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6 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., H-2025-59-A — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.
Fifth Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.circuit5.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/h-2025-59-a.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: 1) The Administrative Judge of Hernando County shall place the names of all circuit and county Judges in the county into a random rotation, and shall rotate weekly the names of the Judges in order to establish a sequence of weekly assignments as Duty Judge for such duties as described herein during the calendar year 2026. • A schedule of such rotation shall be prepared, attached hereto, and become a part of this order. • This duty shall be in addition to weekend First Appearance duties as assigned by the Chief Judge of the circuit. 2) The assigned Duty Judge shall be physically present in the courthouse, except for lunch or unforeseen circumstances, Monday through Friday, during normal working hours when the courthouse is open, to handle any matter necessary during the assigned week. • The Duty Judge shall also be available to Hernando County after normal hours during his or her duty week. • Court administration staff shall maintain an updated list of contact numbers for each judge. • These phone numbers shall be used and distributed for judicial duties only.
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: 1) The Administrative Judge of Hernando County shall place the names of all circuit and county Judges in the county into a random rotation, and shall rotate weekly the names of the Judges in order to establish a sequence of weekly assignments as Duty Judge for such duties as described herein during the calendar year 2026.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 0909cfb965ec730d999c70c331eb9a08c967d4954e022de248a3e3567090e1fa. Extracted from the order's own text layer.
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.