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Chapter 2 (Rules 2.30 to 2.36): grand jury impanelment, the solicitation for applications, qualifications and the Grand Jury Selection Committee (Rules 2.30 to 2.33); an additional grand jury (Rule 2.34); sealing of the grand jury transcript (Rule 2.35); and recruitment for alternates (Rule 2.36).
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Chapter 2. Grand Jury Rule 2.30. Grand Jury Impanelment A Grand Jury shall be drawn and impaneled once each fiscal year by the appointed Grand Jury Supervising Judge. (Rule 2.30 revised effective 1/1/24) Rule 2.31. Solicitation for Grand Jury Applications (1) On or before the first court day in March, the Jury Commissioner shall seek applications for appointment to the Grand Jury as follows: (A) Mail or email notices to all relevant media outlets and public agencies; (B) Post the application and information about grand jury service on the court’s website at: https://contracosta.courts.ca.gov/divisions/civil/civil-grand-jury (C) Solicit referrals from social, community and political groups; and (D) Solicit referrals from Judges and former Grand Jurors. (2) All persons who submit an application are to receive a formal questionnaire which must be returned no later than April 15 of that year. This questionnaire will be available to anyone upon request from the Superior Court’s Executive Office. (Rule 2.31(2) revised effective 1/1/24) (Rule 2.31 revised effective 1/1/24) Rule 2.32. Grand Jury Qualifications The Grand Jury Supervising Judge will assess the qualifications of each application according to the criteria specified under Part 2, Title 4, Chapter 2, Articles 1 and 2 of the Penal Code, and the referenced sections of the Code of Civil Procedure. The Grand Jury Supervising Judge shall make such preliminary investigation of the applicants as may be directed by the Grand Jury Selection Committee. (Rule 2.32 revised effective 1/1/24) Rule 2.33. Grand Jury Selection Committee The Grand Jury shall be selected in accordance with the standards and requirements of law. Accordingly, the Presiding Judge will appoint a Grand Jury Selection Committee of at least four (4) Judges. The selection process will be administered as follows: (1) The Selection Committee will oversee the process by which applications are selected, making every reasonable effort to ensure proportional representation from supervisorial districts and sociological group representation. (2) The Selection Committee Judges will interview applicants, allotting fifteen (15) minutes to each applicant. After all interviews are conducted, the Grand Jury Supervising Judge will prepare a final list of thirty (30) nominees. (3) The thirty (30) nominees will be invited to an Impanelment ceremony where their names will be randomly drawn by the Court. The nineteen (19) Civil Grand Jurors selected, and alternates, will be sworn on the same day. The names shall constitute the Grand Jury list which shall be filed with the County Clerk and made a public record. (Rule 2.33 revised effective 1/1/24) Rule 2.34. Additional Grand Jury The Grand Jury Supervising Judge may order and direct the impanelment, at any time, of one additional Grand Juror (see Penal Code Section 904.6). (Rule 2.34 revised effective 1/1/24) Rule 2.35. Sealing of Grand Jury Transcript The filing party must serve all Motions to Seal a Grand Jury Transcript on all parties and the court reporter(s). When an Order is issued by the Court to seal a Grand Jury transcript, in whole or in part, the prevailing party must serve the Order on all parties and the court reporter(s). (Rule 2.35 revised effective 1/1/15) Rule 2.36. Recruitment for Alternates In the event that no alternate grand jurors are available or the number of alternates is insufficient to ensure the continued function of the Civil Grand Jury, the Court shall initiate efforts to recruit and select additional qualified individuals to serve as alternates. Alternates must meet all eligibility requirements set forth for regular grand jurors and shall be selected in accordance with applicable statutes and local procedures. Alternate grand jurors may be impaneled to serve in place of regular jurors who are unable to complete their term due to disqualification, recusal, resignation, or other cause. (Rule 2.36 new effective 1/1/2026)
Chapter 2. Grand Jury Rule 2.30. Grand Jury Impanelment A Grand Jury shall be drawn and impaneled once each fiscal year by the appointed Grand Jury Supervising Judge. (Rule 2.30 revised effective 1/1/24) Rule 2.31. Solicitation for Grand Jury Applications (1) On or before the first court day in March, the Jury Commissioner shall seek applications for appointment to the Grand Jury as follows: (A) M
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Division XI: information forms for data processing (Rule 11.2); required action - action taken on all calendared cases and a future date always set (Rule 11.19); and pro tem judges - an attorney named as a plaintiff in a civil or small claims case may not sit as a judge pro-tem during the case or within six months following its resolution, nor one named as a defendant in two or more such cases (Rule 11.22). Rules 11.1, 11.3 to 11.5, 11.7 to 11.18, 11.20 and 11.21 are repealed, and Rule 11.6 (voluntary arbitration; see Local Rule 10.2) was repealed and renumbered.
Duval County's indigent-defense and magistration rules under the Texas Fair Defense Act (S.B. 7): who may be booked into the county jail and on what paper; arrest-case numbering; presentment to a magistrate within 48 hours (art. 15.16); the magistrate's warnings, counsel inquiry, interpreter duty, indigence determination and appointment of counsel within 24 hours of a request; the alternative appointment plan under art. 26.04(g)-(h) with annual applications, seven attorney categories (capital, first and second degree, third degree/state jail/misdemeanor, competency, appeals, post-conviction, extradition), CLE and experience standards, random rotation within each category, written acceptance within 48 hours, first contact by the end of the next working day, replacement and suspension of counsel, fee applications within five days of completing services and the compensation attachment ($500 pleas; $175/$150 hourly; $1,400 per jury-trial day; appellate caps); bail schedules by offense class with a personal bond office (fee $20 or 3%), pre-trial supervision and revocation hearings within two working days; arraignment settings and notice; repeal of conflicting rules.