20-37-S IN RE: GRAND JURY – EMPANELMENT EXTENSION FOR SEMINOLE COUNTY - ORDERED 9/17/2020 BY CHARLES ROBERTS
EXCERPT: ” WHEREAS, section 905.01(3), Florida Statutes, states: “The chief judge of each circuit court shall regularly order the convening of the grand jury for a term of 6 months,” and rule 2.215, Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, authorizes the chief judge to enter administrative orders to further the administration of justice in the circuit;
WHEREAS, Pursuant to section 905.01(3), Florida Statutes, there shall be a Grand Jury empaneled in each county of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit every six months, serving for a term of six months;
WHEREAS, AO 14-12 established the Grand Jury in Seminole County is to be empaneled the Fall term beginning the 3rd Monday of October;
WHEREAS, on May 21, 2020, Chief Justice Charles T. Canady issued Amendment 3 to Supreme Court of Florida Administrative Order Number AOSC20-23, providing that it is the intent of the judicial branch to transition to optimal operations in a manner that protects the public’s health and safety during each of the following anticipated of the pandemic: (Open AO for more information.)”