1. Initial Assignment of Trial Division. Assignment of civil cases shall be made by random computer function except in those cases required by statute or court rule to be assigned to specific judges or divisions of the court.

Every case shall continue to be handled by the assigned judge, ex: Temporary Order to Final Order or Judgment.

Attorneys must indicate the judge assignment next to the case number on all subsequent filings in the case, for example, CJ-95-1-Shallcross.

2. Refiling of Cases Dismissed Without Prejudice. Any case previously assigned to a division of the court and thereafter dismissed without prejudice, if refiled, shall be assigned by the Court Clerk at the time of refiling or by the Presiding Judge, if reassigned after filing, to the same Judge in the division of the Court in which it was pending at the time it was dismissed.

3. Record of Assignments. The Court Clerk shall keep a separate record of all case assignments and show the name of the assigned Judge on the court file, the appearance docket and computer records. On the day following the filing of the case, the Clerk shall provide a copy of case assignments to each Judge.