SLR 14-7.012: STATUS HEARING IN CRIMINAL CASES

(1) A status hearing will be held in advance of the trial date. The date and time of the status conference will be set at arraignment. (2) All investigations, discovery, negotiations, and plea agreements shall be completed by the third status hearing unless good cause is shown; otherwise, a trial will be set (3) The attorney for each party and defendant shall appear at the status hearing. (4) Upon request of a trial date, t he parties shall provide the court with a completed status report form bearing the signatures of each attorney. The form will be furnished by the court and is available on court forms webpage defined in SLR 1.172 under Criminal. (5) The parties shall report to the court the status of the case. In the absence of settlement, the parties shall appear in court and report: (a) Whether the case is complex, subject to UTCR 7.030; (b) Whether a jury trial is desired; (c) Probable length of trial; (d) The need for a pretrial hearing; (e) Whether the parties will file any motions; and, (f) Identify areas remaining at issue or any other matter affecting the case. (6) Status hearings may be reset in a different manner than other criminal proceedings: (a) If the status hearing being continued has 2 or less reset requests from the parties, the requesting party/attorney may request a continuance by emailing the criminal unit at JOS.Arraign@ojd.state.or.us any time before the hearing. The February 1, 2026 14th Judicial District – Josephine County Circuit Court -12- email must contain the position of the other party and good cause for the set over. If stipulated, the criminal clerk is authorized to set the matter over to an available criminal block session not to exceed 6 weeks. (b) If the status hearing is on its 3 rd or subsequent set, the attorney may still seek the set over by requesting it in an email to the criminal unit that contains the other party’s position and good cause. At that time, the criminal clerk will seek approval from the Presiding Judge. The judge may authorize the set over or require the parties to appear. The criminal clerk will communicate the decision to both the District Attorney’s Office as well as the defense attorney/self-represented defendant.