Fresno — Rules of Court

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Rules of Court

New & Amended Rules

Local Rules

California Rules of Court

Title One. Rules Applicable to All Courts(Rules 1.1 - 1.300)PDF

Title Two. Trial Court Rules(Rules 2.1 - 2.1100)PDF

Title Three. Civil Rules(Rules 3.1 - 3.2237)PDF

Title Four. Criminal Rules(Rules 4.1 - 4.700)PDF

Title Five. Family and Juvenile Rules(Rules 5.1 - 5.906)PDF

Title Six.[Reserved]

Title Seven. Probate Rules and Mental Health Rules(Rules 7.1 - 7.1105)PDF

Title Eight. Appellate Rules(Rules 8.1 - 8.1125)PDF

Title Nine. Rules on Law Practice, Attorneys, and Judges(Rules 9.1 - 9.90)PDF

Title Ten. Judicial Administration Rules(Rules 10.1 - 10.1108)PDF

Standards of Judicial Administration(Standards 2.1 - 10.72)PDF

Ethics Standards for Neutral Arbitrators in Contractual Arbitration(Standards 1 - 17)PDF

Appendix A: Judicial Council Legal Forms ListPDF

Appendix B: Liability Limits of a Parent or Guardian Having Custody and Control of a Minor for the Torts of a Minor(revised July 1, 2025)PDF

Appendix C: Guidelines for the Operation of Family Law Information Centers and Family Law Facilitator OfficesPDF

Appendix D: Judicial Council Governance PoliciesPDF

Appendix E: Guidelines for Determining Financial Eligibility for County Payment of the Cost of Counsel Appointed by the Court in Proceedings Under the Guardianship-Conservatorship LawPDF

Appendix F: Guidelines for the Juvenile Dependency Counsel Collections ProgramPDF

Appendix G: Parliamentary Procedures for the Judicial Council of CaliforniaPDF

Appendix H: Amount of Civil Penalty to Cure Alleged Violation of Proposition 65 for Failure to Provide Certain Warnings (Health & Saf. Code, § 26249.7(k))PDF

Appendix I: Emergency Rules Related to COVID-19(updated: 3/15/2022)PDF

Additional Information

Judicial Council Meetings

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California Code of Judicial Ethics

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Code of Judicial Ethics

Formal standards of conduct for judges and candidates for judicial office.

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