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SLR 7.012 — STATUS HEARING IN CRIMINAL CASES

Josephine County Supplementary Local Rules (2026) · physical PDF page 15–16 · 2026

7.012 STATUS HEARING IN CRIMINAL CASES
(1) A status hearing will be held in advance of the trial date.  The date and
time of the status conference will be set at arraignment.
(2) All investigations, discovery, negotiations, and plea agreements shall
be completed by the third status hearing unless good cause is shown;
otherwise, a trial will be set
(3) The attorney for each party and defendant shall appear at the status
hearing.
(4) Upon request of a trial date, t he parties shall provide the court with a
completed status report form bearing the signatures of each attorney.
The form will be furnished by the court and is available on court forms
webpage defined in SLR 1.172 under Criminal.
(5) The parties shall report to the court the status of the case.   In the
absence of settlement, the parties shall appear in court and report:
(a) Whether the case is complex, subject to UTCR 7.030;
(b) Whether a jury trial is desired;
  (c) Probable length of trial;
(d) The need for a pretrial hearing;
(e) Whether the parties will file any motions; and,
(f) Identify areas remaining at issue or any other matter affecting
the case.

(6) Status hearings may be reset in a different manner than other criminal
proceedings:
(a) If the status hearing being continued has  2 or less reset
requests from the parties, the requesting party/attorney may
request a continuance by emailing the criminal unit  at
JOS.Arraign@ojd.state.or.us
 any time before the hearing. The




February 1, 2026
14th Judicial District – Josephine County Circuit Court
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email must contain the position of the other party and good
cause for the set over. If stipulated, the criminal clerk is
authorized to set the matter over to an available  criminal block
session not to exceed 6 weeks.

(b)  If the status hearing is on its 3
rd or subsequent set, the attorney
may still seek the set over by requesting it in an email to the
criminal unit that contains the other party’s position and good
cause. At that time, the criminal clerk will seek approval from
the Presiding Judge. The judge may  authorize the set over or
require the parties to appear. The criminal clerk will
communicate the decision to both the District Attorney’s Office
as well as the defense attorney/self-represented defendant.

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