Circuit Court Rules – Proposed New Rules Effective Dec 1, 2013
This letter is being transmitted to you both by U.S. Mail
and electronically. You will find as an
attachment to the electronic version new proposed Local Rules of Practice for
the Circuit Court for the 19th Judicial District. These proposed rules are to become effective
December 1, 2013. The Chancery Court
for the 19th District has developed its own local rules which are not affected
by the proposed changes.
Through this means of communication, I am asking that the
proposed rules be posted on the AOC and Montgomery County Circuit Court web
sites; that both the Montgomery County and Robertson County Bar Association
forward the rules in electronic format to all their respective members; that
both the Montgomery County and Robertson County Circuit Court Clerks post a
copy of the proposed rules changes in their respective offices and make copies
available to the public upon request; and that the Leaf Chronicle and Robertson
County Times give appropriate publicity to this endeavor.
The Local Rules for the Circuit Court in the 19th
District were last revised in 2004. As
presiding judge, I asked the two local bar associations to select members for a
committee to review the local rules. I
asked Judge Gasaway to work with a subcommittee reviewing the rules pertaining
to criminal court and I worked with a subcommittee on rules pertaining to civil
and domestic relations matters. The
committees were formed in late May and began meeting in June. The subcommittee working on the criminal
rules has determined that no changes in those rules are necessary. However, a number of changes have been
suggested for the rules pertaining to civil matters and domestic relations
matters. I have attached as a separate
page a brief discussion of specific proposed changes for those who are
interested.
The Circuit Court Judges solicit public input with regard
to the proposed rules. We particularly
encourage members of the bar who regularly practice in the Circuit Court of the
19th District to share comments concerning the proposed rules. All comments should be submitted to the
following address and received not later than 3 p.m. Central Daylight Time on
Monday, September 30, 2013. Comments may
be made by mail to: Judge Ross H. Hicks, Two Millennium Plaza, Suite 454,
Clarksville, TN 37040, or electronically to [email protected]. The proposed rules are available after
September 1st at /court
or www.tncourts.gov or at the Montgomery
County or Robertson County Circuit Court Clerk’s offices.
After the comment period expires, the judges will
schedule meetings with both local bar associations sometime during the month of
October at which the proposed rules changes will be discussed in detail and
further comments will be received.
Thereafter, the three Circuit Judges will make revisions they deem
appropriate based on the comments received and a final version of the rules
will be issued. Those rules will become
effective December 1, 2013.
Your help in making the bar and general public aware of
this process is requested and will be greatly appreciated.
Attachments:
Local Rules
Local Rules Brief Changes