HCCLR 1
            Sessions of Court- CR 77 (d) and (f))


   (A) Sessions.  The Court will be in session, unless
       otherwise ordered, on all judicial days except Saturdays and
       Sundays.  Trial hours are generally from 9:00 a.m. until
       12:00 noon and from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Counsel shall be
       present in court at 9:00 a.m. on the first day of a jury
       trial.  In criminal cases, defense counsel shall have the
       defendant in court by 9:00 a.m. each day unless the defendant
       is in custody.  If the defendant is in custody,
       the jail staff shall have the defendant in court by 9:00 a.m. each day.

   (B) Christmas Recess.   From December 20 to January 2 shall
       be Christmas recess, and no contested cases or matters will
       be set for trial or tried during said period except by
       consent of all counsel involved and the Court, or by order of the Court.

   (C) Daily Ex Parte Docket.  As often as practicable, the
       Court or a Court Commissioner will be available every
       judicial day from 8:30 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. for ex parte
       matters and at such other times during the day when not on the bench.


(Effective 9/1/03)