10 verbatim requirements from administrative order 07-95-51-07 - Amended Administrative Order Governing Possession or Display of Weapons, Firearms and Hazardous Materials in Courthouses or Judicial Facilities within Orange County.
9th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/AO07-95-51-07.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Any civilian entering the Orange County Courthouses shall be subject to search of his or her person, pockets, bags, briefcases, pocketbooks, purses, or other baggage-type items with the use of electronic or other specialized equipment. • Any civilian who refuses to submit to such search shall be denied access to the Orange County Courthouses. • Any civilian possessing a weapon, firearm, or explosive or hazardous material of any kind shall be denied access to the courthouses unless said weapon, firearm, explosive or 1 For purposes of this Administrative Order, the term “courthouse” means any building or structure in which judicial proceedings may be conducted, including, but not limited to: • If any illegal weapon, firearm, or explosive or hazardous material is discovered, the proper law enforcement officials or officers shall be immediately notified for appropriate action. • Possession or display of weapons or firearms shall be restricted to certified State law enforcement officers and correctional officers who produce identifying credentials, including the • Any law enforcement/correctional officer who is not in uniform and on-duty and in possession of a firearm must keep the firearm concealed and secured at all times so that the firearm is not visible while in the courthouses. • Any law enforcement/correctional officer who is in uniform and/or in possession of a weapon or firearm shall not be permitted to attend or participate in any court proceeding in which he or she is personally involved. • Any law enforcement/correctional officer conducting personal, off-duty business within the courthouses shall not be permitted to be in possession of any weapon or firearm. • Exceptions to paragraphs 4 and 5 above shall be reviewed on a case-by-case basis pursuant to a written request by an agency head or designee. • Granting of an exception shall be provided in writing by the Chief Judge or designee.
Any civilian entering the Orange County Courthouses shall be subject to search of his or her person, pockets, bags, briefcases, pocketbooks, purses, or other baggage-type items with the use of electronic or other specialized equipment.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 52d3a1d881ae58e97c68853ecc0c364e5b60c2fb75ed5c3cba74fe2912d6596a. 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.