Judges›Hillsborough County
Elizabeth G. Rice
Circuit Judge · Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court
Current assignment
Circuit Criminal — Division I
Courtroom Annex Crt 15
Judicial assistant: Katherine Williams
Provenance
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- Official court page
- Last verified
- July 5, 2026
30-day recheck scheduled; PDF URL is stable but content-dated — monitor hash.
Verified rules for this judge's division
Jury Instructions by 8:00 A.M. Monday of Trial Week — Criminal I
Judge Rice: the State e-mails proposed jury instructions by 8:00 a.m. the Monday of trial week; exhibits pre-marked sequentially with every page bates-numbered; two-week trial subpoena windows for first-degree-and-up felonies.
Motions (Except Limine) Waived If Not Heard Before the PTC — Criminal I
Judge Rice mirrors the F-division waiver with an exception: all motions other than motions in limine must be filed AND heard before the Pretrial Conference or they are waived; limine motions must at least be filed by then.
Respond to Offered Dates in 3 Business Days or Lose Them — Criminal I
Judge Rice releases offered hearing dates to other parties if the JA gets no response within three business days — and layers deadlines: authority 3 business days, evidence for review 2 business days, Zoom exhibits 48 hours.
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