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12 verbatim mandatory provisions from Self Help Represent Yourself Pro Se.
Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. Check the order's own effective and rescission dates before relying on it. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the order's own text layer, harvested 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used. Only sentences containing mandatory language (shall, must, may not, no later than, within N) are reproduced — the full document is in custody and is the controlling text. • When appearing in this Court, unless excused by the presiding Judge, all counsel (including all persons at counsel table) shall abide by the following: 1. • Only one attorney for each party shall examine, or cross examine each witness. • The attorney stating objections, if any, during direct examination, shall be the attorney recognized for cross examination. 7. • No exhibit, whether marked for identification or not, shall be held in any matter, or placed in any position in the courtroom, that would allow the jury to see the exhibit unless it has been admitted into evidence and permission to publish the exhibit to the jury has been obtained from the Court. 9. • In making objections counsel should state only the legal grounds for the objection and shall withhold all further comment or argument unless elaboration is requested by the Court. • The party making the objection shall provide argument first, then the opposing party will have the opportunity to respond and the court will rule. 10. • When referencing case law to court and counsel, attorneys are required to provide the full cite of the case and have a copy for court and counsel. 11. • In examining a witness, counsel shall not repeat or echo the answer given by the witness. 12. • In opening statements and in arguments to the jury, counsel shall not express personal knowledge or opinion concerning any matter in issue. 14. • Counsel shall admonish all persons at counsel table that gestures, facial expressions, audible comments, or the like, as manifestations of approval or disapproval during the testimony of witnesses, or at any other time, are absolutely prohibited. 15. • Counsel shall refrain from attempting to make re-argument after the Judge has ruled. 16. • Counsel shall complete resolution negotiations and advise clients of their settlement options in advance of court hearings. 17.
When appearing in this Court, unless excused by the presiding Judge, all counsel (including all persons at counsel table) shall abide by the following: 1.
Reviewer note: Document sha256: 0a586881fab645a01b6046257b7f5140bfc98cd86a7d97a2c02e290f4ee4fc3a (187984 bytes). BenchPath harvested this circuit itself because no research corpus existed for it. Extraction is conservative: mandatory-language sentences only, so this rule is a faithful subset of the order, never a summary of it.
The 17th Circuit's circuit-wide AI disclosure/certification mandate (Jan 2026, twice amended) was VACATED in its entirety effective June 15, 2026 by Chief Judge Phillips's AO 2026-19-Gen, expressly citing the statewide framework (AOSC26-12; Rule 2.515(d)(2), SC2026-0673). Several division procedure pages still cite the vacated order.
Every circuit-civil case reviewed within 120 days of commencement and assigned a track (complex, streamlined, or general); case management orders required; firm continuance policy; sanctions for missed deadlines. Rescinds AO 21-09.
Circuit-civil hearing-availability standards: motion calendars ~2 weeks from request; 15-30 min special sets within 45-60 days; longer special sets scale.