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30 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1976-01.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1976-01 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Effective January l of each calendar year, all Judges who have been continuously assigned to one area of primary responsibility in the Fourth Circuit for two (2) years or longer shall be considered for reassignment. • Judges in this category who express a preference to do so shall be considered first. • Where it is necessary to reassign Judges who do not express a preference to be reassigned and in order to carry out the purposes hereof, those Judges who have had no continual experience or assignment in other areas of responsibility shall be considered for reassigmnent. • OR BK 12819 PAGE 2215 by filing a vacancy and another Judge is required to be reassigned without having expressed preference for reassignment, the same criterion herein expressed shall be used to select that Judge for reassigmnent. • Where necessary, in order to accomplish the purpose of this plan in the reassigmnent of Judges, consideration shall be given to seniority, based on continuous service as a • Therefore, in considering the assignments for the upcoming year, any Judge who has been assigned to one area of responsibility for two (2) years shall be considered for reassignment either upon his or her request or as the Chief Judge determines the proper administration of justice requires. • A Judge must serve at least six (6) months in a criminal felony division and successfully complete the "Handling Capital Cases" course before presiding over a capital case in which the state is seeking the death penalty or collateral proceedings brought by a death row inmate. • The Chief Judge shall determine the length of each judicial assigmnent. • January l of each calendar year, the assigmnent of Circuit Judges to a division and the assignment of divisions to hear and dispose of matters pending in Duval, Clay and Nassau counties, Florida, shall be as designated. • The Court Administrator shall designate and the Chief Judge shall assign divisions to hear and dispose of Marchman Act cases and to act as a duty Judge for such purpose. • When any such matter requires a subsequent hearing, the responsibility therefore shall rest with the • All Circuit and County Judges shall be designated by the Court Administrator, utilizing a methodology approved by the Chief Judge, and assigned by the Chief Judge, to weekend and -3- -- 3 of 9 -- • The Court Administrator shall publish, before December ls‘ of each year, a weekend and holiday duty roster. • County The Honorable Pauline Drayton * Administrative Judge for Criminal shall serve as the Chair of the Articl V Indigent Services • Judges shall inform the Chief Judge of any contemplated absences that will affect the progress of the Court’s business. • Judges shall inform the Chief Judge the dates of the absence and request the assigmnent of a Judge to temporary service, if necessary. • Inquiries from the public, litigants, or the media, regarding judicial absences, shall be directed to the Chief Judge’s office. • In order to effect the prompt disposition of cases, the Chief Judge shall determine the need for and assignment of Senior Judges, within the Circuit. • The Chief Judge shall determine the case(s) and duration ofthe assignment made to a Senior Judge. • Assigmnent of a Senior Judge shall be made from the list of Senior Judges approved by the Supreme Court. • The Chief Judge shall determine, on an annual basis, the number of Senior Judges days required for the prompt disposition of cases. • The Court Administrator shall review statistical data developed by the summary data case -5- -- 5 of 9 -- • Duval, Clay and Nassau Counties shall provide periodic reports including the population of each detention facility under their jurisdiction to the Court Administrator. • The Chief Judge, a designee, or the Court Administrator shall regularly examine the status of every imnate of the county jail. • The Court Administrator shall meet quarterly with the Senior Judicial Staff Attorney and • The Senior Judicial Staff Attorney shall prepare a quarterly report regarding the status of all pending post-conviction or collateral relief proceedings. • The Chief Judge shall inform the Chief Justice of the status of all such proceedings on the first day of every January, April, July and October of each calendar year. • The Chief Judge shall determine the number, location and purpose of all Courtrooms and shall assign their use in order to accomplish the speedy, efficient and proper administration of justice. • The Chief Judge or designee shall serve as Chair of the Article V Indigent Service • Committee ofthe Fourth Judicial Circuit and shall appoint one experienced private criminal defense attorney and one experienced civil trial attorney to such committee.
Effective January l of each calendar year, all Judges who have been continuously assigned to one area of primary responsibility in the Fourth Circuit for two (2) years or longer shall be considered for reassignment.
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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.