SLR 4-4.025: CRIMINAL CASE POSTPONEMENTS BY PRESIDING JUDGE; CRIMINAL EX PARTE; and, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE COURT POSTPONEMENTS

CRIMINAL EX PARTE; AND, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE COURT POSTPONEMENTS (1) Unless a trial judge has been specially assigned a case at the time of arraignment, postponements of felony case trial dates should be presented to the Presiding Judge at ex. Parties should avoid requesting a postponement of the trial dates on the day of Call if at all possible. Day of trial set-over requests shall be returned to the Presiding Judge for consideration. (2) Motions to Rescind Bench Warrants ordered at a Call proceeding shall be presented only to the Presiding Judge or designee at either ex parte session specified under SLR 5.025. All other felony ex parte matters shall be presented at the morning or afternoon ex parte sessions specified in SLR 5.025. (3) For misdemeanor cases assigned to the Criminal Procedure Court, requests for postponement of these cases or requests to rescind bench warrants ordered in these cases must be presented to the Criminal Procedure Court or as otherwise specified in the CPC procedural rules.