Magistrate Judge Duty and Courtroom Rotation

This page outlines the general plan for duty and courtroom rotation.  Please consult the daily calendars posted in the building and on this web site to verify the proper courtroom.   Current calendars:  Alba   Nuffer    Wells   Warner                  Criminal Calendar Rotation Policy

Criminal Calendar Rotation and Courtroom Assignments

2008
Rotation Judge Criminal Duty  Calendar Courtroom
Starts Ends
Friday 5:01 p.m. Friday 5:00 p.m.
April 25, 2008 May 2, 2008 Warner 102
May 2, 2008 May 16, 2008 Wells 102
May 16, 2008 May 23, 2008 Alba 248
May 23, 2008 May 30, 2008 Nuffer 477
May 30, 2008 June 6, 2008 Alba 248
June 6, 2008 June 13, 2008 Nuffer 477
June 13, 2008 June 27, 2008 Warner 102
June 27, 2008 July 4, 2008 Alba 248
July 4, 2008 July 11, 2008 Warner 102
July 11, 2008 July 18, 2008 Wells 102
July 18, 2008 August 1, 2008 Nuffer 477
August 1, 2008 August 8, 2008 Wells 102
August 8, 2008 August 15, 2008 Warner 102
August 15, 2008 August 22, 2008 Alba 248
August 22, 2008 August 29, 2008 Wells 102
August 29, 2008 September 12, 2008 Nuffer 477
September 12, 2008 September 19, 2008 Wells 102
September 19, 2008 October 3, 2008 Warner 102

Additional Duty Rotation and Specific Courtroom Assignments

2008 Civil Scheduling (including Initial Pretrial Scheduling Conferences) CVB Resource Calendar (NPS, USDI, BLM, BIA, FPS, VA) CVB Military Calendar (HFAB, Dugway, Tooele)
May 1 - August 31 Nuffer Warner Wells
  Room 477 May 14 Room 102 May 22 Room 102 May 21
  Room 477 June 4 Room 102 June 19 Room 477 June 18
  Room 477 July 2 Room 102 July 31 Room 102 July 16
  Room 477 August 13 Room 477 August 28 Room 102 August 20
       
Sep 1 - Dec 31 Nuffer Wells Warner
  Room 477 September 10 Room 102 September 18 Room 102 September 24
  Room 477 October 8 Room 102 October 23 Room 102 October 29
  Room 477 November 5 Room 102 November 20 Room 102 November 19
  Room 477 December 17 Room 102 December 18 Room 102 December 17

Criminal Calendar Rotation Policy

The following policy was established by Chief Magistrate Judge Samuel Alba in October 2004 and has been updated:

1. All new criminal matters, including new complaints, initial appearances, arraignments indictments, grand jury proceedings, trap and trace, search warrants, seizure warrants, Rule 5 proceedings, initial appearances on supervised release and probation violations, etc., will be handled by magistrate judges on a two-week rotation basis. This will include any evening hour/weekend needs as well.

2. The rotation schedule will start at 5:01 p.m. Friday and end at 5:00 p.m. Friday, two weeks later.  The rotation will repeat on a two-week duty schedule. Notice will be given as soon as possible of any exception to this schedule. 

3. If a new criminal matter is to be brought, it should be presented to the magistrate judge on duty during the applicable two-week period. For Judge Alba, call Cynthia Swensen at 524-6155; for Judge Nuffer, call Anndrea Sullivan-Bowers at 524-6150; for Judge Wells, call Judy Drew at 524-3290; for Judge Warner, call Kirsten Stillgebauer at 524-6139.            .                     .

4. The on-duty magistrate judge will begin hearings in the morning and continue throughout the day as needed.

5. The handling of review of detention and/or appointment or withdrawal of counsel matters and violations of pre-trial release will be handled by the magistrate judge who handled the initial appointment of counsel or detention hearing.  Copies of those filings should be transmitted directly to that magistrate judge.  These documents are not automatically routed to the magistrate judge in CM/ECF.

6.  All matters on referred criminal cases will go to the referenced magistrate judge.

7.  Changes of plea will be handled by a magistrate judge who is not on duty, designated by the district judge.

8. The magistrate judges are sharing courtrooms for some purposes.  Please consult the daily calendars posted in the building and on the court's web site to verify the proper courtroom.

Rev. 05/04/08