Sixteenth Judicial Circuit
Verified judges, local rules, standing orders, and controlling division-assignment orders for Monroe County — every entry cites its official source with a last-verified date.
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Recently verified rules
Search all rules →Judge Derek A. Lewis (16th Cir., Monroe) — STILL REQUIRES AI disclosure and certification on his profile, after the June 15, 2026 statewide preemption
Judge Lewis's live division-procedures profile (section P, "Use of Artificial Intelligence") requires any attorney or pro se litigant filing AI-assisted work to include a certification of personal review and verification AND to disclose the AI use on the face of the document, with sanctions up to contempt, striking of pleadings or dismissal, fines and attorney's fees, and referral to The Florida Bar. BenchPath re-verified this language live on 2026-07-24. AOSC26-12, effective June 15, 2026, bars courts from imposing AI disclosure or certification requirements "whether through local administrative orders, court policies, judicial practices and procedures, or other means" — a judge's published practices and procedures are squarely within that bar. The requirement is therefore PREEMPTED and unenforceable, but it remains posted; BenchPath tracks it verbatim rather than deleting it. Note the 16th adopted NO circuit-level AI order at all — this is purely a judge-level survivor.
Monroe County — Judge Sharon I. Hamilton: Courtesy copies
1 verbatim requirement on courtesy copies in Sharon I. Hamilton's division.
Monroe County — Judge Sharon I. Hamilton: Hearing materials
1 verbatim requirement on hearing materials in Sharon I. Hamilton's division.
Monroe County — Judge Timothy J. Koenig: Hearing materials
1 verbatim requirement on hearing materials in Timothy J. Koenig's division.
Monroe County — Judge James W. Morgan III: Remote appearances
1 verbatim requirement on remote appearances in James W. Morgan III's division.
Monroe County — Judge Sharon I. Hamilton: Remote appearances
2 verbatim requirements on remote appearances in Sharon I. Hamilton's division.
Monroe County — Judge Bonnie J. Helms: Courtesy copies
1 verbatim requirement on courtesy copies in Bonnie J. Helms's division.
Monroe County — Judge Sharon I. Hamilton: Continuances
1 verbatim requirement on continuances in Sharon I. Hamilton's division.
Monroe County — Judge Timothy J. Koenig: Case management
2 verbatim requirements on case management in Timothy J. Koenig's division.
Monroe County — Judge Timothy J. Koenig: Continuances
1 verbatim requirement on continuances in Timothy J. Koenig's division.
Monroe County — Judge Sharon I. Hamilton: Hearing setting & time
1 verbatim requirement on hearing setting & time in Sharon I. Hamilton's division.
Monroe County — Judge Derek A. Lewis: AI filing requirement
3 verbatim requirements on ai filing requirement in Derek A. Lewis's division.