) for any proceeding for which reporting services are not available to a party without a fee waiver under subsection D above. The request should be made by using Judicial Council Form FW-020, “Request for Court Reporter by a Party with Fee Waiver” and should be filed at least ten (10) calendar days before the hearing or trial for which the reporter is requested. If the requesting party received less than ten (10) days’ notice of the hearing or trial, the requesting party should file the request immediately upon receiving notice. If the requesting party does not file the request on time, the court may be unable to provide a court reporter on the date requested and may have to reschedule the hearing or trial. Even when the request is made timely, given the limited availability of official court reporters, the court cannot guarantee that one will be available at that requested time and the proceeding may need to be rescheduled. H. An official court reporter is not available but the following proceedings will be electronically recorded by the court to make the official verbatim record of proceedings as provided by Government Code §69957 and California Rules of Court, rules, 2.952 and 2.956(e), unless otherwise ordered by the court: Small Claims cases, Infraction Criminal Proceedings, Misdemeanor Criminal Proceedings, limited jurisdiction Civil trials, limited jurisdiction Civil Appeals from Superior Court, Misdemeanor Appeals, and Small Claims trial de novos. (Revised effective July 1, 2026)
CHAPTER 18: VERBATIM COURT REPORTING SERVICES RULE 18.00 COURT REPORTERS A. Official and pro tempore court reporters serving the court shall provide such service and receive such compensation, as provided by §§68086 et seq. of the Government Code, and by other applicable statutes, California Rules of Court http://www.courts.ca.gov/rules.htm, and rules of this court. B. Court reporters shall consti
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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.