Norman L. Eisen, et al: Calendar of the Most Important Trump Criminal & Civil Court Dates

Following a series of recent court developments, former President Donald Trump’s 2023-24 legal schedule is coming into focus, as is his political one. […] The busy legal schedule includes cases in which Trump is a criminal or civil defendant. The first major date was a fortnight ago, with the first day of trial in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil fraud lawsuit. The trials then cascade throughout 2024, starting with the second E. Jean Carroll case in January and reaching a crescendo with the federal election interference trial in DC in March, followed by the federal classified documents trial in Florida in May.

As if that active legal schedule were not enough, it will all transpire alongside the election calendar with the primary season beginning in early 2024. […] Here are the top 20 legal and political dates as of now: 

1. Tuesday, November 14, 2023 – NY Civil Fraud: Defense case continues (approximate conclusion on December 15, 2023). 
2. Thursday, November 16, 2023 – DC Trump Case: Trump replies due in support of his Oct. 23 motions to dismiss the indictment and strike inflammatory allegations from the indictment
3. Monday, November 20, 2023 – DC Trump Case: Oral argument in Trump appeal of Oct. 17 order limiting extrajudicial prejudicial statements, at 9:30 AM, before Circuit Judges Millett, Pillard, and Garcia
4. Friday, December 1, 2023 – GA (Trump, Smith, Cheeley, Shafer): Hearing on Donald Trump, Ray Smith, Robert Cheeley and David Shafer motions to dismiss and quash, and demurrers
5. Monday, December 11, 2023 – MAL: Hearing on pretrial motions (evidentiary and/or non-evidentiary)
6. Friday, December 15, 2023 – GA (Meadows 11th Circuit): Oral argument in Meadows appeal against district court order denying removal petition; NY Civil Fraud: Trial projected to end by this date (approximate)
7. Wednesday, December 27, 2023 – DC Trump Case: All motions in limine and motions to suppress due
8. January 4, 2024 – NY Criminal Documents Case: Hearing on motions to dismiss
9. Monday, January 8, 2024 – Georgia (GA): Motions (other than motions in limine) due
10. Monday, January 15, 2024 – DC Trump Case: Trump to provide formal notice of whether he intends to assert advice-of-counsel defense, and, if he does, provide gov’t with the required discovery
11. Monday January 15, 2024 – Iowa Republican Presidential Caucuses
12. Tuesday, January 16, 2024 – Carroll I: Trial begins at 9:30 AM (on damages only)
13. Thursday-Friday, February 15-16, 2024 – MAL: Hearing on CIPA § 4 motions
14. Friday, March 1, 2023 – MAL: Scheduling conference to consider defendant motion to continue trial 
15. Monday, March 4, 2024 – DC Trump Case: Trial begins
16. Tuesday, March 5, 2024 – Super Tuesday Primaries
17. Thursday, February 22, 2024 – MAL: Filing of any pre-trial motions due
18. Monday, March 25, 2024 – NY Criminal Documents Case: Trial begins
19. Monday, May 20, 2024 – MAL: Trial begins
20. Monday-Thursday, July 15-18, 2024 – Republican National Convention

This list is a summary of an article that appeared on November 14, 2023 in Just Security by Norman L. Eisen, Ryan Goodman, Siven Watt, Samara Angel and Beth Markman and is included in Vox Populi for noncommercial educational purposes only.