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Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge William Hudson

Judge • Circuit Court of Wabash County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit)

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Circuit Court of Wabash County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit) publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 131 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Written appearance

    Each party or counsel must file a written appearance that includes the filer’s name, address, and telephone number.

  • Applies to
    Written appearance

    A party or attorney may not address the court until a written appearance has been filed.

  • Applies to
    Written appearance

    A party entering a written appearance without further pleading must comply with Rule 5(a), have the appearance acknowledged before an Illinois-authorized officer, and include the officer’s statement about the signer’s personal appearance and voluntary act.

Service

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  • Applies to
    Written appearance

    A copy of the written appearance must be served on all other parties who have appeared, using the manner prescribed for serving copies of pleadings.

  • Applies to
    Notice
    Service
    Mail to all parties

    A judge not regularly sitting in a county may hear a case only with the specified approval, clerk notification, and mailed notices to all parties identifying the judge, subject to the stated exception.

  • The party seeking a hearing must give written notice to parties who have appeared and are not in default, and to parties whose time to appear has not expired.

Filing Timing

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  • A summary-judgment motion may not be heard until at least ten days after service of its notice under Supreme Court Rule 11.

  • If the Clerk’s office is open, a complaint or petition seeking one of the listed ex parte orders must be filed there before applying to a judge.

  • The movant is responsible for securing a hearing; if a motion is not called within 90 days of filing, or within 30 days in a criminal case, the court may set it for hearing and may overrule or deny it for delay, while an opponent may set a motion the movant has not set.

Communication

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  • Contact
    Phone to clerk
    Phone
    618-544-3512

    Contact the Crawford County Circuit Clerk by phone for remote login credentials, including Zoom meeting information.

  • Contact
    Phone to clerk
    Phone
    618-445-2016

    Contact the Edwards County Circuit Clerk by phone for remote login credentials, including Zoom meeting information.

  • Contact
    Phone to clerk
    Phone
    618-435-9800

    Contact the Franklin County Circuit Clerk by phone for remote login credentials, including Zoom meeting information.

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