All Trial Counsel AND Defendant Physically Present at Final Pre-Trial — Division CC-H

High confidence· verified July 5, 2026Case Management4th Jud. Cir. / Duval County Court, Div. H Courtroom Policies (Judge Eckley-Moulder)

Summary

Judge Eckley-Moulder's courtroom policies (court starts 9:30 sharp): at the Final Pre-Trial, all trial counsel and the defendant must be physically present, phones silenced, and no recording without media clearance.

Applies to

Florida > Fourth Judicial Circuit > Duval County > Duval County Court > Division CC-H (Judge Kelly E. Eckley-Moulder)

Source of truth

"At the Final Pre-Trial, all trial counsel and defendant must be physically" present / "Court will start promptly at 9:30 (unless notified of a different time)." / "All cell phones must be silenced. Recording of the proceedings is not permitted."

Official source: Division H Courtroom Policies (Judge Eckley-Moulder) — PDF
Source health: Healthy · checked September 4, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: July 5, 2026Live fetch + sha256 of official PDF — 2026-07-05

Reviewer note: Verified against the live official PDF on 2026-07-05. 30-day recheck scheduled.

Change history

July 16, 2026Monitor: Division H Courtroom Policies (Judge Eckley-Moulder) — PDF unreachable (timeout or network error).
July 14, 2026Monitor: Division H Courtroom Policies (Judge Eckley-Moulder) — PDF unreachable (timeout or network error).

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