KERN COUNTY FILERS: CIVIL LAW DIVISION ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENTBy order of the Presiding Judge, the Civil Law Division will implement the following change in courtroom operations and judicial officer assignment, effective January 1, 2023:
All matters currently calendared shall remain scheduled on the dates and times previously set unless otherwise notified. Counsel and parties are instructed to indicate the assigned judicial officer and department on the first page of all documents submitted for filing to ensure proper departmental assignment, calendaring of hearings, and document routing.
Peremptory challenges will only be permitted if filed within fifteen days from the parties’ first appearance before the newly assigned judicial officer.
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