Hancock County Circuit Court, Kentucky Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Contact

Phone

The attorney requesting a telephonic conference must initiate the call.

The attorney requesting a telephonic conference shall initiate the call.

CRITICAL

Contact

Phone to chambers

Telephone conferences may not be scheduled on a motion day.

No telephone conferences will be scheduled on a motion day.

CRITICAL

If the issue is resolved before the telephonic conference, the resolution must be reported immediately to the Judge's secretary.

Resolution of the issuc prior to the telephonic conference shall be immediately reported to the Judge's secretary.

CRITICAL

After agreeing to a telephonic conference, the requesting attorney must arrange a possible time with the Judge or secretary, communicate the proposed times to opposing counsel, and confirm the agreed time with the secretary.

Upon agreeing that the motion may be heard by the Court by telephonic conference, the attorney desiring a telephonic conference on a motion or a matter pending before the Court shall contact the Judge or the Judge's sccretary for a possible convenient time(s) for the telephonic conference. Upon receiving the possible date(s) and time(s) of the telephonic conference, the attorney shall communicate this to opposing counsel, and thereafter shall confirm with the Judge's secretary of the agreed upon date and time for the telephonic conference so the conference can be entered on the Judge's calendar.

WARNING

Contact

Phone

Phone

(270) 298-3433

An attorney or party may request remote appearance permission by oral motion at a prior proceeding, written motion heard in advance, or, if unable to obtain an advance hearing, by contacting court personnel directly by phone.

(2) An attorney or party may request permission from the Court to appear at any proceeding by phone or video conference. Such requests may be made: (a) by oral motion during a prior proceeding in the action; (b) by written motion to be heard in advance of the proceeding at which the requester seeks to appear remotely; or (c) if the requester is unable to bring a motion before the Court for hearing in advance of the proceeding at which the requester seeks to appear remotely, by contacting Court personnel directly. Court personnel may be contacted by phone at (270) 298- 3433.

WARNING

Contact

Phone to chambers

After selecting a court date, call the Special Judge's secretary to report it so the hearing can be docketed.

Once you have your court date selected, call the Special Judge's secretary to inform her of the date and so the hearing can be docketed on the Special Judge's calendar.

WARNING

The Court expects counsel to fully and fairly disclose known probable juror disqualifications that voir dire would not necessarily reveal.

The Court will expect counsel to make a full, frank and fair disclosure to the Court of any probable disqualification of a prospective juror for any reason which is known by counsel and would not necessarily be brought out in a voir dire examination.

WARNING

If counsel learns of improper conduct toward the jury during jury selection or trial, counsel should promptly bring it to the Court's attention.

At any time during the selection of a jury or the trial of a case, if an attorney should learn of any improper conduct by a party or any person toward the jury or any member thereof, this matter should be promptly brought to the attention of the Court.

WARNING

Contact

Phone to chambers

Call the presiding Special Judge's secretary to obtain two or three potential court dates.

Call the presiding Special Judge's secretary and obtain 2-3 potential court dates.

WARNING

Attorneys should instruct their clients, witnesses, and interested parties that ex parte communications with the Court about pending or future matters are improper.

(10) Attorneys shall instruct their clients, witnesses, or any intcrested partics of the impropriety of ex parte communications with the Court concerning any matter that is pending or may be heard in the future by the Court.

WARNING

Contact

Phone

An attorney who expects to be late should call the Clerk's Office or the Judge's Office to notify the Court.

If an attorney determines that he or she will be late for Court, that attorney should call the Clerk's Office or the Judge's Office to inform the Court that he or she will be late.

WARNING

Before trial, attorneys must advise clients and witnesses about courtroom decorum, including the impropriety of attempting to discuss pending matters with the Court.

Attorneys shall advise clients and witnesses in advance of trial of proper courtroom decorum, including the IMPROPRIETY OF ATTEMPTING TO DISCUSS PENDING MATTERS WITH THE COURT.

INFO

Parties may contact the local circuit clerk's office for information about the court schedule.

Parties may contact the local circuit clerk's office for information regarding the court schedule.

INFO

Contact

Phone

Phone

(270) 298-3433

If the parties anticipate that a regular motion-day hearing may exceed 20 minutes, they may contact Court personnel by phone or request a separate hearing date from the Court during the motion day.

If the parties anticipate that a hearing on a regular motion day may not be completed in 20 minutes or less, the parties may contact Court personnel to obtain a separate hearing date or may request a separate hearing date from the Court during the motion day. Court personnel may be contacted by phone at (270) 298-3433.

INFO

Parties may contact the local circuit clerk's office for information about the court schedule.

Parties may contact the local circuit clerk's office for information regarding the court schedule.