Rule 14 Jury and Nonjury Terms in Calendar Year, Disposition Dockets, and Motion Dockets

Every county's district court must hold at least one jury trial term, one nonjury trial term, and one disposition docket each year. This scheduling is set up by either the Chief Judge of the district or the Presiding Judge of the larger judicial area. The disposition docket is a check-up on old cases. If a case hasn't been resolved and nothing has happened on it for a full year, the court will dismiss it, following the process laid out in state law.

Courts also need to hear motions regularly. In each county, motions must be heard at least once every 30 days. This keeps cases moving instead of sitting without action.

The Presiding Judge is responsible for making sure these scheduling rules actually happen. This means someone is watching to make sure courts hold their required trial terms, clear out old cases, and hear motions on time. This helps keep cases from getting stuck for months or years without anyone acting on them.