Pre-Trial – always in CH. Each judge has six half day pre trial sessions, over a two week period, per rotation. Pre-trial is held three or four weeks following Omnibus Hearing. Assigned attorneys should be present at this event. Settlement negotiations should be ongoing. If contested evidentiary hearing is requested, hearing should be scheduled during Motions time. If not guilty plea continues, case may be continued for resolution of any pending pre trial issues to a date during Motions time, or, case may be set directly on trial calendar. Trial date should be set at this event.

Motions – always in CH. Each judge has three half day Motions sessions in one week, per rotation. Motions week immediately follows the two weeks of pre trial time. Motions time may be used for whatever type of hearing judge wishes. There is one week between Motions week and start of Trial block, if cases are taken under advisement prior to trial. Motions week may not be used as a trial week. Recommended uses for Motions time are contested hearings or resolution of any trial readiness issues. Trial date should be given at this event.

Trial – always in CH. Each judge has a four week trial block. In an effort to minimize the amount of time  witnesses are under subpoena, weeks one and two may be dedicated to Public Defender cases, weeks three and four to private attorneys and the Neighborhood Justice Center. Cases not resolved at the conclusion of the trial block should be continued to future rotation.