No case shall be postponed or removed from the calendar except by the judge.
Rule 32.2.Removal from Calendar
Rule 32. CRIMINAL TRIAL CALENDAR · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified July 17, 2026
In one sentenceRule 32.2 reserves the power to postpone or remove a case from the trial calendar exclusively to the judge, foreclosing any other person or party from pulling a case off the schedule on their own.
Full Text of Rule 32.2
Plain-English Summary
Rule 32.2 is a single, blunt sentence, and it does one job: it keeps control of the trial calendar in the judge’s hands. No case gets postponed or removed from the calendar except by the judge.
That means once a case is on the calendar Rule 32.1 requires, neither the prosecutor, the defense, the clerk, nor anyone else can pull a case off the schedule on their own. Any request to delay or drop a scheduled case has to go through the judge, which keeps the trial calendar — and the notice already sent based on it — from being reshuffled informally.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can postpone or remove a case from the trial calendar?
No case shall be postponed or removed from the calendar except by the judge.
Can the district attorney remove a case from the calendar on their own?
No, the rule reserves that power to the judge alone.
Can defense counsel request that a case be removed from the calendar?
Defense counsel can request it, but only the judge can postpone or remove the case.
Why does the rule restrict who can alter the trial calendar?
It keeps the calendar prepared under Rule 32.1, and the notice already sent based on it, from being changed without judicial authorization.
Does Rule 32.2 specify grounds the judge must find before removing a case?
No, the rule states only that removal or postponement requires the judge, without listing specific grounds.
Source & verification. Rule text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Uniform Superior Court Rules, published by the
Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia. Last verified July 17, 2026.
· Official source
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