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26 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1996-05.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1996-05 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • General Masters 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 shall be empowered to conduct proceedings and make findings of fact and recommendations of law pursuant to Rules 12.490 Fla. • (C) General Masters shall discharge their duties under the direction of the Administrative Judge of the Family Division of the court. • (D) All proceedings before General Masters shall be electronically reported with equipment provided by the Court • Administrator’s office shall effectively administer the electronic ¥”L|”?l| l • The Court Administrator's office shall provide, inspect, and.maintain all recording equipment and supplies, through local funds, and shall provide training for the operation of the { equipment as needed. • QW (E) The office of the General Master shall monitor the electronic reporter system to ensure both the tape recorder and the m microphones are working properly. • The General Master shall assure, ¤ prior to use, that each tape has a label affixed to it, and shall fill in the necessary information on the label concerning date, • Q (F) The office of the General Master shall record on the x court calendar the beginning and ending location of that calendar • N (G) The office of the General Master, at the end of each day, shall give all audio tapes for that day to the Clerk of the • (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, • When it becomes necessary to transcribe a record for an appeal or other such circuit family proceeding, the Chief Judge shall direct the Court Administrator to either provide to the requesting party a duplicate tape of the proceedings or assign the transcription of the tape recording to an available court reporter. • (L) The Court Administrator's office 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 Court Reporter transcribing the record shall certify that the transcript is a true and accurate copy of the tape recorded proceeding. • (N) A duplicate tape or transcription of the proceedings shall be available through the Court Administrator's office, Court • Technology Specialist, or Court Reporter as follows; . l -- 2 of 3 -- (1) Transcripts shall be produced by the Court • A copy of the court order requiring production of a transcript must m accompany such requests to the Court Reporter. m (2) A duplicate tape may be obtained without court • Cost of the duplicate tape and certification shall be paid by the requesting party before 0 delivery of the duplicate tape. • (3) Nothing herein shall be construed as 3 prohibiting the stenographic reporting of any proceeding hereunder when so required by Rule; when ordered by the general master, or any circuit judge; or when requested by any party, provided the latter shall be at the sole expense of the requesting party. • (O) This Order shall be in effect immediately and remain in effect until further Order of the Court, and all 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 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: 2cea5dda7757dc419391e02029f269900a586cefcd172545c91c9d6609029e4d. 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.