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Chapter 18 (Jury Rules; Rules 18.1 to 18.4): the Court Executive Officer as Jury Commissioner (Rule 18.1); the jury selection program - source lists, a consolidated countywide master list excluding persons who completed jury service in the prior two (2) calendar years, random selection, summons by first-class mail and combined jury panels (Rule 18.2); excuses, deferrals and transfers of jury service (Rule 18.3); and special venires (Rule 18.4).
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CHAPTER 18 JURY RULES 18.1 JURY COMMISSIONER The Superior Court Executive Officer is designated as the attaché of the court to perform the functions of Jury Commissioner. The Court Executive Officer may appoint deputies to perform these functions. (Adopted October 1, 1998; Amended July 1, 2016) 18.2 JURY SELECTION PROGRAM A. Source Lists. The Jury Commissioner shall prepare and keep a consolidated, master list of eligible juror candidates. The master list shall include the name and address of persons who reside in the county, and who are 18 years of age or older who are registered to vote and/or have been licensed or issued an identification card pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with § 12800) and Article 5 (commencing with § 13000) of Chapter 1 of Division 6 of the Vehicle Code. The master list shall be prepared to exclude those persons who completed jury service in the prior two (2) calendar years. B. Consolidated Master List. A consolidated, countywide master list shall be utilized by the Jury Commissioner in summoning jurors for all court locations. The selection of the master jury list shall be at random from the jury source lists. C. Preparation of Prospective Juror Lists. The name of each prospective trial juror shall be taken by random selection from the most current master jury list, except for a person nominated by the court pursuant to statutory authority. D. Drawing of Names; Summons. The Jury Commissioner will draw from the master jury list a sufficient number of names of prospective jurors as the Jury Commissioner determines to be required to provide adequate jury services to the courts for a particular time period, and each person shall be summoned by first-class mail to attend the court for service as a member of a trial jury panel. Once a juror appears for service, and prior to that person’s discharge as a juror as heretofore provided, such juror may be required to report back to the court for further service upon either personal or telephonic oral direction of the court, or of the Jury Commissioner or Deputy Jury Commissioner, acting on behalf of the court. E. Combined Jury Panels. The courts will utilize a combined, countywide jury panel for superior court trials at all court locations. (Adopted October 1, 1998; Amended January 1, 2003; Amended July 1, 2016; Amended January 1, 2024) 18.3 JURY UTILIZATION PROGRAM A. Excuse from Jury Service. The Jury Commissioner shall determine the statutory qualifications of each prospective trial juror. The Jury Commissioner shall exclude from the certified jury lists any person not statutorily competent to serve, and may excuse from jury service such prospective trial juror who in their determination requests and qualifies for excuse under section 204, subdivision (b), and section 218 of the Code of Civil Procedure, provisions of the Standards of Judicial Administration, California Rules of Court, and of these rules and policies adopted by the superior court. B. Procedure for Excuse from Jury Service. The Jury Commissioner may, upon request, defer the service of a prospective juror for good cause, transfer a juror to any court location within the county for good cause, or may excuse a prospective juror from service altogether, for either of the following reasons: 1. The prospective juror qualifies for excuse from service on the basis of one (1) of the categories set forth in the Standards of Judicial Administration, California Rules of Court as interpreted by superior court policies. 2. Other circumstances constituting undue hardship within the meaning of the statutes, Standards of Judicial Administration, or rules or policies of this court apply to the prospective trial juror, as determined by the Jury Commissioner and/or presiding judge of the court. A request for excuse from jury service shall be addressed to, and determined by, the Jury Commissioner. The Jury Commissioner shall fairly weigh and consider all relevant information and may personally interview the prospective trial juror when deemed desirable or necessary to do so. The Jury Commissioner may refer any request to the presiding judge for their determination. In the event the Jury Commissioner denies a request for excuse the prospective trial juror may request and shall be entitled to review and reconsideration by the presiding judge. The disposition of the request and the reasons therefor shall be noted upon appropriate records maintained by the Jury Commissioner. (Adopted October 1, 1998; Amended January 1, 2024) 18.4 SPECIAL VENIRE Nothing contained in the foregoing rules shall preclude the Jury Commissioner, upon order of the court, from drawing from the master jury list and summoning to the court pursuant to law, a special venire for jury service in a particular case. (Adopted October 1, 1998)
CHAPTER 18 JURY RULES 18.1 JURY COMMISSIONER The Superior Court Executive Officer is designated as the attaché of the court to perform the functions of Jury Commissioner. The Court Executive Officer may appoint deputies to perform these functions. (Adopted October 1, 1998; Amended July 1, 2016) 18.2 JURY SELECTION PROGRAM A. Source Lists. The Jury Commissioner shall prepare and keep a consolidated
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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.