Judges›Duval County
L.E. Hutton
Circuit Judge · Fourth Judicial Circuit Court
Current assignment
Circuit Criminal — Division CR-A (Duval)
Provenance
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- Last verified
- July 5, 2026
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Verified rules for this judge's division
Exigent Calendar Requests DENIED After 2 P.M. — Division CR-A
Judge Hutton: add/remove requests go in 2 business days ahead; anything within 24 hours is exigent-only and is DENIED unless submitted to the JA by 2 p.m. before the next court date.
Filed Motions Are Presumed Trial-Ready; Sidebar Window 8:30–8:50 — Division CR-A
Judge Hutton assumes any substantive motion (suppress, dismiss, stand your ground) is ready for hearing THE MOMENT it is filed — courtesy copy to the JA within 3 business days, authorities e-mailed 2 business days before argument; sidebars happen in the 8:30–8:50 a.m. window.
Transport Orders Need 10 Business Days; JAC Responses Attach as Exhibit A — Division CR-A
Judge Hutton: transport/extradition orders require at least 10 business days; orders submit in Word by e-mail (agreement status stated) within 5 days of hearing, and JAC no-objection responses attach to the proposed order as "Exhibit A."
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