As amended through June 10, 2024
Rule R - Judge in Chambers; Judge on Emergency Assignment(a) Judge in Chambers. (1) The following matters may at any time be presented for disposition to the Judge in Chambers: Approval of accounts, warrants and return of warrants, petitions to take depositions pursuant to SCR-Dom Rel 27(a), and any other matter appropriate for such disposition.(2) The following matters, if presented before the case is assigned to a judicial officer, must be presented to the Judge in Chambers or any other judicial officer designated by the Chief Judge; thereafter, such matters must be presented to the judicial officer assigned to the case: Appointment of special process servers, motions with respect to publication of notice requirements, motions for temporary restraining orders, petitions for writs ne exeat, petitions for writs of habeas corpus, orders involving execution on attachments, writs of replevin, motions for orders to show cause, and Applications to Proceed Without Prepayment of Costs, Fees, or Security (Form 106A) .(3) If a matter cannot be heard in time to grant effective relief based on the facts alleged, upon request of the movant, the Clerk shall certify the case to the Presiding Judge for reassignment for hearing.(b) Judge on emergency assignment. Any matter requiring immediate judicial attention at a time outside the regular business hours of the Court may be presented to the judge on emergency assignment.