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Fifth (5th) Administrative Judicial Region — 5th AJR Local Rules, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.
The Chairman shall call and presi(je over at least one meeting each year of the Council of Judges. … ( 1) Tho Presiding Judge shall lay before each meeting of the Council a list of all cases pending. and the exact status of the various dockets, together with such other information as may be required by the rules and regulations of the council. … 4) · (2) Each judge shall provide a list with respect to each county in his district showing the number of civil cases pending on the docket of each county for more than two years and the number of criminal cases pending in each county for more than I 20 days. … (I) In election contests or suits to remove a local official, The Presiding Judge of the Administrative Judicial District shall assign a judge of the Administrative District, who is not a resident of the county in which the contested election was held or the local official holds office, to hear and dispose of such suit. … 6) (2) Upon the filing of any motion to recuse a district judge from a matter pending before his court, the Presiding Judge shall assign another judge of the Administrative District to hear and determine the motion. … 6) (3) In a case filed to revoke the certification of the official court reporter or deputy court reporter of the court, the Presiding Judge shall assign a judge of another court or a retired judge to hear and determine the matter. … If a sitting district judge is recused under the provisions of Rule 2c (2) from acting in a particular matter, the Presiding Judge shall assign another judge to hear the matter, ifthere is no other judge in the county who is not disqualified. … Such refusal shall not prevent the district judge from performing his duties of office in all other matters. … The Presiding Judge or his designee shall keep records of the assignments made, including but not limited to: … When a judge is assigned under the provisions of Rule 2, the judge shall serve as directed unless relieved under the provision of section (b) of this Rule. … ASSIGNMENT OF CASES _ In judicial districts where more than one district court sits, all cases should be filed on a rotating basis and no person shall otherwise be permitted to file a case in a court of his preference unless leave of the Court is requested and granted. … Sa, Article 200a, V.A.C.S., after leaving active service shall certify in writing, within 90 days of leaving the bench, his willingness to serve on assignment to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Presiding Judge of the Administrative Judicial District in which he resides. … Where there are two or more judges serving in a common judicial district and they choose not to select a local Presiding Judge, the judge with tenure in office for the longest period shall serve in that capacity. c. … Disputes among judges shall be submitted in a confidential manner to the Presiding Judge of the Administrative District. d. … All court sessions shall begin no later than 9 A.M. e. … There shall be a standing committee, composed of the Presiding Judge of the Administrative District and the Presiding Judges (or their designates) of each Judicial District who shall meet not less than once a year to compare Local Rules of Court and deliberately achieve uniformity insofar as practicable, consistent with local conditions; and uniformity in the various Administrative Judicial. … Districts shall be considered and promoted. f. … Vacation schedules for judges shall be effected so as to insure that a judge will be available to serve in all matters requiring their presence. … Vacation schedules shall be established at the local'judicial district level and as ·,oon as possible submitted to the Presiding Judge of the Administrative District. …
Reviewer note: Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim from the registered document; the full document (sha256 797e51ca047f…) is the controlling text.
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)).