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Section/Rule:
51.06

Subject:
Rule 51 - Rules of Civil Procedure - Rules Governing Civil Procedure in the Circuit Courts - Venue Including Change of Venue and Change of Judge
Publication / Adopted Date:
January 19, 1973

Topic:
Joint Application for Change of Venue and Change of Judge - When Required - Procedure
Revised / Effective Date:
April 1, 2021

51.06. Joint Application for Change of Venue and Change of Judge - When Required - Procedure

(a) If a party requests and obtains either a change of venue or a change of judge, that party shall not be granted any additional change thereafter except for cause or under Rule 51.07. A party who desires both a change of venue and a change of judge must join and present both in a single application provided the trial judge has been designated.

(b) Upon the timely presentation of an application requesting a change of venue and a change of judge and if no such application has previously been made by the requesting party or a party of the same class, the judge promptly shall sustain the application for change of judge and transfer the case in accordance with the procedures of Rule 51.05(e).

(c) The newly assigned judge shall determine the request for change of venue. If the change of venue is denied or if the change of venue is to another county in the same circuit, the newly assigned judge shall continue to be the judge in the civil action.

(Adopted Jan. 19, 1973, eff. Sept. 1, 1973. Amended June 1, 1993, eff. Jan. 1, 1994; Sept. 29, 2020, eff. Apr. 1, 2021.)