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Alabama

Alaska

Alaska Court Rules
Alaska Court Rules Amendments/Orders
See recent rule changes.
Proposed Changes to Alaska Court Rules
See request for comments.

Arizona

Arkansas

California

California Court Rules
Also includes guidelines for various court programs, judicial council governance policies, and a rules conversion table.
California Local Court Rules
California Court Rules Amendments/Orders
California Judicial Branch Proposals Open for Comment
Click the past proposals link on the left for a historical list.

Colorado

Colorado Court Rules (Lexis)
Click on Colorado - Local, State and Federal Court Rules in the links menu.
Colorado Court Rules Amendments/Orders & Proposed Changes to Court Rules
Scroll down page to find proposed changes.
Colorado Chief Justice Directives
Colorado Supreme Court Committees

Connecticut

Connecticut Court Rules
Click the Connecticut Practice Book link for most rules; the rules of evidence are accessible through the separate Code of Evidence link.
Connecticut Court Rules Amendments/Orders & Proposed Changes to Court Rules
Newly adopted and proposed revisions, if any, will be accessible through links at the top of the page.
Rules Committee of the Connecticut Superior Court
Connecticut Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Georgia Court Rules (part of statutory code)
Title 9 Civil Practice; Title 17 Criminal Procedure; Title 24 Evidence
Georgia Appellate and Uniform Court Rules
Georgia Court Rules Amendments/Orders

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kansas Court Rules (part of statutory code)
Under the Bills & Laws menu, select Statute. Chapters 60-61 Civil Procedure (in particular see Article 2 Rules of Civil Procedure and Article 4 Rules of Evidence); Chapter 22 Criminal Procedure
Rules Relating to Appellate Practice
Select "appellate practice" from select a rule category menu for access.
Kansas Local Court Rules
Kansas Court Rules Amendments/Orders & Proposed Changes to Court Rules
Select "new rules and amendments" or "rules open for public comment" from select a rule category menu, then apply filters.
Kansas Supreme Court Administrative Orders

Kentucky

Louisiana

Louisiana Court Rules (part of statutory code)
Choose Code of Civil Procedure, Code of Criminal Procedure, or Code of Evidence from Table of Contents menu.
Louisiana Supreme, Appellate, and District Court Rules
Louisiana Court Rules Amendments/Orders

Maine

Maine Court Rules
Scroll to Procedural Rules heading. Page also includes a Guide for Appeals to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
Maine Court Rules Amendments/Orders
Proposed Changes to Maine Court Rules
Maine Supreme Court Administrative Orders

Maryland

Maryland Court Rules (Westlaw)
Click on the Maryland Rules link near the bottom of the list.
Maryland Court Rules Amendments/Orders & Proposed Changes for Court Rules
Maryland Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure
Maryland Courts Administrative Orders

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Court Rules
Massachusetts Court Rules Amendments/Orders & Proposed Changes for Court Rules
Notices inviting comment appear first, notices of changes follow.
Massachusetts Courts Guidelines
Includes the Massachusetts Guide to Evidence and the state's Sentencing Guidelines.

Michigan

Michigan Court Rules
Michigan Court Rules Amendments/Orders & Proposed Court Rules Changes
Michigan Courts Administrative Orders
Michigan Courts Public Administrative Hearings
“Public Administrative Hearings provide an opportunity for the public to express its views and comments about proposals that the Court is considering. These public hearings are held at least three times annually.”

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Missouri Court Rules
Missouri Rules of Evidence (part of statutory code)
Chapter 490
Missouri Local Court Rules
Use the Search a Location feature to locate the court of interest, then select the Local Rules & Filing Information tab.
Missouri Court Rules Amendments/Orders

Montana

Montana Court Rules (part of statutory code)
Title 25, Chapter 20 Civil Procedure; Title 25, Chapter 21 Appellate Procedure; Title 26, Chapter 10 Evidence; Title 46 Criminal Procedure
Montana Local Court Rules
Montana Court Rules Amendments/Orders & Proposed Rule Changes
See the proposed rule column for recent orders and petitions.

Nebraska

Nebraska Court Rules (part of statutory code)
Chapter 25 Civil Procedure; Chapter 27 Evidence; Chapter 29 Criminal Procedure
Nebraska Supreme Court Rules
Nebraska Local Court Rules
Nebraska Court Rules Amendments/Orders & Proposed Court Rules Changes
Toggle between proposed and adopted changes using the tabs.
Nebraska Courts Administrative Policies and Schedules
Nebraska Courts Best Practice Guidelines and Standards

Nevada

Nevada Court Rules
Nevada Court Rules (part of statutory code)
Title 4 Evidence; Title 14 Criminal Procedure
Nevada Court Rules Amendments/Orders
Proposed Changes to Nevada Court Rules

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Court Rules
Use the tabs to navigate between the categories of rules.
New Hampshire Advisory Committee on Rules

New Jersey

New Mexico

New Mexico Court Rules
New Mexico Court Rules Amendments/Orders
Choose "approved amendments to rules and forms" from opinions, rules, and forms menu on left.
Proposed Changes to New Mexico Court Rules

New York

Uniform Rules for New York State Trial Courts
Select the desired set of rules from the menu on the left.
Rules of the Chief Judge
Rules of the Chief Administrative Judge
New York Court Rules Amendments/Orders
Proposed Changes to New York Court Rules

North Carolina

North Carolina Court Rules (part of statutory code)
Chapter 1A Civil Procedure; Chapter 8C Evidence; Chapter 15A Criminal Procedure
North Carolina Court Rules of Appellate Procedure
North Carolina General Rules of Practice for the Superior and District Courts

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Court Rules (part of statutory code)
Title 12 Civil Procedure; Title 22 Criminal Procedure (Chapter 10 under both titles address evidence)
Oklahoma Court Rules
Expand filing a case/court procedure to access district, appellate, and local court rules.

Oregon

Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure
Oregon Court Rules (part of statutory code)
Chapters 40-45 Evidence; Chapters 131-138 Criminal Procedure
Oregon Uniform Trial Court Rules
Pending rule changes can also be accessed through this page.
Oregon Local Court Rules
Uniform Trial Court Rules Committee

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Court Rules (part of statutory code)
Titles 201-246 contain court rules and related judicial administration information.
Pennsylvania Court Rules Amendments/Orders & Proposed Court Rules Changes
Select the committee for the set of rules in which you are interested.

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Court Rules
Through Casetext
Rhode Island Supreme Court Rules

South Carolina

South Carolina Court Rules
Select the tab that corresponds to the rules you want to explore.
South Carolina Court Rules Amendments/Orders

South Dakota

South Dakota Court Rules (part of statutory code)
Title 19, Chapter 19 Evidence; Title 15 Civil Procedure; Title 15, Chapter 26A Civil Appellate Procedure; Title 23A Criminal Procedure
South Dakota Court Rules Amendments/Orders

Tennessee

Texas

Texas Court Rules & Standards
Includes local rules. If there are proposed changes to a set of rules, a link will appear in the "proposed changes" column.
Judicial Ethics and Bench Books

Utah

Vermont

Vermont Court Rules (Lexis)
It may take several seconds for the page to load; select Vermont Court Rules link under links menu.
Vermont Court Rules Amendments/Orders & Proposed Changes to Court Rules
Vermont Court Administrator Directives

Virginia

Virginia Court Rules
Click on the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia link.
Virginia Court Rules Amendments/Orders & Proposed Changes to Court Rules

Washington

Washington Court Rules
Rules of Evidence can be found under Rules of General Application. Rules of Criminal and Civil Procedure can be found under Rules for Superior Court.
Washington Court Rules Amendments/Orders (adopted but not yet effective)
Disposition of Rules Formerly Published for Comment
Proposed Changes to Washington Court Rules
Washington Courts Handbooks

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Court Rules (part of statutory code)
Chapter 800 Municipal Courts; Chapters 801-807 Civil Procedure; Chapters 808-809 Appellate Procedure; Chapters 967-974 Criminal Procedure; Chapters 901-911 Evidence
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules
Wsiconsin Local Court Rules
Wisconsin Court Rules Amendments/Orders
Proposed Changes to Wisconsin Court Rules
Wisconsin Court Rule Making Process

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