Duval County, FL
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Trial Motions One Week Before FPT; Pleas Close at Final Pretrial — Division CC-C
Judge Bateh enforces a hard Motion Deadline — all trial motions filed one week before the Final Pre-Trial date or not considered — and the FPT is the plea-negotiation deadline, with the defendant physically present.
Trial Set Within the 5th Month After Arrest — Division CR-E
Judge Salvador sets the trial date at the FIRST pretrial conference (3–4 weeks after arraignment), targeting trial within the fifth month after arrest, with the FPT the Monday before Monday jury selection and no waiver of the defendant's FPT appearance.
UMC: Non-Evidentiary Only, 10 Minutes Per Case Including Judicial Review — Division CV-A
Judge Wallace's Uniform Motion Calendar takes only non-evidentiary motions, capped at ten minutes per case (five per side) — and the ten minutes includes the judge's time reviewing your papers. Set at least one week ahead; first-come, first-served in Hearing Room 743.
Weekly Docket Map and the 9-Point FPT Checklist — Division CR-C
Judge Sacks runs a fixed weekly map (Mon motions-to-be-set/PTCs; Tue–Thu arraignments + PTCs mornings, hearings/trials afternoons; Fri trials) with FPTs the Wednesday before Monday selection — where counsel reports readiness, offers both ways, panel size, peremptory-strike counts, trial length, and Richardson issues; the first PT requires a deposition schedule.
Zoom Failure = Absent; Cross-Notices Go Through Chambers — Division CC-I
Judge Lanigan holds Zoom participants responsible for their own connection (failure may count as absence, with no reschedule for inadequate connections) and refuses unilaterally cross-noticed motions; late-delivered authority may not be considered.
Zoom Free Under 30 Minutes; Hearings Cannot Be Cancelled Without the Court — Division CV-F
Judge Daniel allows phone/Zoom for non-evidentiary hearings of 30 minutes or less without permission — but longer or evidentiary matters need leave 5 days ahead, ex parte hearings are suspended, and no set hearing may be cancelled without the Court's consent.
Zoom ID 262-722-9756 — Full Name Displayed or No Admission — Division CC-Q
Judge Hudson: her standing Zoom room is 262-722-9756, participants must display their full name in their Zoom ID or may not be admitted, and Zoom requests are handled case-by-case — possibly moving your hearing time; the morning criminal calendar runs 9:30, afternoons 1:30.
Zoom Is a Privilege; Remote TESTIMONY Requires Written Motion and Leave — Division CV-C
In CV-C, appearing by Zoom is a privilege (log in five minutes early; Court hosts); presenting testimony remotely — any hearing or non-jury trial, any length — requires a written motion showing good cause under Rule 2.530(b)(2).
Zoom Is for Out-of-County Counsel — Never Guilt Dispositions — Division CC-M
Judge Floyd permits Zoom for routine appearances by out-of-county counsel, but not for disposition hearings involving an adjudication of guilt or for evidentiary hearings.