Posted: October 28, 2024
Code of Judicial Administration – Comment Period Closes December 12, 2024
CJA03-302.Clerk of the court. Amend. The proposed amendments bring the rule in line with current practice, help court employees understand the Clerk of Court’s role, and update language and other terms for consistency purposes.
CJA03-303. Justice court clerks. Amend. The proposed amendments clarify the role of non-court staff in justice court operations and codify the Judicial Council’s decision to restrict access to the courts’ case management system when certification requirements have not been met.
CJA04-401. Proceedings conducted by remote transmission. New. The proposed rule requires that remote court proceedings be conducted exclusively via a video conferencing platform approved by the Judicial Council. The Council may grant exceptions.
Remote transmission: Does this rule eliminate phone appearances? If so, perhaps it should be reconsidered because telephone is sometimes the only way a participant can appear.
There must be a section regarding training of these clerks. Clerks cannot perform this job without some legal knowledge of procedural rules. At a minimum, there should be evaluation criteria that must be met. Is this addressed somewhere else?