Rule 8.4 – Trial date

The parties and counsel in the first 10 actions on the published trial calendar shall appear ready for trial on the date specified unless otherwise directed by the assigned judge. Parties in all other actions on the calendar are expected to be ready for trial but may...

Rule 8.3 – Trial Calendar

The court shall designate a calendar clerk, who need not be an employee of the clerk of superior court, for the purpose of publishing a calendar. The calendar clerk shall prepare a trial calendar from the actions appearing on the ready list, in the order appearing on...

Rule 8.2 – Ready list

All actions ready for trial in accordance with O.C.G.A. ยง 9-11-40 shall be placed upon a list of actions ready for final jury trial to be maintained as a “ready list” by the calendar clerk. Actions may be placed on the ready list by: (A) The assigned judge...

Rule 8.1 – Scheduling trials

The assigned judge has the sole responsibility for setting hearings in all actions assigned to that judge, for the scheduling of all trials in such actions and for the publication of all necessary calendars in advance of trial dates. In scheduling actions for trial...

Rule 7.4 – Criminal matters

At or after the arraignment, pre trial conferences may be scheduled as the judge as he deems appropriate. Such pre trial conferences shall be attended by the attorneys who will actually try the case. At the pre trial conference: (A) All motions, special pleas and...

Rule 7.3 – Interpreters

(A) In all civil and criminal cases, the party or party’s attorney shall inform the court in the form of a notice of the need for a qualified interpreter, if known, within a reasonable time – at least 5 days where practicable-before any hearing, trial, or...