Motion Days:

• Civil Motion Days are the first and third Fridays of each month starting at 1:30 pm.
• Criminal Motions and hearings on petitions to restore driving privileges are heard the second and fourth Fridays starting at 1:30 pm.
• The 3 exceptions are Judge Trusock who hears both civil and criminal motions every Friday at 8:30 am and Judge Yates who hears criminal, civil and domestic motions each Friday morning beginning at 9:00 am. Judge Redford hears civil and criminal motions every Friday except the last Friday of the month at 9:00 am.
• Family Division Motion Days are every Friday morning starting at 8:30 am., except Judge Yates whose hearings are at 9:00 am.
• A specified time exists for Personal Protection Order hearings (objections to PPO, motions to dismiss PPO and motions for permanent PPO) held before the Circuit Court Referees: Monday afternoons from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.
• Selected hearing days and times exist for Pro Con Divorce hearings held before the Circuit Court Referees: Tuesday afternoons from 1:30 to 2:30, Wednesday mornings from 8:30 to 9:30 and Thursday afternoons from 1:30 to 2:30.

Settlement Conferences: Definition - a conference held as a final attempt to settle the case. The attorney, their clients, or other parties who have settlement authority, meet with the Judge to settle the case.

The settlement conferences are set for 2:30 pm and 3:00 pm on Mondays through Thursdays.

Trial Dates: Trials are scheduled to begin at 8:30 and to conclude by 1:00 pm.
However, to accommodate witnesses, attorneys, etc., some trials continue into the afternoons until about 4:30 pm.

Adjournment Policy: Adjournments are at the assigned Judge's discretion to promote the cause of justice. Requests for adjournments must be made in writing either in motion form or by stipulation. An adjournment is not granted until the Judge signs an order. Friday morning motions may be adjourned by the attorneys and notifying the Court. Each of the seven Circuit Court Judges assigned to the Civil/Criminal division have weekly plea/sentence schedules. All judges start the plea and sentence sessions at 2:00 pm except Judge Leiber who starts pleas and sentences at 2:30 pm.

Presiding Judge Schedule for Year 2010 Civil/Criminal Division of the Circuit Court

The 17th Judicial Circuit has each Judge in the Civil/Criminal division serve two-month terms as a Presiding Judge. The Presiding Judge does the criminal felony arraignments on Fridays, reviews orders with no case numbers and reviews requests for fee waivers.

(Selected by Random Draw)

2010 Civil / Criminal Motion Schedule

Schedule Date	Judges' Names	Civil	Criminal	Civil & Criminal
July 2, 2010	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan	X		Redford, Trusock & Yates
July 9, 2010	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan		X	Redford, Trusock & Yates
July 16, 2010	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan	X		Redford, Trusock & Yates
July 23, 2010	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan		X	Redford, Trusock & Yates
July 30, 2010	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan			Trusock & Yates
August 6, 2010	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan	X		Redford, Trusock & Yates
August 13, 2010	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan		X	Redford, Trusock & Yates
August 20, 2010	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan	X		Redford, Trusock & Yates
August 27, 2010	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan		X	Redford, Trusock & Yates
September 3, 2010	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan	X		Redford, Trusock & Yates
September 10, 2010	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan		X	Redford, Trusock & Yates
September 17, 2010	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan	X		Redford, Trusock & Yates
September 24, 2010	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan		X	Redford, Trusock & Yates
October 1, 2010	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan	X		Redford, Trusock & Yates
October 8, 2010	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan		X	Redford, Trusock & Yates
October 15, 2010	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan	X		Redford, Trusock & Yates
October 22, 2010	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan		X	Redford, Trusock & Yates
October 29, 2010	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan			Trusock & Yates
November 5, 2010	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan	X		Redford, Trusock & Yates
November 12, 2010	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan		X	Redford, Trusock & Yates
November 19, 2010	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan	X		Redford, Trusock & Yates
November 26, 2010	HOLIDAY			HOLIDAY
December 3, 2010	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan	X		Redford, Trusock & Yates
December 10, 2010	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan		X	Redford, Trusock & Yates
December 17, 2010	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan	X		Redford, Trusock & Yates
December 24, 2010	HOLIDAY			HOLIDAY
December 31, 2010	HOLIDAY			HOLIDAY
January 7, 2011	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan	X		Redford, Trusock & Yates
January 14, 2011	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan		X	Redford, Trusock & Yates
January 21, 2011	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan	X		Redford, Trusock & Yates
January 28, 2011	Judges Buth, Johnston, Leiber, & Sullivan		X	Redford, Trusock & Yates
Note: - Judge Redford hears all motions the 1st three Fridays of the month @ 9:00am. - Judge Trusock hears all motions every Friday @ 8:30am. - Judge Yates hears all motions every Friday @ 9:00am. = NO motions except Yates, Trusock

Family Motion Schedule

The Circuit Court has an Administrative Order, 1998-1, dealing with the Court's observance of Court holidays.