Judge Frederick J. Lauten Re-elected
… an assistant state attorney in the Ninth Judicial Circuit for over ten years before being appointed to the Orange … 1999, Judge Lauten has served as an Administrative Judge for both the circuit criminal and circuit civil divisions. … Court. Judge Lauten has also been a staunch advocate for judicial education. He served as Dean of the Florida …
Judge Caraballo to Preside Over Veterans Court
… will officially take over the Veterans Court Division for Judge Jerry Brewer. Judge Caraballo, a 10-year United … the program, staff aims to curb the recidivism rates for these veterans and to restore them to a more productive … contributions to society. Veterans must be eligible for acceptance into the program, and the victim and State …
Former Judge Rom Powell 1935 - 2017
… a beloved judge who served the Central Florida community for decades. Born in Atlanta, GA, he attended and graduated … from Stetson College of Law and worked as a law clerk for a prominent Tampa attorney. Passing the Florida Bar in … an Assistant Orange County Solicitor. Judge Powell worked for a local law firm, Hunter, Pattillo & Powell, and was …
Public Input on Guardianship
… about guardianship and to identify possible solutions for those concerns. This event will help the Guardianship … the Florida Relay Service, 7-1-1. Financial support for this event has been provided by the Real Property, … by Grant No. 90EJIG0007-01-00 from the Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human …
Process Servers
… Service of process is the legal procedure for giving notice to a party who is required to give an … Court are required to submit the documents listed below for certification. To become a process server or to renew … or email Helene Welch at hwelch@ninthcircuit.org for an appointment. New Process Server Applicant The …
directed verdict
… In civil cases in which there is insufficient basis for any other conclusion, the judge may direct the jury to …
Courtroom Decorum Policy
… of the Court is sought in advance. Only one attorney for each party shall examine, or cross examine each witness. … direct examination, shall be the attorney recognized for cross examination. Counsel should request permission … to the clerk. Any paper or exhibit not previously marked for identification should first be handed to the clerk to be …
COVID-19: Ongoing Lessons Learned
… nearly 240,000 virtual hearings. A phenomenal feat for a system entrenched in tradition and reluctant to change. … pandemic made everything harder. It’s harder to prepare for court when court is all of a sudden virtual and everyone … and strain of living through these times and showed up for the work and for the people in our community who needed …
Employment Policy Statement
… and serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. For the purposes of these regulations, the Chief Justice of … firing decisions. (Determination of the appointment rates for personal staff will be made according to the provisions … employment opportunity to every employee and applicant for employment based solely on his or her qualifications to …
jeopardy
… the accused may not be released and tried at a later date for the same offense. Subject to exception. …