4 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2023-18.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2023-18 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • WHEREAS, the Chief Judge shall ensure the efficient and proper administration of courts and develop a plan to effect .the prompt disposition of cases within the Fourth Circuit; • WHEREAS, the criminal record to be expunged must result from the arrest or filing of charges for one or more offenses committed or reported to have been committed while the person was a victim (if human trafficking, and the offense or offenses were committed as part of a human trafficking scherne of which the person was a victim or were committed at the direction of an operator of the scheme; and - • WHEREAS, according to section 943 .05 83(2), Florida Statutes, the clerk of the court shall treat 'a petition seeking to expunge the criminal history record of a human trafficking victim in more than one eligible case as a single petition; and ' • (3) Once the Court orders the expungement of the petitioner’s criminal history record, the convictions and charges are deemed vacated. '(4) This Administrative Order No. 2023-18 is effective immediately and shall remain in full force and effect until further order of the Court and shall be recorded by the Clerk of the
WHEREAS, the Chief Judge shall ensure the efficient and proper administration of courts and develop a plan to effect .the prompt disposition of cases within the Fourth Circuit;
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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.