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GR 9 - Supreme Court Rulemaking and Schedule for Review

April 2025 - Proposed Rules Published for Comment

Per Order Number 25700-A-1626, proposed changes to CR 55 and CRLJ 55 Default and Judgment were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of June 2, 2025.

January 2025 - Proposed Rules Published for Comment

Per Order Number 25700-A-1564, proposed changes to RPC 6.1 were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2025.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1565, proposed changes to RAP 17.7, 18.13, and 18.13A were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2025.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1566, proposed changes to GR 12.2 were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2025.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1581, proposed changes to RAP 10.2 were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2025.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1582, proposed changes to RAP 18.17 were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2025.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1583, proposed changes to RPC 1.0B, 1.7, 1.10, and 1.13 were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2025.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1584, proposed changes to APR 3 were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2025.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1585, proposed changes to APR 3 were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2025.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1586, proposed changes to APR 5, 13, and 17 and ELC 4.1 were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2025.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1604, proposed changes to APR 3 were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2025.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1605, proposed changes to RAP 9.2 were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2025.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1608, proposed changes to APR 4 were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2025.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1609, proposed changes to ARLJ 11 were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2025.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1610, proposed changes to GR 14 were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2025.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1611, proposed changes to CrR 3.1, CrRLJ 3.1, and JuCR 9.2 were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2025.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1612, proposed changes to CrR 3.1, CrRLJ 3.1, and JuCR 9.2 were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2025.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1616, proposed changes to GR 27 were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2025.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1617, proposed changes to CR 12 were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2025.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1618, proposed changes to JISCR 1-11 and 14-18 were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2025.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1619, proposed changes to GR 24 were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2025.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1620, proposed changes to CrR 3.2 and CrRLJ 3.2 were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2025.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1621, proposed changes to CrR 8.3 and CrRLJ 8.3 were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2025.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1622, proposed changes to CrR 4.1 and CrRLJ 4.1 were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2025.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1623, proposed changes to CR 68 were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2025.

June 2024 - Proposed Rules Published for Comment

Per Order Number 25700-A-1568, proposed changes to CrR 3.1 Standards, CrRLJ 3.1 Standards, and JuCR 9.2 Standards, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of October 31, 2024.

Within the Proposed Rules published for comment, additions and deletions are indicated by underlining and lining out respectively, except where the entire rule is new. 		 

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