Part 1 · General Provisions

Rule 202.2. Terms and Parts of Court

Amended January 1, 2026 (current)

(a) Terms of Court. A term of court is a four-week session of court, and there shall be 13 terms of court in a year, unless otherwise provided in the annual schedule of terms established by the Chief Administrator of the Courts, which also shall specify the dates of such terms.

(b) Parts of Court. A part of court is a designated unit of the court in which specified business of the court is to be conducted by a judge or quasi-judicial officer. There shall be such parts of court as may be authorized from time to time by the Chief Administrator of the Courts.