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Eighth Judicial Circuit — DIVISION/CIRCUIT-WIDE - Judicial Administration only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the published source, captured 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used. • AO 1.03 (v3) P a g e | 5 Administrative Plan Effective: ________, 2018 (4) Appellate (5) Criminal XIII. FIRST APPEARANCE First appearance during normal business hours in Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy, and Union Counties will be held in each respective county, unless otherwise indicated in the weekly courtroom assignment calendars. All Circuit and County Court Judges in the Circuit shall take weekend/holiday duty for first appearance equ ally and will be assigned by rotation. Weekend/holiday first appearance shall be held in Alachua County for all co unties in the Eighth Judicial Circuit, unless special circumstances warrant otherwise. XIV. DUTY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT In addition to first appearance coverage on weekends and holidays, a Duty Judge shall be assigned during times when the Court is not open to hear other special or emergency cases, including, but not limited to: Injunctions, shelter hearings, detention hearings, arrest warrants, and search warrants . See Administrative Order 9.07, Duty Judge and Emergency Hearing Procedure. The Trial Court Administra tor shall designate a Duty Judge Coordinator to ensure access to judicial resources during these times. XV. SPECIALTY COURTS The C ourt is committed to the suppor t of the Specialty Courts. T he Eighth Judicial Circuit has the following Specialty Courts: (1) Division V- Felony Forensics (Alachua County) (2) Felony Adult Drug Court (Alachua County) (3) Misdemeanor Mental Health Court (Alachua County) (4) Misdemeanor Mental Health Court (Bradford County) (5) Misdemeanor Mental Health Court (Levy County) December 4 • AO 1.10 (v2) Page 1 Jury Management Effective: December 5, 2022 THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 1.10 JURY MANAGEMENT In order to consolidate the procedures for summonsing of jurors and payment of meals for jurors, in compliance with Florida Supreme Court Jury Management Administrative Order dated March 27, 1995 and Section 40.26, Florida Statutes, IT IS ORDERED: 1. Trials will be scheduled pursuant to General Assignment Order and as reflected in the Master Calendar. Jurors shall be summoned to appear at the times indicated on the Master Calendar for all Circuit and County Court cases unless otherwise directed by the Chief Judge or the Administrative Judge of the Criminal Division of Alachua County for Alachua County cases. 2. Unless otherwise approved by the Chief Judge for special circumstances, jurors shall be chosen on the day they are summoned to appear for all cases to be tried during that week. Judges, attorneys, and parties must adjust their schedules to accommodate this schedule to minimize waste of time and cost. 3. The jury manager of the Eighth Judicial Circuit , or the trial judge, will advise each county’s Clerk of Court how many jurors to summons for each trial term consistent with the number of cases to be tried. The Clerks of Court of each county within the Eighth Judicial Circuit shall report the activity of all jury cases to the Florida Supreme Court in the manner established by the Office of the State Court Administrator as approved by the Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court. 4. It is recognized that scheduled trials will routinely be removed from the court calendar at any time due to varying factors including continuances, settlement, and changes of plea. In order to efficiently manage the number of jurors summoned for trial, a juror call -off system will be installed in each county of the Eighth Judicial Circuit to reduce the inconvenience • AO 1.10 (v2) Page 2 Jury Management Effective: December 5, 2022 to summoned jurors who will not be needed. The jur or call-off system will be administered by the Clerks of Court based on information provided by the Court Administrator’s Office or the trial judge. 5. Trial Priority. In order to adhere to the Supreme Court Order pertaining to the management of jurors, there may be instances when there is a shortage of available jurors for all of the scheduled trials. Should this occur, trials will be provided with available jurors based upon the following priorities: i. Any trial that cannot be rescheduled due to a Speedy Trial Rule deadline; ii. Circuit Criminal trials; iii. County Criminal trials with an incarcerated defendant; iv. Circuit Civil trials; v. County Criminal trials with no incarcerated defendants; and vi. County Civil trials. 6. Procedure for Jurors who fail to appear. Jurors who fail to report on their assigned date, and who have not been excused by a judge will be subject to sanction by the court. It shall be the responsibility of the Clerk of Court to report jurors who failed to appear without excuse to the court. 7. Meals for Jurors. When the court has directed that the jury be kept together, due to jury trial, sequestration, extended voir dire or deliberations, lunch and dinner will be provided when appropriate. The term “sequestration” includes any time a juror is not free to l eave on their own, for breaks or meals. When directed by the Judge, the Court Security Deputy shall arrange meals for jurors. There are two accepted methods for providing meals; (1) Escort the jury to a Clerk-approved location or (2) order the meal from a Clerk-approved vendor and deliver it to the jurors. The cost of meals shall not exceed the amount established by the Clerk of Court. The Court Security Deputy shall properly fill out the necessary forms for reimbursement. • AO 1.22 (v4) Page 1 Eighth Judicial Circuit Empanelment of Grand Jury Effective: July 11, 20 THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 1.22 EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT EMPANELMENT OF GRAND JURIES WHEREAS, Section 905.01(3), Florida Statutes, provides that the Chief Judge of each Circuit Court shall regularly order the convening of the grand jury for a term of six (6) months; and WHEREAS, the continued inclusion of the Spring and Fall term grand jury empanelment dates in the Circuit Court Master Calendars, which are published in advance each year, will allow for a more expedient process when convening the grand jury; it is therefore ORDERED: 1. In accordance with 905.01(3), Florida Statutes, Grand Juries for the counties of the Eighth Judicial Circuit shall be convened for six (6) month terms. The dates for empanelment of each grand jury shall be listed in the Circuit’s Master Calendars, which shall be published on the Circuit’s website. 2. The Clerks of Court in the Eighth Judicial Circuit shall issue summonses for a pool of potential grand jurors requiring them to appear before the presiding judge on the dates published in the Circuit’s Master Calendars. 3. Each six-month term shall terminate as set forth above, unless an extension is requested pursuant to Section 905.095, Florida Statutes. • AO 1.30 (v2) Page 3 Attorney Appearance Requirements for All Cases Effective: March 20, 2024 6. This Order shall not be construed to require a separate notice of appearance for shelter proceedings governed by Administrative Order 6.13 (“Standing Shelter Order”), or for hearings where an attorney appears for the sole purpose of requesting non-substantive action, such as continuance. This Order replaces Administrative Order 1.30, “Notice of Appearance Requirements,” dated July 1, 2015. The effective date of this Order is March 20, 2024. ORDERED ON this 20th day of March, 2024. ___ Mark W. Moseley, Chief Judge • AO 1.30 (v3) Page 3 Attorney Appearance Requirements for All Cases Effective: January 1, 2025 is an acceptable form for furnishing such notice. The Clerk will deactivate attorneys filing such termination notices in the subject case and update contact information for the affected party as shown on the notice. 6. This Order shall not be construed to require a separate notice of appearance for shelter proceedings governed by Administrative Order 6.13 (“Standing Shelter Order”), or for hearings where an attorney appears for the sole purpose of requesting non-substantive action, such as continuance. 7. An attorney seeking to withdraw shall file a motion pursuant Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.505(f)(1). The motion to withdraw shall set forth the reasons for withdrawal and shall include the client’s last known address, telephone number, and e-mail address. This Order replaces Administrative Order 1.30, “Notice of Appearance Requirements,” dated March 20, 2024. The effective date of this Order is January 1st, 2025. ORDERED ON this 5 th day of December, 2024. ___ Mark W. Moseley, Chief Judge
AO 1.03 (v3) P a g e | 5 Administrative Plan Effective: ________, 2018 (4) Appellate (5) Criminal XIII. FIRST APPEARANCE First appearance during normal business hours in Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy, and Union Counties will be held in each respective county, unless otherwise indicated in the weekly courtroom assignment calendars. All Circuit and County Court Judges in the Circuit shall take weekend/holiday duty for first appearance equ ally and will be assigned by rotation. Weekend/holiday first appearance shall be held in Alachua County for all co unties in the Eighth Judicial Circuit, unless special circumstances warrant otherwise. XIV. DUTY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT In addition to first appearance coverage on weekends and holidays, a Duty Judge shall be assigned during times when the Court is not open to hear other special or emergency cases, including, but not limited to: Injunct
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Florida follows the federal summary-judgment standard. The motion must be served at least 40 days before the hearing; the nonmovant's response is due no later than 20 days before the hearing.
How Florida procedural deadlines are computed: exclude the trigger day; count every day for periods of 7 days or more; for periods under 7 days, skip intermediate weekends and legal holidays; roll forward when the last day is a weekend or holiday.
Judge Siperstein requires every motion to be set within 5 days of filing and heard within 60 days, or it may be deemed abandoned.