Court Rules

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 62 rules apply across Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Clay, Duval and Nassau Counties. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Motion
    Must include
    case number

    A motion must be entered on the clerk's docket, with its docket number provided, before hearing time may be requested.

  • Applies to
    Motion to set for hearing

    A motion to set a hearing is required when the requested hearing will exceed one hour.

  • Applies to
    Notice of hearing

    The notice of hearing must satisfy Rule 2.530(b), including identifying the communication technology and providing access directions.

Filing Timing

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  • Counsel may not file a notice of hearing until the court confirms the hearing by email.

  • Counsel must file a compliant notice of hearing within three days after hearing confirmation, identifying the communication technology and providing access directions.

  • Proposed orders for remote-hearing requests must be submitted at least one week before the hearing.

Communication

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  • Contact
    Email to clerk

    All scheduling must be conducted by email with the clerk.

  • Contact
    Email

    Proposed orders subject to this direction must be emailed directly to the judicial assistant.

  • The court must be notified upon settlement so the case can be removed from the trial docket.

Service

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  • Service
    Electronic service

    The court cannot use electronic service as the sole method for a party who has not filed a Notice of Designation of Email Address.

  • Service
    Email

    All pro se parties must serve a designation of a primary email address, and may obtain the form from the clerk of court.

  • Applies to
    Papers and pleadings
    Service
    Mail to opposing party

    Further papers and pleadings may be served by mail or email, and service is complete upon mailing or emailing.

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About Judge Tatiana Salvador

Tatiana Radi Salvador was appointed to the Circuit Court by Governor Rick Scott on November 30, 2012, and took office on January 8, 2013. Judge Salvador has served as a Circuit Court Judge in the Felony and Civil Divisions. Additionally, she was the sole judge presiding over all postconviction cases in 2018 and was the Administrative Judge for the Felony Division in 2023. Since 2018, Judge Salvador has been a faculty member of Florida’s Judicial College, annually teaching Evidence to all new state judges and magistrates.Judge Salvador began the practice of law in 1994 serving as an Assistant State Attorney in the Fourth Judicial Circuit, prosecuting all types of crimes from misdemeanors to murders in Clay, Duval, and Nassau counties. Thereafter in 2001, she entered private practice with the law firm of Rogers Towers, P.A. Her legal practice primarily focused on civil litigation, including commercial, banking, probate, estate and family law. In 2004, she became a shareholder in the firm and remained at the firm until she ascended to the bench in 2013. In addition to her legal and judicial practice, Judge Salvador has been involved in numerous community organizations and in various leadership capacities, including as current member and past president of the Chester Bedell American Inn of Court; current Chair of the Board of Trustees for The Bolles School; current national board member and past chair of Duke University’s Hispanic/Latino Alumni Association; past vice-chair of the City of Jacksonville Ethics Commission; founding member and past president of the Hispanic Bar Association of N.E. Fla.; past board member of Jacksonville Area Legal Aid; past president and board member of OneJax, Inc.; past president and board member of Leadership Jacksonville, and graduate of the Class of 2004. Judge Salvador was born in Providence, Rhode Island and moved to Jacksonville, Florida when she was 7 years old. Judge Salvador spent her childhood in Jacksonville and graduated from The Bolles School. She attended Duke University in Durham, North Carolina and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. While at Duke, she studied abroad in Brussels, Belgium and focused her studies on world affairs. She then attended law school at the University of Florida, College of Law, where she received her Juris Doctor degree.

**Division or court number:** CR-E **Court level:** Circuit **Courtroom or hearing room:** 307/702 **Email:** lsoberay@coj.net **Phone:** 255-2400

Common questions about Judge Tatiana Salvador's rules

Are courtesy copies required for Judge Tatiana Salvador?

Courtesy-copy rule applies for evidence taking motion. Details: delivery upon filing. A copy of each evidentiary motion must be delivered to the presiding judge's office when the motion is filed, using one of the listed delivery methods.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Motions Requiring the Taking of Testimony by the Court

Does Judge Tatiana Salvador require a pre-motion conference or letter before filing a motion?

Judge Tatiana Salvador's rules set a pre-motion procedure for amended pleadings. Pleadings may not be amended after the final pretrial conference without court approval.

View ruleSource: page 2, section Amendment of Pleadings

What must be included with plea forms filings before Judge Tatiana Salvador?

The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Plea forms must be reviewed with the defendant and initialed or signed in all indicated locations before the plea colloquy.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Plea Agreements

What must be included with sentencing guidelines score sheet filings before Judge Tatiana Salvador?

The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. The State must complete the Sentencing Guidelines Score Sheet and provide applicable information about requested restitution or investigation costs.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Plea Agreements

How may parties contact Judge Tatiana Salvador's chambers?

The rule addresses email communications. The rule lists email lsoberay@coj.net. Before adding, removing, or passing a criminal case to another date, counsel must obtain opposing counsel’s agreement and email the judicial assistant by 3:30 PM the day before the requested date, copying opposing counsel.

View ruleSource: page 3, section Policies, Procedures and Expectations for Criminal Division CR-E

How do I request an adjournment or extension before Judge Tatiana Salvador?

Advance notice is not fully stated in the structured details. The request must include original date. Every motion for continuance must be in writing and filed by the final pretrial conference.

View ruleSource: page 2, section Motions for Continuance

When is a filing treated as filed before Judge Tatiana Salvador?

The rule states a 5:00pm on the Friday before the scheduled Monday jury selection date filing cutoff. Negotiated pleas must be accepted by 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before Monday jury selection.

View ruleSource: page 1, section Plea Agreements

What service or proof of service rules apply before Judge Tatiana Salvador?

The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. When impeachment by a prior inconsistent statement is anticipated, a copy of the statement must be furnished to the witness during testimony and to the Court at or before trial.

View ruleSource: page 3, section 14. IMPEACHMENT BY PRIOR INCONSISTENT STATEMENT
Complete rules summary for Judge Tatiana Salvador

Before adding, removing, or passing a criminal case to another date, counsel must obtain opposing counsel’s agreement and email the judicial assistant by 3:30 PM the day before the requested date, copying opposing counsel.

An attorney seeking an in-court add-on must notify the Deputy Clerk before the judge takes the bench or before the case is called, and such add-ons should be kept to a minimum.

Negotiated pleas must be accepted by 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before Monday jury selection.

Plea forms must be reviewed with the defendant and initialed or signed in all indicated locations before the plea colloquy.

The State must complete the Sentencing Guidelines Score Sheet and provide applicable information about requested restitution or investigation costs.

Non-evidentiary motions that do not require discovery must be filed within 30 days after the defendant's initial arraignment.

Motions requiring evidence must be filed at least two weeks before the final pretrial conference.

A copy of each evidentiary motion must be delivered to the presiding judge's office when the motion is filed, using one of the listed delivery methods.

All motions in limine must be filed no later than the date of the final pretrial conference.

Pleadings may not be amended after the final pretrial conference without court approval.

Consolidation and trial-joinder motions must be filed at least 30 days before the final pretrial conference.

Every motion for continuance must be in writing and filed by the final pretrial conference.

A continuance based on a deposition witness's non-appearance will normally be denied unless the reason is investigated and the facts are reported to the court by the close of the next court day.

Exhibits admitted by stipulation must be pre-marked as numbered trial exhibits.

Exhibits whose admission is objected to must be pre-marked as lettered exhibits for identification.

Counsel must ensure that appropriate evidence stickers are placed on every exhibit before evidence is presented.

The State and defense must provide exhibit lists to both the court and deputy clerk before evidence is presented.

State and defense counsel must provide the deputy clerk with a list of possible trial witnesses before or at jury selection.

Counsel for the State and Defense must provide requested jury instructions to the Court by 5:00 p.m. on the day of jury selection.

After the charge conference, the State must provide the revised final jury instructions to the Court on a flash drive for display on courtroom video monitors.

When impeachment by a prior inconsistent statement is anticipated, a copy of the statement must be furnished to the witness during testimony and to the Court at or before trial.

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