Local Rules (effective 01/01/08)

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Chapter 1 - General Rules
Chapter 2 - Master Calendar Departments
Chapter 3 - Civil Law and Motion Rules
Chapter 4 - Settlement Conferences
Chapter 5 - Criminal
Chapter 6 - Civil Pretrial and Trial Setting for Civil Cases
Chapter 7 - Conduct of Trial
Chapter 8 - Selection and Impanelment of Jurors
Chapter 9 - Miscellaneous
Chapter 10 - Claims of Minors and Incompetent Persons
Chapter 11 - Trial Court Delay Reduction Project (ACT)
Chapter 11 - Case Management Program (CMP) (added effective 1/1/03)
Chapter 12 - Arbitration
Chapter 13 - (Deleted effective 1/1/99)
Chapter 14 - Family Law
Chapter 15 - Probate
Chapter 16 - Appellate Division
Chapter 17 - Juvenile Dependency Court
Chapter 18 - Traffic Court
Chapter 19 - Juvenile and Family Courts - Exchange of Information
and Juvenile Court Confidentiality and Media Policies
Chapter 20 - Family and Juvenile Court Management of Child Abuse Cases
Chapter 21 - Creation of a Family Court Order in Juvenile Court
Chapter 22 - Juvenile Delinquency Court
Chapter 23 - Electronic Filings