Proposed Local Rules of Court

The local rules are updated on January 1 and July 1 of every year. When there are proposed updates to the local rules and forms, they will be posted on this page for public review.

The rule changes are provided in PDF documents. Changes in these documents are noted with strike-outs for deleted text and underlined text for inserted text.

Proposed Local Rules - The 45-day period for public review & comment will end  May 8, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. :

• General Court and Administration Local Rules, Rule 2

• General Court and Administration Local Rules, Rule 6

• General Court and Administration Local Rules, Rule 10

• Family Local Rules, Rule 5

• Family Local Form FM-1199

• Family Local Form FM-1202

Proposed Local Rules - The 45-day period for public review & comment will end  May 9, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. :

• Criminal Local Rule 4(G)(2)
• Appellate Local Rules (1-3)
• General Court and Administration Local Rule 11
• Family Local Form FM-1021
• Family Local Form FM-1125
• Juvenile Local Form JV-2033
• Juvenile Local Form JV-2034

Public Review: The proposed rules for July 1, 2026 have been posted above. Feedback should be sent to the Court via email at  ssweb@scscourt.org .