Upon filing a request for judicial intervention, to whom are actions and proceedings assigned?

Upon filing a request for judicial intervention, to whom are actions and proceedings assigned?

• A. The clerk
• B. The District Attorney
• C. The judges of the court
• D. The public defender

Answer: (C)

A Request for Judicial Intervention is a mechanism to bring a matter under the court’s direct control, so it can be assigned to a judge or judges to oversee and decide the issues at hand. When you file an RJI, the action moves from routine processing into the court’s supervision, and the judges of the court determine which judge will handle the matter, set schedules, hear motions, and conduct proceedings. The key idea is that the assignment rests with the court itself, not with a clerk or with attorneys like the District Attorney or the Public Defender. The clerk handles filing and docketing, while the DA represents the state and the PD represents the defendant; neither acts as the arbiter who assigns the case to a judge.

A Request for Judicial Intervention is a mechanism to bring a matter under the court’s direct control, so it can be assigned to a judge or judges to oversee and decide the issues at hand. When you file an RJI, the action moves from routine processing into the court’s supervision, and the judges of the court determine which judge will handle the matter, set schedules, hear motions, and conduct proceedings.

The key idea is that the assignment rests with the court itself, not with a clerk or with attorneys like the District Attorney or the Public Defender. The clerk handles filing and docketing, while the DA represents the state and the PD represents the defendant; neither acts as the arbiter who assigns the case to a judge.