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Tel: (519) 741-3270 <br>
Tel: (519) 741-3270 <br>


==Unique Court Policies, Practices, and Procedures==
==Court Administration==
* Chief Administrative Justice: Justice Broad
** Responsible for the entire South-West Region
* Proposed Deputy Administrative Justice: Deputy Justice Fife
 
==Local Directives==


===Setting Down a Second Settlement Conference===
===Setting Down a Second Settlement Conference===
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* If the settlement conference reads endorsement , "...new settlement conference to be scheduled...." it is the parties responsibility to go to the clerk and request a date.
* If the settlement conference reads endorsement , "...new settlement conference to be scheduled...." it is the parties responsibility to go to the clerk and request a date.
* If the settlement conference endorsement reads "...new settlement conference to be scheduled by the clerk...." then and ONLY then will the clerks automatically set the matter down for a new settlement conference.
* If the settlement conference endorsement reads "...new settlement conference to be scheduled by the clerk...." then and ONLY then will the clerks automatically set the matter down for a new settlement conference.
===New Directives==
* according to the local court clerks, in April 2020 a pilot project will be launched requiring pre-trial telephone conference for:
: a) Trials that have a legal representative on both sides, and,
: b) Trials that are expected to take more then one day according to the settlement conference judge.


==Motion Dates==
==Motion Dates==

Revision as of 02:40, 23 January 2020

Address Information

85 Frederick Street
Kitchener, ON N2H 0A7
Tel: (519) 741-3270

Court Administration

  • Chief Administrative Justice: Justice Broad
    • Responsible for the entire South-West Region
  • Proposed Deputy Administrative Justice: Deputy Justice Fife

Local Directives

Setting Down a Second Settlement Conference

  • If the settlement conference reads endorsement , "...new settlement conference to be scheduled...." it is the parties responsibility to go to the clerk and request a date.
  • If the settlement conference endorsement reads "...new settlement conference to be scheduled by the clerk...." then and ONLY then will the clerks automatically set the matter down for a new settlement conference.

=New Directives

  • according to the local court clerks, in April 2020 a pilot project will be launched requiring pre-trial telephone conference for:
a) Trials that have a legal representative on both sides, and,
b) Trials that are expected to take more then one day according to the settlement conference judge.

Motion Dates

  • Motion Days for 2020 are held on Monday's, Wednesday's and Friday's Only

Local Deputy Judges