Local Rule LR9-109. Conflicts and priorities.

A. Resolving conflicting settings; priorities categories. To resolve conflicts in hearings and trials, the following priorities shall govern, unless otherwise ordered by the court: Priority 1: criminal, juvenile, and children’s court matters; Priority 2: all matters given preference by statute; Priority 3: civil jury trials; Priority 4: civil non-jury trials; Priority 5: domestic relations matters; Priority 6: all other matters. B. Conflicts in categories; first matter takes precedence; criminal case exception. The case or matter first set for hearing shall take precedence in each of the above categories, except that in criminal cases the oldest cases on the court’s docket shall be given priority. [LR9-114 recompiled and amended as LR9-109 by Supreme Court Order No. 16-8300- 015, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2016.]