All actions ready for trial in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 9-11-40 shall be placed upon a list of actions ready for final jury trial to be maintained as a "ready list" by the calendar clerk.
Actions may be placed on the ready list by:
Except for cause, actions shall be placed on the ready list in chronological order in accordance with filing dates, except that actions previously on the ready list shall retain their superior position; however, actions entitled thereto by statute shall be given precedence.
Ga. R. Super. Ct. 8.2