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Official rule; awaiting reverification against the current source text. Verify with the clerk, judicial assistant, or official court website before relying on it.
2 summarised requirements on judge preferences.
Fourth Judicial Circuit — Judge Jeb Branham only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
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Unlock free →A request to pass a matter must be emailed by 2:00 p.m. on the preceding day.
Reviewer note: Source sha256: . Corpus categories: PASS_REQUEST, PASS_LENGTH. Quote status as recorded by the researcher: PARAPHRASE_FROM_OBSERVED_SOURCE. PARAPHRASE — published at medium confidence because the corpus itself marks this text as a summary, not a quotation. Published during the 2026-07-24 completeness pass.
Judge Bell caps motions and responses at 5 pages for UMC hearings and 12 pages for special-set hearings.
Judge Alijewicz requires every motion for attorney's fees and/or costs to attach a document detailing time records — no records, no fee award.
Judge Corlew bars informal contact: every communication with the Court must be in writing, filed with the Clerk, with copies furnished to all parties — and no calls to the JA to schedule or cancel UMC.