1. Zoom will remain in effect until further Order:
- Any attorney or litigant may attend via Zoom unless directed by the Court to attend in person.
- Evidentiary Hearings and Citation Returns shall be in person.
- Individuals who habitually have difficulty appearing remotely, e.g., connectivity issue, inability to mute/unmute, or technical difficulties, will be required to appear in person.
- Adoptions are not heard via Zoom – parties are to appear in person on Mondays at 1:00 p.m. on their scheduled court date.
2. Odyssey and Proposed orders
• All orders should be sent to my queue.
• Do NOT file Proposed Orders in Odyssey prior to the scheduled court date; it just gums up the system.
• Orders should be correctly dated prior to submission.
• Do NOT email me proposed orders.
• All orders MUST be submitted with 24 hours or they will be rejected; attorneys will have to reappear.
3. Courtesy Copies
• Do NOT send courtesy copies unless specifically requested by the Court.
4. The Call will start at 9:00 a.m.
5. All Motions shall be set for presentment at 9:00 a.m.
• Hearings for relatively short matters will be set at 10:00 a.m.
• More lengthy matters and evidentiary hearings will be set at 1:30 p.m.
6. Opening and Closing an Estate
• Have your Affidavit of Heirship on file prior to Court, as well as any receipts, vouchers, etc.
7. In Court Orders
• If you are appearing in Court, I would prefer Orders to be filled out and presented contemporaneously. It lessens the work my Clerk is required to do once Court is over.
• All Orders setting hearings for "all pending matters" will be rejected. Be specific if you want me to prepare.
8. Emails
• Please restrict emails to emergencies only, e.g., emergency motions.
• All parties must be carbon copied in any email sent to the Court.