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Court Rules (38 current · 5 archived)

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RuleRule NameCitationEffective DatePDF
R45 Admission NMI SUP. CT. R. 2025-08-04 PDF ↓
R33 Alternative Dispute Resolution NMI R. ADR 2021-12-13 PDF ↓
R07 Attorney Discipline & Procedure NMI R. ATT'Y DISC. & P. 2019-09-17 PDF ↓
R30 Child Support Guidelines NMI CHILD SUPP. G. 2020-04-06 PDF ↓
R05 Civil Procedure NMI R. CIV. P. 2019-02-25 PDF ↓
R04 Code of Judicial Conduct NMI CODE JUD. COND. 2025-09-09 PDF ↓
R15 Continuing Legal Education NMI R. CLE 2023-05-19 PDF ↓
R06 Criminal Procedure COM. R. CR. P. 2017-05-03 PDF ↓
R46 Drug Court Program Policies and Procedures NMI Drug Ct. P. P. 2025-12-17 PDF ↓
R17 Electronic Filing and Service NMI R. ELEC. FILING 2021-12-11 PDF ↓
R34 Electronic Recordation NMI.R. ELEC. REC. 2021-06-15 PDF ↓
R08 Evidence NMI R. EVID. 2015-02-22 PDF ↓
R37 Family Dispute Meditation NMI R. FAM. DISP. M. 2023-05-16 PDF ↓
R27 Forma Pauperis NMI R. IFP 2018-05-01 PDF ↓
R21 Governing Court-Appointed, Certified Mediators COM.R.CERT. MED. 2001-02-20 PDF ↓
R16 Governing Judicial Retention Election Conduct COM. R. RET. ELEC. 2002-08-15 PDF ↓
R36 Guardianship Procedure NMI R. GUARD. P. 2023-03-25 PDF ↓
R38 In re Judiciary Language Access Policy and Plan 2024-02-20 PDF ↓
R23 Indigent Representation NMI R. INDIG. REP. 2012-09-22 PDF ↓
R29 Interpreter & Translator Code of Conduct NMI INTERP. & TRANS. CODE 2020-03-05 PDF ↓
R24 Judicial Branch Personnel Rules NMI JUD. PERS. R 2018-02-15 PDF ↓
R02 Judicial Council NMI SUP. CT. R 2020-03-18 PDF ↓
R18 Judicial Fee Schedule 2017-03-01 PDF ↓
R28 Judiciary Branch Travel Policy 2019-09-17 PDF ↓
R31 Judiciary Sexual Harassment Policy NMI J. SEXUAL H. POL'Y 2020-05-04 PDF ↓
R09 Juvenile Delinquency Procedure NMI R. JUV. P. 1996-07-15 PDF ↓
R10 Legal Intern Program NMI R. LEGAL INT. PROG. 2005-03-19 PDF ↓
R35 Mental Health Court Docket Policies and Procedures NMI MHC PP 2021-07-03 PDF ↓
R20 Policy on Public Access to Judicial Branch Admin. Records 2007-09-06 PDF ↓
R11 Practice COM. R. PRAC. 2018-03-26 PDF ↓
R12 Probate Procedure NMI R. PROB. P. 2024-11-13 PDF ↓
R22 Procedure for Administrative Appeals NMI R. ADMIN APPEALS P. 2010-09-07 PDF ↓
R32 Procurement Rules NMI JUD. R. PROC. 2020-08-11 PDF ↓
R13 Rules Governing Procedure for Traffic Cases and Other Infractions NMI. R. TRAFF. P. 2024-01-05 PDF ↓
R44 Rules of Judicial Disciplinary Procedure NMI R. JUD. DIS. P. 2025-12-10 PDF ↓
R01 Supreme Court Rules NMI SUP. CT. R 2024-03-15 PDF ↓
R26 Supreme Court Style Manual 2017-01-01 PDF ↓
R14 Tax Rules of Practice & Procedure NMI R. TAX 1999-05-11 PDF ↓

Archived & Superseded Rules (5)

Earlier versions kept for reference; the current rule of the same name is above.

RuleRule NameCitationEffective DatePDF
R05 Civil Procedure COM. R. CIV. P. 2014-12-22 PDF ↓
R04 Code of Judicial Conduct NMI CODE JUD. COND. 1989-12-03 PDF ↓
R25 Drug Court Policies & Procedures NMI DRUG CT. P. P. 2024-09-12 PDF ↓
R19 Judicial Disciplinary Procedure on Interim Basis NMI R. JUD. DIS. P. 2007-08-29 PDF ↓
R12 Probate Procedure COM. R. PRO. 1996-07-15 PDF ↓