Judges›Duval County
Jeb Branham
Circuit Judge · Fourth Judicial Circuit Court
Current assignment
Circuit Criminal — Division CR-H (Duval)
Provenance
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- Last verified
- July 5, 2026
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Verified rules for this judge's division
Bail Motions Need Evidence — Unsworn Statements Don't Count — Division CR-H
Division CR-H (Judge Branham per roster) treats pretrial detention as strictly evidentiary, citing authority in the procedures themselves: unsworn statements of counsel are not evidence (Moeller), detention motions need sworn support, bail motions must track § 903.046/Rule 3.131 factors, and renewed motions must show changed circumstances (Magbanua).
One Plea Form Per Case; Victim-Objection Pleas Are Specially Set — Division CR-H
Division CR-H (Judge Branham per roster): each resolving case gets its own plea form (no consolidation), pleas over a victim's objection are specially set, special probation conditions go in the right section with deadlines, and the State provides the scoresheet before sentencing — the guidelines cite Navarro: sentencing without one is fundamental error.
The Administrative Pass System: Seven Conditions, 2:00 Cutoff — Division CR-H
Division CR-H (Judge Branham per roster) lets counsel skip calling a case at calendar via an "administrative pass" — but only with a status e-mail to the JA by 2:00 the day before, all counsel agreeing, a pass date within 3 weeks, no more than 2 consecutive passes, and never within 2 weeks of the FPT (FPTs cannot be passed).
The Eight-Question Motion Framework; Facial Sufficiency Screened First — Division CR-H
Division CR-H (Judge Branham per roster) publishes a drafting framework: every motion states relief, undisputed and disputed facts, and authority — with effective advocates also addressing burden, standard of proof, discretion, and REQUIRED FINDINGS; suppression motions are screened for facial sufficiency before any hearing is set, and uncited case dumps are unwelcome.
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