Del Norte — Standing Order 26-001

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF DEL NORTE

Standing Order 26-001
Case Assignment

This order makes minor modifications clarifying the policy regarding cases to the assignmentof
departments of this Court. This order goes into effect immediately.
Unless otherwise stated in a specific order of the Presiding Judge, cases are assignedforall
in that the particular departmentand to the judge departmentasset forth assignedto purposesto
this order. When the judge normally assigned to a unavailable, any judge assigned departmentis
that department. by the Presiding Judge or Judicial Council may hearcasesin

Family law matters, domestic violence restraining orders and limited civil cases, including
landlord-tenant, probate cases and small claims cases are assigned to Department2.

Civil harassment matters are assigned to Department |. All unlimited civil cases, excluding
those assigned to Department 2 above, are assigned to Department1.LS
to the Child Support Commissioner in Child Support matters under AB 1058are assigned
Department3.

All juvenile delinquency matters are assigned to Department |

All misdemeanormatters are assigned to Department 2.

All felony matters are assigned to Department 2 until bind-over. Unless otherwise ordered by the
judgepresiding at the preliminary hearing, felony matters will be assigned to Department | upon
bind-over after the preliminary hearing.

to Department 2. All dependency cases All juvenile dependency casesare assigned bythe clerk involving the same family are assigned together in the same department.GERAD Infraction matters are assigned to the Judge Pro Tern in Department3.SORTSAAPAREAR Pending further order of the Court, Judge D. Darren McElfresh is assigned to Department 1BEET is assigned to Department 2. Until further order, Judge McElfreshIDETand Judge Karen D.Olson shall serve as presiding judge and presiding judge ofthe juvenile court. Judge Olson shall beAENERREAEthe assistant presiding judge and assistant presiding judge ofthe juvenile court.SIRISENSRESSE disqualified, the matter will be heard by any other judge temporarily Whenthe assigned judgeisRIT assigned to that department. If an assigned judge is not available, the case will be referred to the other sitting judge of this court for assignment. If that other sitting judge is not available, the matter may beheard byanyother judgesitting in their absence. When bothsitting judges are the matter will be is no other assigned judge available to hearthe case,RRHLdisqualified andthere referred to the Judicial Council for assignment.TESE This order will remain in effect pending further order ofthe presiding jud, EC 12 2025 DATED: Hon. D. Darren McElfresh Presiding JudgeERIERAASaeeata