Hon. Gabrielle N. Sanders-Morency — Judicial Procedures

For a Motion to Quash Capias, follow the regular motion-hearing procedure, forward the State Attorney’s written response or position, and ensure the defendant is present if a hearing is scheduled.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

A Motion to Continue must state the reason for the continuance; generally, each party will be allowed one continuance, with additional continuances unlikely absent valid or urgently extenuating circumstances.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

For bond-estreature motions, send copies to the State Attorney’s Office and Clerk of Court Attorney and obtain their response; a hearing is not required unless either objects.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

For new-charge bond hearing requests, e-file and ensure the motion is visible on Benchmark before scheduling, include the State Attorney’s written position, and email Division 71-H to schedule.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

Private-counsel defendants need not attend private pretrial if counsel completes the Pretrial Conference Form and sends it to Chambers by the Wednesday before pretrial; otherwise counsel must attend in person.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

Self-represented defendants must attend the pretrial conference in person.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

A public-defender case may waive the defendant’s pretrial attendance upon timely e-filing of a completed form by the Assistant Public Defender and satisfying the stated attorney-certification conditions.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

A pretrial appearance waiver must be filed before pretrial or hand-delivered at pretrial, and must be signed by the defendant or announced on the record by counsel with the defendant’s consent.

Verified Aug 10, 2026

A motion to continue pretrial intended to remove the date from the docket must be filed no later than five days before pretrial and include the executed PTC sheet, State’s written position, and written acknowledgment of the defendant’s speedy-trial waiver.

Verified Aug 10, 2026