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Chapter 4 (Rules 2.7 to 2.7.7): the length of jury service (Rule 2.7; CRC 2.1002); proposed jury instructions, their timing set by the Trial Department (Rule 2.7.1; California Rules of Court, Rules 2.1055 and 2.1050); counsel's duty to complete proposed instructions (Rule 2.7.2); their form (Rule 2.7.3); changing jury instructions (Rule 2.7.4); the jury instruction conference outside the presence of jurors (Rule 2.7.5); and juror questionnaires for all case types except death penalty cases (Rule 2.7.7). Rule 2.7.6 is repealed.
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CHAPTER 4. JURY RULES Rule 2.7 Length of Jury Service In compliance with CRC 2.1002, a person has fulfilled his or her jury service obligation when he or she has: (a) Served on one trial until discharged. (b) Been assigned on one day for jury selection until excused by the jury commissioner. (c) Attended court but was not assigned to a trial department for selection of a jury before the end of that day. (d) Been assigned to a trial department for selection of a jury and has been excused by the trial judge. (e) Served one day on call. (f) Served no more than 5 court days on telephone standby. (Adopted, effective January 1, 2000) (Amended, effective January 1, 2007) Rule 2.7.1 Proposed Jury Instructions A. Reference California Rules of Court, Rules 2.1055 and 2.1050. B. The Trial Department shall determine in its discretion the timing of submission of proposed jury instructions. (Amended, effective January 1, 2002) (Amended, effective January 1, 2006) (Amended, effective January 1, 2007) Rule 2.7.2 Duty Of Counsel with Respect to Jury Instructions Before delivery of proposed jury instructions to the trial judge and opposing counsel, counsel shall fill in all blanks, make all strikeouts, insertions and modifications therein which are appropriate to the case. Submission of a form, which requires additions or modifications to constitute a complete and intelligible instruction, shall not be deemed a request for such instruction. In addition to a hard copy of the proposed jury instructions, counsel shall provide the modified instructions on a CD or USB flash drive, also commonly referred to as a thumb drive, and a clean copy of the instructions to be given to the jury. (Adopted, effective January 1, 2000) (Amended, effective January 1, 2006) (Amended, effective January 1, 2010) Rule 2.7.3 Form of Proposed Jury Instructions (CCP §§ 607a, 609,) All proposed jury instructions shall conform to the requirements of California Rules of Court, Rule 2.1055. Any jury instructions requested after the conclusion of taking evidence shall be in writing. The court, in its discretion, may permit instructions to be sent into the jury room in "Booklet Form". In "Booklet Format" the text of the instruction is printed continuously on the page and may result in several instructions to the page. Such instructions may be accompanied by a table of contents. (Adopted, effective January 1, 2000) (Amended, effective January 1, 2006) (Amended, effective January 1, 2007) Rule 2.7.4 Changing Jury Instructions If, after the jury instruction conference and at any time before giving the instructions and verdict and findings forms to the jurors, the trial judge determines to make any substantive change therein, all parties should be so advised on the record outside the hearing of jurors. (Adopted, effective January 1, 2000) Rule 2.7.5 Jury Instruction Conference Before final argument and after submission to the trial judge of all proposed jury instructions, verdict and findings forms, a conference outside the presence of jurors will be held. Ordinarily, a reporter or recorder is not required at the commencement of such conference. In the event the trial judge intends to give any instructions or use any form of verdict or findings on the court's own motion, such instructions, verdicts or findings should be delivered to counsel. The trial judge will then discuss with counsel: (1) Whether any requested proposed instructions, verdicts or findings are patently inappropriate and will be voluntarily withdrawn; (2) Whether there is any patent omission of instructions, verdicts or findings which are appropriate and that may be given without objection; (3) Whether there is any other modification, namely those to which the parties will stipulate. Counsel shall meet prior to this conference to discuss each other's jury instructions and classify them into (1), (2) and (3) above. The foregoing unreported conference will generally result in clarification of the matters, and creation of three categories of instructions, verdicts or findings that may be withdrawn, given or modified. Thereafter, the conference should be reported and the trial judge should confirm for the record the matters agreed upon. The trial judge should also specify those instructions, verdicts and findings forms the court proposes to give, refuse or modify, whether at the request of a party or on the court's own motion. The court will hear any objections to the foregoing and rule thereon. The trial judge should sign each requested instruction and indicate the disposition thereof, all of which shall be thereafter filed by the clerk. If a requested instruction is withdrawn, counsel shall so indicate by writing "withdrawn" and signing or initialing such instruction. (Adopted, effective January 1, 2000) Rule 2.7.6 Refund of Jury Fees: Duty to Notify Court (Adopted, effective July 1, 2004 [former Rule 2.6]) (Repealed, eff. 1/1/2013 per CCP §631.3) Rule 2.7.7 Juror Questionnaires for all case types, with the exception of death penalty cases A. Printing of juror questionnaires. 1. If juror questionnaires are proposed by any party, the requesting party must provide a copy of the proposed questionnaire to all parties and they must meet and confer to agree on a questionnaire that will be distributed to prospective jurors. The juror questionnaire must be presented to the trial judge on the day of trial at the very latest. The trial judge has discretion to determine whether a juror questionnaire will be allowed. 2. The proposed questionnaire shall be presented to the trial judge for review and approval prior to it being used. Once the trial judge has approved the questionnaire, it is the responsibility of the requesting party to bear the cost of creating and copying the blank questionnaire and present the copies to the courtroom staff of the trial department prior to the juror selection process. Counsel shall be responsible to provide sufficient number of copies of the blank questionnaire for the entire juror selection process. B. Printing and Distribution of Completed Juror Questionnaires. 1. As juror questionnaires are completed by prospective jurors, the court staff will collect the questionnaires, process them and deliver them to the requesting party for copying. It is the responsibility of the requesting party to print copies of the completed questionnaires for all parties in the case and the court and to distribute the copies to the parties and the court within the timeframe as specified by the trial judge. All originals must be returned to the courtroom clerk of the trial department hearing the trial immediately after they have been copied. 2. The parties in the case may agree to share in the cost of printing the questionnaires at which time they are to notify the court of their agreement. (Adopted, effective January 1, 2012)
CHAPTER 4. JURY RULES Rule 2.7 Length of Jury Service In compliance with CRC 2.1002, a person has fulfilled his or her jury service obligation when he or she has: (a) Served on one trial until discharged. (b) Been assigned on one day for jury selection until excused by the jury commissioner. (c) Attended court but was not assigned to a trial department for selection of a jury before the end of tha
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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.