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28 verbatim requirements from the procedure documents published under "CR-A Judge L.E. Hutton".
Fourth Judicial Circuit, Duval County. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from this judge's published procedure documents (https://www.jud4.org/getContentAsset/bbb3deee-b850-4393-8fd0-e9ad58ac3795/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/Judge-Hutton-Policy-and-Procedures.pdf?language=en), harvested 2026-08-04; each bullet is quoted whole from the document, whitespace normalised only. • • Ex parte Communications: All communications with the judicial office must comply with Canon 3 of the Code of Judicial Conduct, which prohibits a judge from initiating, permitting, or considering ex parte communications, and from considering other communications outside the presence of the parties concerning a pending or impending proceeding. Accordingly, all parties must be copied on any email directed to the judicial office, unless an ex parte communication is otherwise specifically authorized by law. • 2 • Unsolicited Communications: Unsolicited communications from nonparties will not be considered by the court. Parties may only contact the judicial office in accordance with these practices and procedures. • • Response to Inquiries: The Court’s Judicial Assistant is not authorized to provide legal advice. If the Court’s Judicial Assistant is out of the office, you will receive an automated response to your email directing you on how to proceed in her absence. Responses to emails will be given in the order in which the emails are received. • B. Courtroom Procedures and Scheduling • Court Schedule: The Court uses a traditional criminal court calendar cycle, which includes weekly: arraignments, pretrial conferences, hearings, final pretrial conferences, and jury trials. Court calendar begins at 9 a.m. unless otherwise noted herein. On calendar days when a trial is also scheduled, the Court will begin the calendar at 8:30 a.m. • • Any waivers of appearance of the defendant shall be in writing and filed with the clerk.
All communications to the judicial office must be submitted by email to the Court’s Judicial Assistant at: dradtke1@coj.net.
Reviewer note: Page sha256: a8e70ab94dc6af2d448a0aced7dd9edd3f06b98067c2c2d2a2cad89942b6704f. Requirements taken from the judge's own procedure documents' text layers. | 2026-08-03: the source (rendered DOM (headless Chromium)) no longer contains this rule's quoted text; dropped to medium pending re-composition against the current version. [RECOMPOSED VERBATIM 2026-08-04 (campaign wave, directory-follow): the recorded source was the jud4 link directory; recomposed from the judge's own linked procedure document, sha256 4c91ffc6ae83e7bf6c616aaa8db90bd36de81a409f8eb71995648fdbb590320e; source_url repaired to the document quoted.]
Section CA 03 / CA 35 (Judge Gina Beovides, 11th Cir. Circuit Civil): Foreclosure Motion Calendar: Monday 10:30 AM · Transfer Calendar: Wednesday (archived 9:00 AM; July 2026 read 9:30 AM — confirm current time)
Judge Damico's order specs are exacting: OLS submission in Word only, "DONE and ORDERED in Palm Beach County, Florida," every party's name and address, subject matter in the title, 1-inch margins, 12-point ADA-accessible font.