Spokane County Superior Court

		
		
                           LCR 77.
            SUPERIOR COURTS AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS


     (c) Powers of Judicial Officers.

     (9) Judges Pro Tempore.  The court administrator, with
the aid of the Spokane County Bar Association, shall
maintain a list of attorneys willing and capable of assuming
occasional assignment as judges pro tempore.  Judges pro
tempore shall be utilized as available and needed, with the
consent of the parties involved.  Arrangements for judges
pro tempore, trial scheduling, courtroom and courtroom
personnel shall be made through the court administrator.

     (f) Sessions—Hours of Court.  Court shall be in
continuous session except for non-judicial days and
Saturdays.  Cases will be set, however, according to the
priority established by law and court rule and the
availability of trial departments.  The hours of court shall
be as follows:

     (1) Presiding Department and Ex Parte Department.  The
hours of the presiding department shall be from 9:00 a.m.
until 12:00 noon and from 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday, subject to change by the court for good
cause.  The hours of the ex parte department shall be from
9:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon and from 1:30 p.m. until 4:30
p.m. Monday through Friday, subject to change by the court
for good cause.

     (2) Trial Departments.  Jury trials will normally be
conducted Mondays through Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. until
12:00 noon and from 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. subject to
adjustment by the trial judge. Non-jury trials shall be
during the same hours subject to adjustment by the trial
judge.  Friday calendars shall be individually controlled by
the respective trial judges and may be utilized for pretrial
conferences, motions, sentencings, opinion drafting and
other chambers work.
Amended effective 1/18/00


     (i) Sessions Where More Than One Judge Sits.

     (10) Orders to Show Cause.  Show cause orders relating
to supplemental proceedings shall be issued and made
returnable on the supplemental show cause calendar on
Thursday of each week at 2:00 p.m.  In all other show cause
matters the order shall be made returnable to presiding
court for assignment at 9:00 a.m.  A copy of the order shall
be provided upon its issue to the court administrator's office.

     (11) Sealed Files.  [See LCR 79(i)]

     (k) Motion Day.  [See LCR 40(b)(11) and LSPR 94.04(a)(5)]

     (l) Submission on Briefs. [See LCR 40(b)]