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8 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1973-03B.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1973-03B as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • (1) In Duval County, whenever in the op~n~on of the chief judge of the fourth judicial circuit of Florida it is advisable to do so, that chief judge shall in writing direct the clerk of the circuit court in that county to summon such number of jurors as may be speci- fied in that direction, to report for service as jurors at the time and place stated in that direction. • (2) Upon receiving that direction, that clerk shall cause a computer, data processing equipment, or other mechanical, electronic or electrical'device approved by that chief judge to select at ran- dom the specified number of jurors from the names of all register€d electors in that county as shown on the data processing equipment records of the supervisor of elections of that county; to print, address and prepare for mailing a summons to each juror so selected instructing that juror to report at the time and place stated for service as a juror; and to print for use by the clerk a list of the names and addresses of all jurors so summoned. • The selection of juro>rs at random shall be subject to the single exception that no juror shall be summoned to serve as such more often than once in each calendar year. • (3) That clerk shall mail each juror summons by certified mail, return receipt requested, unless that chief judge directs that the sheriff of that county effect personal service on the juror. • (4) That clerk shall keep that written direction by that chief judge, and that list of the names and addresses of the jurors so summoned, for one year, and shall then destroy them. §2 Irregularities. • Any deficiency or excess of jurors so select>ed, or any error of commission or omission in the selection or serving of any grand or petit juror, shall not affect the legality of the organization of the jury, and no indictment of a grand jury or verdict of a petit jury shall be subject to challenge because of any such error, so long as each juror was a registered elector of that county at the time that juror's name was selected. $3 Excusing juror-from service. • A judge presiding in the court in which a juror is summoned to serve must excuse from service any juror so summoned who is disqualified by law from such service, when the disqualification becomes known to the judge; need not excuse from service any juror so summoned who is purportedly exempt by statute from such service (women with children under 18 and pregnant women, attorneys, dentists, licensed funeral directors and embalmers); and may excuse from service any> juror so summoned for any reason that is -- 2 of 10 -- '. . '. • The chief judge of the fourth judicial circuit of Florida shall supervise the use of this procedure, and in all respects the clerk utilizing this procedure shall do so in accordance with the directions of the chief judge. 56 'Deputies of chief judge, clerk and sheriff:
(1) In Duval County, whenever in the op~n~on of the chief judge of the fourth judicial circuit of Florida it is advisable to do so, that chief judge shall in writing direct the clerk of the circuit court in that county to summon such number of jurors as may be speci- fied in that direction, to report for service as jurors at the time and place stated in that direction.
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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.