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24 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1995-06.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1995-06 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • General masters/child support enforcement officers shall be appointed by, and shall serve at the pleasure of, the chief judge in consultation with all circuit judges. • Separate orders of appointment shall be entered for each officer. • (B) General masters/child support enforcement officers shall be empowered to conduct proceedings and make findings of fact and recommendations of law pursuant to Rules 1.490 and 1.491, Fla. • (C) General master/child support enforcement officers shall discharge their duties under the direction of the -- 1 of 3 -- administrative judge of the family division of the court. • K enforcement officers shall be electronically reported with • N Court Administrator shall effectively administer the electronic reporting system. • The administrative office shall provide, m inspect, and maintain all recording equipment and supplies, and • Q shall provide training for the operation of the equipment as needed. dl g (E) The bailiff shall monitor the electronic reporter • The bailiff shall assure, prior to use, that 0 each tape has a label affixed to it, and the bailiff shall fill in the necessary information on the label concerning date, time, courtroom, division and tape number. • (F) The bailiff shall record on the court calendar, for each case, the location of that case by the tape number and counter number on that tape. • (G) The bailiff, at the end of each day, shall give all audio tapes for that day to the Clerk of the Courts for safekeeping. • (H) The Clerk of the Courts shall design an indexing and storage system to permit ready access by authorized persons to the master audio tape. • This system shall be designed to protect the chain of custody and ensure the security of the master tape. • (I) The custodian of the master tape shall in no way be responsible for the content, quality, or accuracy of said tape. • (J) The Clerk of the Courts shall be responsible for the retention of master tapes in compliance with Rule 2.075, Florida • (K) A master tape shall be removed from the custody of the Clerk of the Courts upon written order from the Chief Judge or • When it becomes necessary to transcribe a record for an appeal or other such circuit family proceeding, the Chief Judge shall direct the Court • (L) The Court Administrator shall check out the master tape from the Clerk of the Courts Office in accordance with procedures established by the Clerk of the Courts. • (M) The Official of Deputy Court Reporter transcribing the record shall certify that the transcript is a true and accurate copy of the tape recorded proceeding. -- 2 of 3 -- (N) A duplicate tape or transcription of the proceedings shall be available through the administrative office, court technology personnel, or Official Court Reporter as follows: • Q order requiring production of a transcript must accompany such requests to the Official Court Reporter’s office. 0 (2) A duplicate tape may be obtained without court q order by written request to the official court reporter’s office. 2 Duplicate tapes may be certified to be true copies of the ¤ originals, if requested. • O certification shall be paid by the requesting party before delivery • (3) Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the stenographic reporting of any proceeding hereunder when so required by Rule; when ordered by the general master/child support enforcement officer, or any circuit judge; or when requested by any party and approved by the general master/child support enforcement officer, provided the latter shall be at the sole expense of the requesting party. • (O) This Order shall be in effect from [ 2i;§ until further order of the Court, and a l terms and conditions set forth in this administrative order shall apply unless otherwise ordered by the Court. • (P) This Order shall be recorded in the Official Records of Duval, Clay and Nassau Counties, State of Florida, and Copies furnished by the Clerk of each County to the local Bar Association within each County.
General masters/child support enforcement officers shall be appointed by, and shall serve at the pleasure of, the chief judge in consultation with all circuit judges.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: a66d48a27c828734eceee87e354cf120a3d9b5bcdac005e36b8a1d04ead68aab. Extracted from the order's own text layer. Identity confirmed by the document's /Title.
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.