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13 verbatim requirements from Policies and Procedures.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval, Clay, Nassau). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.jud4.org/getContentAsset/b7eb024b-49b6-45a4-8f6c-2158918f571c/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/Division-CR-E-Policies-and-Procedures.pdf?language=en, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • All attorneys shall be available and prepared to handle their assigned cases as called by the Court, pursuant to #2 below. 2) Judge Salvador shall announce the cases to be called during the morning docket, in the following order (with some exceptions – see #3, #5 and #6 below): 1) Out-of-custody defendants 2) Female inmates 3) Male inmates • The courtroom bailiffs are aware of this procedure and shall have the inmates available and ready to be called in the proscribed order. 3) For private counsel, specialty counsel (major crimes, special prosecution unit, sexual assault division, etc.) and RCC, cases may be called out of order to accommodate the attorneys’ needed presence in other courtrooms before other judges. • You may not request the defendant and have him/her placed in a holding cell, while you await the arrival of opposing counsel. 4) There shall be NO TALKING in the courtroom while courtroom proceedings are in progress unless a recess has been called. • Conversations between or amongst attorneys and/or defendants and victims must be conducted outside of the courtroom to minimize noise and maintain the required decorum. • Conversations with defendants, if detained, must have occurred prior to the defendant being brought to the courtroom, unless specifically authorized otherwise by the Court. 5) If there are any in-custody defendants who are creating a disturbance or acting out prior to being called, please notify the Court. • Indigency for completion, and for a determination on whether or not he/she qualifies for appointment of the Public Defender, and if an appointment is then made, for time to consult with the Public Defender prior to Arraignment or Plea. 7) Defense counsel shall not waive the presence of any in-custody defendant, who has been transported to the courthouse from the jail, without prior approval of the Court or absent good cause. • Any waivers of appearance of the defendant shall be in writing and filed with the clerk. • However, there shall be no waiver of defendant’s appearance at Final Pre- • Do not move or remove the microphone from the podium. 9) Side Bar conferences during morning docket are discouraged and shall be kept to a minimum - i.e., for the following type of issues: 1) Defendant’s cooperation with law enforcement/SAO; 2) Defendant’s mental or physical health matters; 3) Scheduling conflicts due to personal reasons of counsel. 10) The Court shall schedule cases as follows: • Reserved for Trial or Hearings 11) At Arraignment, the State shall be prepared to advise the Court of the following: a) the Defendant’s sentencing guidelines; b) the State offer, if one is to be made; c) the speedy trial date; and d) whether discovery has already been provided, and if not, the reason why it has not already been provided. -- 2 of 4 -- 3 12) After Arraignment, the Court shall pass the case for 1 Pre-Trial (PT) conference, approximately 3-4 weeks later, and then at that first PT conference, the Court shall set the matter for trial sometime within the 5th month after arrest, unless circumstances dictate otherwise. • A Final Pre-Trial (FPT) conference shall be scheduled in each case which has been scheduled for jury selection. • FPTs shall be held 1 week before jury selection, i.e. the Monday before the Monday jury selection. 13) Once a case is set for trial, this Court shall distribute a written Trial Order (sample attached), by which all parties shall abide. 14) At the Final Pre-Trial Conference, the Defendant shall be present (there shall be no waiver of Defendant’s appearance at FPT), as well as the attorney(s) who are to try the case. • REQUESTED DATE. -- 3 of 4 -- 4 18) If an attorney wishes to effectuate an “in court add-on” of another case not on the docket, the attorney shall notify the Deputy Clerk of Court before the Judge takes the bench or prior to the case being called, so as to allow sufficient time for the necessary paperwork to be prepared by the clerk. “In court add-ons” should not occur with frequency and shall be kept to a minimum. 19) If an attorney or Defendant cannot appear in person for a pre-trial conference, the Court will allow appearance via Zoom, pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.116, “Use of Communication Technology.” -- 4 of 4 --
All attorneys shall be available and prepared to handle their assigned cases as called by the Court, pursuant to #2 below. 2) Judge Salvador shall announce the cases to be called during the morning docket, in the following order (with some exceptions – see #3, #5 and #6 below): 1) Out-of-custody defendants 2) Female inmates 3) Male inmates
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Judge Bell caps motions and responses at 5 pages for UMC hearings and 12 pages for special-set hearings.
Judge Alijewicz requires every motion for attorney's fees and/or costs to attach a document detailing time records — no records, no fee award.
Judge Corlew bars informal contact: every communication with the Court must be in writing, filed with the Clerk, with copies furnished to all parties — and no calls to the JA to schedule or cancel UMC.