� #upr ewr Tour t of W ent uckg I N RE : O R D ER APPR O VI N G AM EN D ED LO CAL RULES, 25TH JU D I C I AL CI RCUI T, M AD I SO N AND C LAR K C O U N TI ES The Am ended Local Rul es of t he 25t h Judi ci al Ci r cui t , M adi son and C l ar k i s her eby appr oved by t he Count i es, under si gned . EN TER ED Febr uar y 2, 1998 . Chi ef Just i ce
� � � � � � � I . C I TATI O N O F RULES : These r ul es m ay be ci t ed as Local Rul es of 25t h Judi ci al Ci r cui t or abbr evi at ed as " LR25JC . " . I I O R G AN I ZATI O N : Tw ent y- f i f t h Judi ci al 2 . 01 D i vi si ons : The Ci r cui t , Cour t and t he M consi st i ng of t he Cl ar k C i r cui t adi son C i r cui t sessi on . Cour t , i s a cour t of cont i nuous I t consi st s of t wo ( 2) ber ed di vi si ons . num 2 . 02 D i vi si on O ne : D i vi si on O ne shal l be pr esi ded over t he r egul ar t er m com by t he j udge el ect ed f or m enci ng on t he f i r st i n Januar y, 1976, and hi s/ her successor s i n of f i ce . M onday 2 . 03 D i vi si on Two : D i vi si on Tw o shal l be pr esi ded over j udge el ect ed f or t he r egul ar t er m com m enci ng on t he f i r st by t he i n Novem ber , 1984, and hi s/ her successor s i n of f i ce . M onday 2 . 04 Pet i t Jur y Sessi ons : Ther e shal l be ni ne ( 9) separ at e j ur y sessi ons each year i n each count y . The j ur y shal l com m ence on t he second M onday i n Januar y and sessi ons Sept em ber , and on t he f i r st M onday i n Febr uar y, M ar ch, Apr i l , ot her w i se or der ed . June, O ct ober and Novem ber , unl ess M ay, Pet i t Jur y Sessi ons : 2 . 05 M adi son Ci r cui t t he Fi r st D i vi si on shal l pr esi de over ( a) The j udge of sessi ons of t he M adi son C i r cui t Cour t t he pet i t j ur y m ont hs of Januar y, M ar ch, M ay, Sept em ber and dur i ng t he N ovem ber . t he Second D i vi si on shal l pr esi de ( b) The j udge of pet i t j ur y sessi ons of t he M adi son C i r cui t over t he t he m ont hs of Febr uar y, Apr i l , June and Cour t dur i ng O ct ober . Ci r cui t Pet i t Jur y Sessi ons : 2 . 06 C l ar k j udge of t he Second D i vi si on shal l pr esi de ( a) The j ur y sessi ons of t he Cl ar k C i r cui t Cour t over t he pet i t Januar y, M ar ch, M ay, Sept em ber and dur i ng t he m ont hs of N ovem ber . Di vi si on shal l ( b) The j udge of t he Fi r st pr esi de over Cl ar k t he pet i t j ur y sessi ons of t he C i r cui t Cour t Apr i l , dur i ng t he m ont hs of Febr uar y, June and O ct ober .
� � 2 . 07 G r and Jur i es : ( a) N um ber and D ur at i on of Ser vi ce : Ther e shal l be em panel ed i n each count y of t he ci r cui t t wo ( 2) each year . The G r and Jur i es f i r st G r and Jur y shal l be Januar y em panel ed dur i ng t he j ur y sessi ons and shal l t he m ont h of ser ve t hr ough M ay, unl ess pr evi ousl y . di schar ged by t he Cour t A second G r and Jur y shal l be em panel ed dur i ng t he June j ur y sessi on and shal l ser ve t he m ont h of Novem ber , unl ess t hr ough pr evi ousl y di schar ged by t he Cour t . Except when ot her w i se pr ovi ded by speci al or der , t her e shal l be no G r and Jur y si t t i ng i n D ecem ber . For good cause, t he t er m of a G r and Jur y can be ext ended up t o t hr ee ( 3) addi t i onal m ont hs, but onl y one ( 1) G r and Jur y shal l be em panel ed i n a count y at any one t i m e . Al t er nat e Jur or s : W hen a G r and j ur y i s em panel ed, ( b) f i f t een ( 15) per sons shal l be sel ect ed, qual i f i ed and The swor n t o ser ve as G r and Jur or s . l ast t hr ee ( 3) per sons so sel ect ed, qual i f i ed and swor n shal l ser ve as f or al t er nat e G r and Jur or s and onl y be cal l ed f ur t her event of and dur i ng G r and Jur y ser vi ce i n t he t he a r egul ar G r and Jur or . i l l ness or absence of and Ret ur n of I ndi ct m ent s : Except ( c) Sessi on Dat es above not ed i n LC 25JC 2 . 07( a) , t he G r and Jur y i n as shal l m eet m ont hl y . Each G r and Jur y each count y sessi on shal l coi nci de w i t h m ont hl y pet i t j ur y sessi ons and wi l l com m ence on t he f i r st day t her eof f or each r espect i vel y . Del i ber at i ons shal l cont i nue count y, necessar y . I ndi ct m ent s shal l be r et ur ned t her eaf t er as j ur y t he j udge pr esi di ng over t he pet i t sessi on i n t o schedul ed M ot i on D f or count y at t he r egul ar l y ay t hat count y at t he hour of 1 : 30 p . m . each C ase Assi gnm ent s : ( d) ( i ) Upon r et ur n of i ndi ct m ent s, t he pr esi di ng j udge shal l del i ver t he sam e t o t he Cl er k, w ho t hem t o a di vi si on, w her eby odd- shal l assi gn i ndi ct m ent s shal l be assi gned t o D i vi si on num ber ed i ndi ct m ent s shal l one, and even- num ber ed be assi gned t o D i vi si on Two . ( i i ) For pur poses of case assi gnm ent , m ul t i pl e i ndi ct m ent s of - t he sam e def endant on char ges t he sam e or si m i l ar gr ow i ng out of al l eged f act s shal l be assi gned t o t he sam e di vi si on .
� � � � ( i i i ) For pur poses of case m anagem ent , an i ndi ct m ent ( s) f or t wo ( 2) or m or e def endant s on char ges gr ow i ng out of t he sam e or si m i l ar al l eged f act s shal l be m ai nt ai ned i n a separ at e f i l e f or each separ at e def endant . ( e) Ar r ai gnm ent s and Assi gnm ent f or Tr i al : Subsequent t o t he r et ur n of i ndi ct m ent s and case assi gnm ent s, t he pr esi di ng j udge of t he ongoi ng pet i t j ur y sessi on m ay conduct ar r ai gnm ent s, set bai l and deci de ot her m at t er s appr opr i at e at t he t i m e . The pr esi di ng j udge m ay assi gn al l cases f or t r i al or pr e- t r i al conf er ence i n bot h di vi si ons r esul t i ng f r om t he pr evi ousl y r et ur ned i ndi ct m ent s . 2 . 08 M ot i on Days : M ot i on Days shal l be hel d i n each di vi si on of each ci r cui t cour t at l east once each m ont h . M ot i on Days shal l be hel d on Thur sday and shal l com m ence pr om pt l y at 9 : 30 a . m . 2 . 09 M adi son M ot i on Days : ( a) Shal l be hel d i n t he Fi r st D i vi si on on t he f i r st and t hi r d Thur sdays of Januar y, M ar ch, M ay, Sept em ber and N ovem ber ; on t he f i r st Thur sday of Jul y, August and D ecem ber ; and on t he second Thur sday of Febr uar y, Apr i l , June and O ct ober . ( b) Shal l be hel d i n t he Second D i vi si on on t he f i r st t hi r d Thur sdays of Febr uar y, Apr i l , June and and ; and t he second Thur sdays of Januar y, M ar ch, O ct ober M ay, Jul y, August , Sept em ber , N ovem ber and D ecem ber . C l ar k M ot i on Days : 2 . 10 Fi r st D i vi si on on ( a) Shal l be hel d i n t he t he f i r st Febr uar y, Apr i l , and t hi r d Thur sdays of June and O ct ober and on t he second Thur sday of Januar y, M ar ch, M ay, Jul y, August , Sept em ber , N ovem ber and D ecem ber . ( b) Shal l be hel d i n t he Second D i vi si on on t he f i r st and t hi r d Thur sdays of Januar y, M ar ch, M ay, Sept em ber and N ovem ber ; . and on t he f i r st Thur sdays of Jul y, ber ; and on t he second Thur sdays August and D ecem of . Febr uar y, Apr i l , June and O ct ober 2 . 11 I f R egul ar M ot i on D ay Fal l s on H ol i day : O n t hose dat es on w hi ch t he r egul ar l y schedul ed M ot i on Day w oul d be a l egal hol i day, sai d M ot i on D ay shal l be hel d on t he f ol l ow i ng day unl ess ot her w i se or der ed by t he Cour t .
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