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With seven counties sharing limited courtrooms, the circuit states a hard precedence rule for court space.
All seven counties. Practical effect: a civil setting can yield to a criminal matter competing for the same courtroom.
Management and use of the courtrooms and associated court space in each of the seven counties of the circuit is determined by the Chief Judge in consultation with the local county and circuit judges. Criminal matters will take precedence over civil matters.
Management and use of the courtrooms and associated court space in each of the seven counties of the circuit shall be determined by the Chief Judge in consultation with the local county and circuit judges. Criminal matters will take precedence over civil matters.
Parties in dissolution and most family financial cases must exchange a financial affidavit and specified financial documents within 45 days of service of the initial pleading, file a certificate of compliance, and supplement as circumstances change.
Small claims cases (up to $8,000) begin with a mandatory pretrial conference where the court narrows issues and typically orders mediation. Failure to appear can result in default or dismissal.
CV-E runs a structured 150-day case management conference track with published CMO templates for jury, non-jury, and complex settings, plus a projected-vs-actual trial period system and 2026–2027 published trial calendars.