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Circuit court juggling calendar; judge offers October start for multi‑day jury trials
Summary
During a civil docket call the presiding judge described limited jury‑trial capacity and proposed October trial dates, tentatively setting a multi‑day jury trial to start Oct. 21 pending confirmation.
The presiding judge said the court must reschedule several matters because of limited jury‑trial capacity and a rotating judge calendar, and proposed starting a multi‑day jury trial the week of Oct. 20, with a tentative start on Oct. 21.
The judge told attorneys the court has only one courtroom equipped for jury trials and that rotation of visiting judges and criminal‑docket demands constrained available dates. "We're gonna have to take away the 26 of the criminal trial and move it to the 19th," the presiding judge said when offering alternatives, and later: "We'll start it on 21st.…
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