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The current local rules of the District Courts serving Guadalupe County (the 25th and 2nd 25th Judicial Districts), governing the central criminal jury docket, civil jury dockets, case distribution, the local administrative judge and court calendars (edition of February 25, 2025), superseding the prior editions.
Applies to district-court practice before the 25th and 2nd 25th Judicial District Courts in Guadalupe County. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Local Rules of the District Courts serving Guadalupe County (25th and 2nd 25th Judicial Districts; edition of February 25, 2025). CHAPTER 1 — GENERAL ORGANIZATION AND DEFINITIONS: except when superseded by emergency orders and procedures, these rules govern the procedures in the District Courts hearing civil, family and criminal cases. 1.1 Central/Jury Docket for Criminal Cases: criminal jury trials are set through a central docketing system run by a Court Administrator/Coordinator designated by a majority vote of the district judges, providing a trial date that splits criminal trials between the District Courts as evenly as possible, set without regard to the court in which the case was originally filed, with preferential settings at the presiding judge's sole discretion. 1.2 Jury Dockets for Civil Cases: civil cases are set for trial in the District Court where the case was originally assigned. 1.3 Case Distribution: the District Clerk files cases by distributing them based on the agreements between the District Courts. Further chapters govern the local administrative judge, court administrators, court calendars, and civil, family and criminal practice before the District Courts.
Local Rules of the District Courts serving Guadalupe County (25th and 2nd 25th Judicial Districts; edition of February 25, 2025). CHAPTER 1 — GENERAL ORGANIZATION AND DEFINITIONS: except when superseded by emergency orders and procedures, these rules govern the procedures in the District Courts hearing civil, family and criminal cases. 1.1 Central/Jury Docket for Criminal Cases: criminal jury tria
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody scan (text layer read). Current edition; supersedes the prior Guadalupe County Local Rules editions (docs 1703 and 631, recorded). Bound to Guadalupe County.
Establishes a Traffic Violations Bureau within the Clerk of the County Court under Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.100(a) (Burnstein, C.J., Nov. 1, 1988).
Approves the National Highway Safety Council Defensive Driving course as a school to which traffic courts may require attendance (Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.110(a)).
Designates the D.W.I. Counterattack School (Broward County Commission on Alcoholism) as an approved school for court-ordered attendance (Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.110(a)).