Florida/Georgia Personal Injury & Workers Compensation

...federal jury service. Additionally, the use of parallel language requires parallel construction. Doctors Hospital, Inc. v. Bowen, 811 F.2d 1448, 1452 (11th Cir.1987); Fortin v. Marshall, 608 F.2d 525, 528 (1st Cir.1979). When § 40.271 was enacted, § 40.34(1), which describes the method by which the clerks of the Florida state courts prepare jury payrolls, contained the language "clerks of the several courts of record in this state." Section 40.271 should be reasonably construed in an identical fashion to refer solely to state court jury service....

...The fact that section 40.271 was codified in chapter 40 does not, therefore, shed light on its proper interpretation. In support of its reasoning, Hill also cites two statutes which were in existence when section 40.271 was enacted. The first is subsection 40.34(1), Florida Statutes (1973) which pertained to the payroll responsibilities of the "clerks of the several courts of record in this state whose jurors are paid from state funds......

...federal jury service. Additionally, the use of parallel language requires parallel construction. Doctors Hospital, Inc. v. Bowen, 811 F.2d 1448, 1452 (11th Cir.1987); Fortin v. Marshall, 608 F.2d 525, 528 (1st Cir.1979). When § 40.271 was enacted, § 40.34(1), which describes the method by which the clerks of the Florida state courts prepare jury payrolls, contained the language "clerks of the several courts of record in this state." Section 40.271 should be reasonably construed in an identical fashion to refer solely to state court jury service....

...the trial of the criminal case. Cf. AGO's 075-271, 074-301, 072-39, and 071-26. AS TO QUESTION 2: The clerk of the circuit court is required to make out a payroll when witnesses before a grand jury or prosecuting attorney are paid from state funds. Section 40.34 , F.S....