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size of Courtroom "C," (approximately 1500 sq. ft. apiece) and he assumed Court "C" is adequate for jury trials. Public Defender Schwarz felt we are losing sight of the fact that we have to take into account civil jury trials, and it is very conceivable that you could have two jury trials - one criminal and one civil - going on at the same time. Commissioner Bird brought up a question as to whether office space will be required as a part of the courtroom complex wherever it is built, or whether it is possible for the judges to operate out of -one location, and if so, where. Judge Smith stated that this is a very complicated matter, and he felt strongly that if the Board does decide to go ahead with a fourth courtroom in the Annex that it will be a permanent courtroom. Judge Smith then went into the history of how the present courtrooms evolved, emphasizing that during the last ten years litigation throughout Florida has changed with multiple defendants and multiple litigants. The courtrooms originally were designed as 12 person juries, but it turned out that insufficient space was allowed and it could not be done. As a result, they had to add seats and make the County Courtroom a 12 person jury. Some trials even have had to be moved out of the county. Judge Smith informed the Board that Judge Vocelle, as well as new County Judge Balsiger, concurs that a large courtroom is needed now and has been for three years and that it should be at the present Courthouse complex. He then reviewed the space available at the Courthouse, stressing that the most important thing about the working of the courts is efficiency and manpower, and the clerks, the Public Defender, State's Attorney, etc., all need to be in one complex; otherwise, the waste of manpower will be tremendous, i.e., if files, etc., must be moved back and 3 SEP 10 1984 BOOK 58 PAGE 207