18-05-B, SUPERSEDES 13-33-B IN RE: JURY DISTRICTS FOR BREVARD COUNTY - ORDERED 1/30/2018 BY JOHN M. HARRIS
WHEREAS, Section 40.015, Florida Statutes, authorizes the chief judge to create jury districts in counties having a population in excess of 50,000; and WHEREAS, the purpose of these geographical divisions is to reduce substantial travel time and inconvenience for jurors; and WHEREAS, the majority of the county commissioners approve of the establishment of jury districts in Brevard County;
NOW THEREFORE, the court hereby establishes a North Jury District and a South Jury District using the following procedures:
- The Clerk shall first generate a venire as prescribed in Section 40.225, Florida Statutes, using the methodology contained in the Local Rule approved by the Supreme Court.
- The Clerk shall then summon the persons named in the venire to attend court as jurors in accordance with the following:
- North Jury District
Those prospective jurors from the venire residing in zip codes 32754, 32775, 32780, 32781, 32796, 32815, 32925 and 32953 shall be summoned to the Titusville Courthouse. - South Jury District
Those prospective jurors from the venire whose zip codes are not listed above shall be summoned to the Viera or Melbourne Courthouse.
- North Jury District
- The Clerk shall commence summoning prospective jurors in accordance with the provisions of this order 30 days after approval or as soon as practicable thereafter.
DONE and ORDERED this 30th day of January 2018.