Administration of Court Calendars

Kent, Newport, and Washington Counties. In Kent, Newport, and Washington Counties there shall be a criminal calendar and a civil calendar. These calendars shall be administrated in accordance with this rule, subject to amendment by an administrative order of the presiding justice. (a) The Criminal Calendar. The justice or magistrate assigned to the criminal calendar shall qualify and receive the report of the grand jury, dispose of motions related to criminal proceedings, preside at trials of indictments, informations and Page 3 of 9 February 2024 complaints, assign motions for the reduction of sentence for disposition by the justice or magistrate who presided at the trial of the movant, dispose of such motions in cases wherein the trial justice or magistrate is no longer a member of the court and perform such other duties as in his or her judgment may be necessary for the complete administration of the calendar. (b) The Civil Calendar. The justice or magistrate assigned to the civil calendar shall qualify the petit jury, dispose of matters on the miscellaneous calendar, which calendar comprises all civil motions and those civil matters which are more specifically described as formal and special cause matters, preside at trials of civil causes, dispose of applications for post-conviction relief in any case wherein the trial justice or magistrate is no longer a member of the court, assign such applications for dispositions by the justice or magistrate who presided at the trial of the applicant, dispose of appeals taken under the administrative procedures and zoning enabling acts, decide petitions for extraordinary writs and perform such other duties as in his or her judgment may be necessary for the complete administration of the calendar.