IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR
AD
RE: CRIMINAL ADVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES
It
is necessary to the dispatch of the business of the Circuit and County Court,
Sixth Judicial Circuit, for county judges in
In order to specify the responsibilities of the county judges who have criminal advisory assignments, it is
ORDERED:
1. The county court judges who are
assigned to advisory responsibilities are assigned to both county court and
circuit court responsibilities. The
judges, under and by virtue of the authority hereof, are vested with all and
singular the powers and prerogatives conferred by the Constitution and laws of
the State of
2. Effective February 5,
2007, two county judges will be assigned to advisory responsibilities. The judges will conduct the follow
proceedings on regular work days:
a. First
appearances pursuant to Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.130 (advisories). This includes first appearance for all county
criminal cases and first appearance for all felony criminal cases. First appearances for domestic violence
criminal cases assigned to section R remain in section R.
b. Bond
and release on recognizance motions for all misdemeanor and traffic cases assigned
to the Criminal Justice Center prior to arraignment.
3. The
advisory judges will also conduct the following proceedings on Saturday and Sunday:
a. First
appearances pursuant to Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.130 (advisories). This includes first appearances for all
county criminal cases, including domestic violence criminal cases, and first
appearance for all felony criminal cases.
b. Detention hearings pursuant to Rule of
Juvenile Procedure 8.013.
c. Shelter
hearings pursuant to Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.305.
4. The
advisory judge responsibilities do not include duty judge responsibilities. The duty judge assignments in Administrative
Order 2006-090 PI-CIR, remain in effect.
The advisory responsibilities do not include holidays; however, if a
judge is otherwise eligible for holiday duty, the judge may be assigned holiday
duty by another administrative order.
5. The specific days assigned to each county judge will be
determined by the County Criminal Administrative Judge in a manner that
provides for essentially the same allocation of responsibilities during the
year. The two county judges assigned to
this responsibility may agree to trade days assigned by the County Criminal Administrative
Judge but must notify the County Criminal Administrative Judge of any
modifications to the assigned schedule.
6. The
schedule for all of the proceedings specified in paragraphs two and three,
which are performed by the judges assigned to advisory responsibilities, will
be determined by the County Criminal Administrative Judge.
DONE
AND ORDERED in Chambers at St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, this
_______ day of February 2007, nunc pro tunc February 5, 2007.
______________________________
David
A. Demers, Chief Judge
cc: All
Pinellas Judges
The Honorable
The Honorable Bob Dillinger, Public
Defender
The Honorable
Gay Inskeep, Trial Courts
Administrator
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