Rule 24 Scheduling of the Trial De Novo

If you go through arbitration and then decide to have a full trial afterward (called a trial de novo), your case keeps roughly the same spot in line on the court's trial calendar. It's treated as if it never left the regular court process for arbitration.

This means you don't lose your place or get pushed to the back of the line just because your case went through arbitration first. Your trial date should come up around the same time it would have if arbitration never happened.

The only exception is if the judge decides to change this. The court has the power to move your case's position on the calendar if it thinks that's needed, but this only happens at the court's discretion, not automatically.