Part 1 · Rules Applicable to All Courts
Rule 200.2. 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 to be established from time to time by the Chief Administrator of the Courts.