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Hearings exceeding fifteen minutes must be in person in Division AJ (Zoom only ≤30-min UMC-type settings); hearing materials reach chambers by mail or drop seven days prior. Motions should rarely exceed 10 pages.
Florida > Fifteenth Judicial Circuit > Palm Beach County > Civil Division AJ (Judge Maxine Cheesman)
"In person hearing will be required if a hearing exceed[s] fifteen minutes." ... Court "reviews hearing materials in advance via mail or drop of seven days prior." ... Motions "should rarely exceed 10 pages."
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Judge Goudie's remote-evidence protocol is the strictest in the circuit: witnesses show photo ID before being sworn, must be alone in a quiet room, may not use virtual backgrounds, must shut off other devices, and will be asked to scan the room before testifying.
Judge Carroll holds jury trials, nonjury trials and evidentiary hearings longer than 61 minutes in the courthouse; other hearings may be in person, by Zoom, or both.
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