Second Cir. — Judge Andrew Sheeran: Hearings

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Special Set HearingsSecond Judicial Circuit, » Judge Sheeran's Family Law Court Policies & Procedures; » Judge Sheeran's Juvenile Law Court Policies and Procedures (pp. 2) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

Summary

1 verbatim requirement on hearings.

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Second Judicial Circuit — Judge Andrew Sheeran only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Source of truth

The only e-mail the Judicial Assistant should receive is the agreed-upon hearing date or notification that the parties cannot agree on a hearing date, in which case the procedures in Sections 2.3.1 or 2.3.2 shall be followed. **PLEASE NOTE: Hearing time is not reserved until the Judicial Assistant has received the Notice of Hearing.** Motions will NOT be scheduled for hearing unless: • the motion has been filed with the Clerk; • the movant has included a statement in either the motion or the notice of hearing that a “good faith effort” has been made to resolve and/or narrow the issues, but the effort was unsuccessful.

Official source: 2nd Circuit — Judge manuals, forms & procedures (county)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 24, 2026
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Last verified: September 9, 2026benchpath-reverify-2026-09-08 (custody hash match) | prior: benchpath-completeness-2026-07-24

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