Judge Stephanie Boyd worked through a congested morning docket, taking pleas, setting firm deadlines and ordering evaluations for several defendants while also issuing judicial warrants for multiple absentees.

The court repeatedly told litigants to sign reset forms and warned that defendants who did not answer the docket would face arrest: “When I call the docket, you need to stand and let me know you’re here. Otherwise, I’m gonna assume you’re not here and a warrant may be issued for your arrest,” the judge told the courtroom at the start of the session.

Over the course of the morning the court:

- Accepted multiple pleas and entered sentences, including a plea with a suspended sentence and probationary conditions in a case the court identified as involving a car-accident-related offense; the judge ordered restitution, community service and alcohol-monitoring or ignition-interlock requirements where appropriate. In another matter the court accepted a disposition of 120 days in the county jail with an $800 fine for a controlled-substance offense.

- Ordered competency and mental-health evaluations where defense counsel raised concerns about a defendant’s current ability to consult on plea strategy. The court instructed counsel to file formal motions and set early-December or January status dates for evaluation results and TAP recommendations.

- Set numerous firm plea-deadline and jury-trial dates (December, January and February windows were used repeatedly) and warned counsel that plea-deadline dates will convert to jury trial if no agreement is reached.

- Directed the issuance of judicial warrants and remand without bond for defendants who failed to appear for their matters (the judge specifically ordered warrants for several absent defendants and instructed deputies to issue announcements when possible).

Courtroom staff and counsel also flagged discovery gaps in several cases (missing DNA or body-worn camera footage); prosecutors said they were working to tender outstanding items and the court set follow-up discovery deadlines (late February and other short windows were used in specific cases).

What happens next: The court’s calendar includes several near-term dates. Parties should be prepared to tender offers or present evaluation results on scheduled plea-deadline and status dates in December and early January; absent defendants remain the subject of judicial warrants until they appear and the court reconsiders bond.