Loading…
4 verbatim requirements published by judge Laurie E. Buchanan on exhibits & evidence.
Nineteenth Judicial Circuit (Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie) — judge Laurie E. Buchanan only. Chambers procedures change without notice; the officer's own page controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verified requirements for Judge Laurie E. Buchanan — checklists, verbatim requirements, and deadlines — unlocks with a free account during early access. Founding members keep full access when billing begins.
Unlock free →Verified the action checklist — checklists, verbatim requirements, and deadlines — unlocks with a free account during early access. Founding members keep full access when billing begins.
Unlock free →Opening and Closing: Only demonstrative aids or exhibits marked by the Clerk, agreed to by all counsel, or approved by the Court may be used in either opening or closing. The Court will discuss with counsel the time requirement of both opening and closing and will expect that a reasonable estimate be provided by counsel. Please note that opening statements will begin immediately after a jury is selected and sworn unless otherwise ordered by the Court.
Reviewer note: Page sha256: eca6f6c920677eb93f6e64ff4c9b90bac7b391ce7bde58131036ba17573ef1ce. Corpus topic: exhibits_evidence. Published during the completeness pass — the 2026-07-24 arbitration verified this circuit but published 14 rules against 6,388 verbatim requirements.
Judge Sherman requires TWO identical bound hard-copy sets of pre-marked exhibits for evidentiary hearings at least 7 days out — and anything over 50 pages must arrive as bound hard copies by mail.
Judge Hafele: exhibits in chambers three days before any evidentiary proceeding, courtesy copies two days out, all hearing materials three business days ahead, and interpreter requests seven days in advance.
Judge Mullinax wants physical copies of all documents and exhibits for in-person hearings/trials provided five days in advance; orders in Word (no macros/columns/tabs) within 48 hours, final judgments with a 3-inch top-right margin.