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Chapter Three (Rules 300 to 303): meetings of the judges (Rule 300); the Presiding Judge and an Assistant Presiding Judge elected by secret ballot at a September meeting, from different regions, for concurrent two-year terms, the Assistant Presiding Judge succeeding the Presiding Judge (Rule 301); judicial vacation and two personal leave days a year (Rule 302); and the Executive Officer, who also serves as Clerk of the Court and as Jury Commissioner (Rule 303).
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Chapter Three: Court Organization & Management 300 Meetings of the Judges Regular meetings of the judges of the Court shall be called periodically by the Presiding Judge or by the Assistant Presiding Judge. Special meetings of the judges may be called by the Presiding Judge, or Assistant Presiding Judge, or by a majority vote of the judges of the Court. Meetings of the judges of either region of the Court may be called by the Presiding Judge or Assistant Presiding Judge or by any two judges of a region. (Amended effective 07-01-09; adopted 07-01-98; previously amended effective 01-01-99) 301 Presiding Judge & Assistant Presiding Judge The Presiding Judge and an Assistant Presiding Judge of the Court shall be elected by a secret ballot majority vote of all judges of the Court at a September meeting. The Presiding Judge shall be selected from one region and the Assistant Presiding Judge shall be selected from the other region. The term of office for these positions shall be concurrent and shall be for a period of two calendar years. Upon completion of the term , the Assistant Presiding Judge shall succeed the Presiding Judge for a full two-year term. (Amended effective 07-01-09; adopted effective 01-20-05) 302 Judicial Vacation & Personal Leave A judge’s vacation day is defined as an approved absence from the Court for one full business day. A request for vacation time or other absence from the Court shall be submitted to the Presiding Judge or a designee with reasonable advance notice. Absences from the court to attend an authorized education program, conference, or workshop or to participate in Judicial Council or other authorized committees or community outreach activities, is not considered vacation time if prior approval has been granted by the Presiding Judge or a designee. A judge may take two personal leave days per year subject to prior approval by the Presiding Judge or a designee. (Amended effective 07-01-09; adopted effective 07-01-08) 303 Court Executive Officer The judges of the Court may appoint an Executive Officer, who shall also serve as Clerk of the Court (“Clerk”) and as Jury Commissioner, and who shall continue to serve at the pleasure of a majority of the judges of the Court. The duties of Executive Officer are prescribed by CRC 10.610 . (Amended 07-01-09; Adopted 07-01-98; previously amended 01-01-99)
Chapter Three: Court Organization & Management 300 Meetings of the Judges Regular meetings of the judges of the Court shall be called periodically by the Presiding Judge or by the Assistant Presiding Judge. Special meetings of the judges may be called by the Presiding Judge, or Assistant Presiding Judge, or by a majority vote of the judges of the Court. Meetings of the judges of either region of t
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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.