Local Rules of Court

 

RULE 2 - HOURS OF COURT SESSIONS

(A) The clerk of court's office shall be open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Sessions in the civil and criminal branches of the court shall be conducted Monday through Friday. These times may be extended or diminished by special order of the court. Notwithstanding the hours for clerk of court, court sessions may also be conducted during evening hours by order of the court.

(B) For the purpose of night court proceedings the court will accept documents for filing only in those cases that are scheduled for that specific hearing. All traffic and criminal proceedings, except pretrial conferences unless otherwise ordered, shall be held in open court, or in the case of a scheduling conflict, in other rooms in the court area that are generally accessible to the public and capable of recording the proceeding.