Part 1 · General Provisions

Rule 36.012. Assignment of Commercial Docket Eligible Cases

Amended July 1, 2025 (current)

A case eligible for assignment into a commercial docket of a court of common pleas pursuant to Sup.R. 49.05 shall be assigned as follows:

(A) If the court has established a commercial docket pursuant to Sup.R. 49.01, the case shall be assigned to the commercial docket pursuant to Sup.R. 49.07;

(B) If the court has not established a commercial docket pursuant to Sup.R. 49.01, the cases shall be assigned by lot to a judge of the court or division of the court pursuant to the individual assignment system.