| Liberty County
Court-At-Law |
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| Contact With The
Court |
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"A Judge...shall not directly or indirectly initiate, permit, nor
consider ex parte or other private communications concerning the
merits of a pending or impending judicial proceeding. A Judge shall
require compliance with this subsection by court personnel subject
to his or her direction and control... " Judicial Code of
Conduct Cannon 3 Section A(5) |
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Jury Trials - see General Information or Jury
Information |
| General
Information |
Court begins at 9:00 a.m.
Hearings are set for 9:00 am or 1:30 pm. All hearings are open to
the public.
Courtroom attire includes, but is not limited to:
- No caps
- No sunglasses
- No shorts
- No midriff shirts
- No baggy trousers
- No cell phones
- No pagers
- No slouching or sleeping in the courtroom.
Please dress
appropriately. |
| Hearings |
- All hearings, court trials and jury trials are to be set with
the Court Coordinator.
- A copy of the Court's calendar is available.
- A party requesting a hearing is required to notify all parties
and copy the Court.
- A hearing is required for all summary judgment motions.
- A hearing is required for all motions to transfer.
- A hearing is required for all default judgments, if the
attorney's fees requested are greater than 10% of the
judgment.
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| Judgments |
- Agreed judgments must be signed by all attorneys and parties.
- Judgments (i.e., court, jury, divorce decrees) must be signed
by all attorneys.
- Uncontested matters require submission of a judgment or decree
at the time of hearing.
- A default judgment may be submitted for the Judge's signature
only if the attorney's fees are not more than 10% of the judgment
or a minimum of $500.
- All requests for transcripts must be in writing, designating
the case style, date of hearing, portion(s) of hearing requested,
and copies of exhibits, if any.
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| Services
Available: |
- Original transcript and copies
- Copies of tapes of electronically recorded hearings
- All requests for transcripts must be in writing, designating
the case style, date of hearing, portion(s) of hearing requested,
and copies of exhibits, if any.
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| Electronic
Recording |
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Records are made of all hearings via electronic recording. Please
do not speak over other attorneys or the Judge as the recording is
less than desirable when the words cannot be understood.
Tapes are available of all hearings at a cost of $15.00 per tape.
The number of tapes necessary will vary according to the length of
the hearing. |
| Jury Trials |
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Each attorney is expected to have a proposed jury charge prepared
the first day of trial. All challenges for cause during voir dire
shall be made at the time the challenge for cause
arises. |
