Rule 8.110 - Chief Judge Rule(A) Terms and Sessions. There shall be four terms of court each year beginning the first Monday of January, April, July, and October, unless falling on a legal holiday, in which case the next weekday of the month shall be the first day of the term. Each term of the court shall be deemed to continue from the first day of the term until the first day of the succeeding term.(B) Arraignments. When the district court binds any respondent over to the circuit court for trial, said respondent shall be ordered to appear before the Thirty-Ninth Circuit Court on the Tuesday or Friday morning next following four days after the district court orders said respondent bound over. The appearance shall be at 8:15 a.m. on said Tuesday or Friday.(C) Nonsupport Orders. Nonsupport orders to show cause will be noticed at 8:30 a.m., Monday.(D) Motions. Motions, petitions, defaults, pro confesso, ex parte, and miscellaneous matters, and other short causes not requiring more than 20 minutes, shall be heard on Monday of each week beginning at 9:00 a.m., unless a legal holiday, in which case they shall be heard the following day at 9:00 a.m.(E) Monday Matters. Monday matters will be heard by the court. If other attorneys are waiting, a matter being heard will be recessed after 20 minutes until all other matters are heard.Mich. L. Ct. R. Cir. Ct. 8.110
Amended effective 10/24/2019; amended effective 1/1/2023.