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Local Rules of Court

This site contains the current edition of the Local Rules of the Superior Court, County of Orange. They are subject to change due to changes in statewide rules, statutes, or local business practices.

Local Rules Affected by Revisions Eff. January 1, 2023.

The effective date of these rules is January 1, 2023
Preface to Local Rules - Civility Guidelines
Table of Contents
Division 1 - Court Organization
	Chapter 1 - Governance
	Chapter 2 - Presiding Judge and Assistant Presiding Judge (Selection and Authority)
	Chapter 3 - Executive Committee (Selection and Authority)
	Chapter 4 - Media
	Chapter 5 - Court Reporter Services
Division 2 - Superior Court Personnel
	Chapter 1 - Executive Officer/Clerk of the Court
	Chapter 2 - Court Reporter Services [Repealed]
	Chapter 3 - Compensation - Court Personnel
	Chapter 4 - Disciplinary/Grievance Proceedings
	Chapter 5 - Conflict of Interest Code
	Chapter 6 - Emergencies and Evacuations
	Appendix A
Division 3 - Civil Rules
	Chapter 1 - Civil Cases over $25,000
	Chapter 2 - Civil Disputes $25,000 and under
	Chapter 3 - Small Claims
	Chapter 4 - All Civil Cases
	Appendix A - Summary of Required Filings
Division 4 - Civil (Cases over $25,000)
Division 5 - Appellate Division
Division 6 - Probate
	Table of Contents by Chapter
	Chapter 1 - General Information
	Chapter 2 - General Notice Requirements
	Chapter 3 - Appointment of Personal Representatives
	Chapter 4 - Probate Referees/Inventories and Appraisals
	Chapter 5 - Creditors' Claims
	Chapter 6 - Sales
	Chapter 7 - Miscellaneous Petitions
	Chapter 8 - Accounts, Compensation and Distributions
	Chapter 9 - Joint Tenancies and Life Estates
	Chapter 10 - Guardianships
	Chapter 11 - Conservatorships
	Chapter 12 - Trusts (Vacated)
	Chapter 13 - Blocked Accounts
Division 7 - Family Law
Division 8 - Criminal
	Chapter 1 - Felony Cases
	Chapter 2 - Misdemeanor Cases
Division 9 - Juvenile Court

Division 10 - LOCAL EMERGENCY RULE 1
	Appendix A has been repealed as of 7/1/19
Index

The effective date of these rules is January 1, 2023