Ohio County Circuit Court, Kentucky Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Before trial, attorneys must advise clients and witnesses about courtroom decorum, including that they must not attempt 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.

CRITICAL

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

Resolution of the issuc prior to the t elephonic conference shall be immediately reported to the Judge's secretary.

CRITICAL

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

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.

CRITICAL

After agreeing to a telephonic conference, the requesting attorney must obtain possible times from the Judge or secretary, communicate them 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.

CRITICAL

Contact

Phone to chambers

The attorney requesting a telephonic conference must initiate the call.

The attorney requesting a telephonic conference shall initiate the call.

WARNING

Telephone conferences will not be scheduled on a motion day.

No telephone conferences will be scheduled on a motion day.

WARNING

Contact

Phone to chambers

After selecting a court date, call the Special Judge's secretary so the hearing can be docketed on the judge's calendar.

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

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 hearing dates.

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

WARNING

Motions presenting only legal issues may be heard by telephone if all attorneys agree; witness testimony may be taken by phone in an emergency only with prior Court approval.

Any motions involving issues of law in which no testimony of a witness will be taken may be heard by telephonic conference upon agreement of all attorneys representing parties in the case. With prior Court approval, the Court may allow testimony by phone of witnesses in cases involving an emergency.

WARNING

Contact

Phone

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.

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

Counsel is expected to fully and fairly disclose to the Court known probable grounds for disqualifying a prospective juror that voir dire might not 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.

INFO

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

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

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 a regular motion-day hearing may exceed 20 minutes, the parties may contact Court personnel or request a separate hearing date; Court personnel may be contacted by phone at (270) 298-3433.

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

Contact

Phone

Phone

(270) 298-3433

If a requester cannot bring a motion for advance hearing, they may contact Court personnel directly by phone at (270) 298-3433 to request remote appearance.

(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.