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9 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Administrative Orders — 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/2024/01/s-2024-04.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • This shall not apply to capital cases when there is a separate and individual venire and the Judge presiding in such a case shall have sole authority to examine and excuse Jurors. • All Jurors reporting for duty in Sumter County shall be pooled and subsequently, randomly selected and directed to a particular court for jury selection purposes. • Beginning January 7, 2024, and each month thereafter, civil jury trials shall not be scheduled during the same week that any criminal case jurors are being selected. • At least 6 weeks prior to any scheduled trial date, the County Judge shall provide the • Clerk of Court with a single written notice detailing the number of jurors needed and the trial date for both felony and misdemeanor, and the judge trying civil cases shall provide a separate notice. • The Felony Judge shall be responsible for considering and approving requests submitted to be excused from criminal Jury duty. • Judge shall consider and approve requests for excuse f rom jury duty. • The Court Operations Manager shall ensure that bottled water is available for jurors in the deliberation rooms, and that bailiffs are provided with notebooks and pencils to give seated jurors in the courtrooms. • Destruction of juror notes must be witnessed by the Presiding Judge.
This shall not apply to capital cases when there is a separate and individual venire and the Judge presiding in such a case shall have sole authority to examine and excuse Jurors.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: eaa0bed47825880805becd82e5320fea7fd7f44786e1e89a8676a30736a5aee4. 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.