law and motion calendar

A law and motion calendar is a court’s or a specific judge’s organized schedule for when and what types of motions and legal arguments the court or judge will hear. The law and motion calendar allocates an appropriate amount of time to hear the motions and arguments during a given hour, day, week, etc. These calendars are focused on hearing pretrial motions as well as other legal arguments or requests that do not constitute part of a trial. For example, a motion to compel an answer to a discovery request is a matter that could appear on a judge’s law and motion calendar.

[Last reviewed in April of 2025 by the Wex Definitions Team]

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