Liberty County Justice of the Peace Courts Adjournment & Extension Requirements

Requests for a reset of your hearing must be made in writing and submitted to the court within 24 hours of the scheduled hearing, unless a given situation arises that prevents the timeliness of the requests. The Judge's ruling on a rest request will be provided in writing; if a request is granted a new court date and time will be provided by the court.

Requests for a reset of your hearing must be made in writing and submitted to the court within 24 hours of the scheduled hearing, unless a given situation arises that prevents the timeliness of the requests. The Judge's ruling on a rest request will be provided in writing; if a request is granted a new court date and time will be provided by the court.

An attorney who is or will be in trial elsewhere must promptly notify the Justice Court in writing of the conflicting case number and court; the case will be reset if the court confirms the assignment, and the attorney must ensure the reset motion is granted.

An attorney who is or is scheduled to be in trial in another court, will, in writing and as soon as the conflict becomes apparent, inform the Justice Court of the case number and the court in which the conflicting case is being tried. When informed that an attorney is in trial, the Court will verify the assignment. The case will be reset upon confirmation. If the attorney is not actually in trial as represented by the attorney or agent, the case may be tried without further notice. An attorney who requests a reset under this rule is responsible for ensuring that the motion was granted by the presiding judge.

A reset request must be made no later than 24 hours before the setting, unless circumstances justifying the request arise later as determined by the presiding judge.

Defendants or attorneys may request a reset of an appearance no later than 24 hours before the setting, unless the circumstances justify the request for reset occur thereafter as determined by judge presiding over the case.

Continuance requests must be made in writing at least three business days before trial or hearing unless the grounds arose later, must comply with applicable notice and pleading requirements, and may be granted or denied with or without a hearing.

Requests for continuance must be submitted to the court in writing at least three business days preceding the date of the trial or hearing, unless it may be shown that the grounds for the request arose thereafter. The notice and pleading requirement of law must be followed. Motions for continuance may be granted or denied with or without a hearing by the court

An attorney with an actual or scheduled trial conflict must promptly notify the Justice Court in writing of the conflicting case number and court; the case is reset upon court confirmation, but may proceed without further notice if the conflict was misrepresented, and the attorney must ensure the reset motion was granted.

An attorney who is, or is scheduled, to be in trial in another court, will, in writing and as soon as the conflict becomes apparent, inform the Justice Court of the case number and the court in which the conflicting case is being tried. When informed that an attorney is in trial, the Court will verify the assignment. The case will be reset upon confirmation. If the attorney is not actually in trial as represented by the attorney or agent, the case may be tried without further notice. An attorney who requests a reset under this rule is responsible for ensuring the motion was granted by the presiding