Second Judicial Circuit
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Official site: https://2ndcircuit.leoncountyfl.gov
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- Judge Preferences20
- Deadlines & Time Computation16
- Remote / Zoom Hearings16
- Trial Exhibits16
- Meet & Confer13
- Special Set Hearings13
- Administrative Orders7
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Counties in this circuit
Bench (32 judicial officers)
Circuit judges
Frank Allman · LeonAndrew Sheeran · LeonAngela C. Dempsey · LeonAnthony Miller · LeonBarbara K. Hobbs · LeonDavid Frank · LeonJ. Layne Smith · WakullaJ. Lee Marsh · LeonJason L. Jones · JeffersonJeremiah M. Hawkes · LeonJonathan Sjostrom · LeonJoshua M. Hawkes · LeonMichael Beato · LeonRonald W. Flury · GadsdenStephen Everett · LeonTiffany Baker-Carper · Leon
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Recently verified rules
Search all rules →Remote / Zoom HearingsLeon County · Judge Joshua M. Hawkes
Second Cir. — Judge Joshua M. Hawkes: Remote appearances
8 verbatim requirements on remote appearances.
High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Second Judicial Circuit, » Judge Hawkes Civil Procedures & Preferences; » Judge Hawkes Family Law Procedures & Preferences; » Judge Hawkes Juvenile Zoom Links; » Judge Hawkes DV Zoom Link (pp. 3, 7, 1) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Administrative OrdersSecond Judicial Circuit
Second Circuit — AO 2026-03 governs expert witness compensation and procedures in criminal cases
Administrative Order 2026-03 (Expert Witness Compensation and Procedures in Criminal Cases), signed February 18, 2026, is the circuit's current expert-witness order — a verified PDF in BenchPath custody.
High confidence· verified September 9, 20262nd Cir. Admin. Order 2026-03, Expert Witness Compensation and Procedures in Criminal Cases (Feb. 18, 2026)
Trial ExhibitsLeon County · Judge Joshua M. Hawkes
Second Cir. — Judge Joshua M. Hawkes: Exhibits & evidence
10 verbatim requirements on exhibits & evidence.
High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Second Judicial Circuit, » Judge Hawkes Civil Procedures & Preferences; » Judge Hawkes Family Law Procedures & Preferences; » Judge Hawkes Juvenile Procedures (pp. 1, 5, 6, 7) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Special Set HearingsLeon County · Judge Joshua M. Hawkes
Second Cir. — Judge Joshua M. Hawkes: Hearings
2 verbatim requirements on hearings.
High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Second Judicial Circuit, » Judge Hawkes Family Law Procedures & Preferences; » Judge Hawkes Juvenile Procedures (pp. 2, 7) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Meet & ConferLeon County · Judge Joshua M. Hawkes
Second Cir. — Judge Joshua M. Hawkes: Discovery
3 verbatim requirements on discovery.
High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Second Judicial Circuit, » Judge Hawkes Civil Procedures & Preferences; » Judge Hawkes Family Law Procedures & Preferences; » Judge Hawkes Juvenile Procedures (pp. 2, 4) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Meet & ConferLeon County · Judge LaShawn Donald
Second Cir. — Judge LaShawn Donald: Discovery
2 verbatim requirements on discovery.
High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Second Judicial Circuit, » Judge Donald Criminal Division Procedures and Preferences (pp. 2, 5) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Meet & ConferLeon County · Judge J. Lee Marsh
Second Cir. — Judge J. Lee Marsh: Discovery
2 verbatim requirements on discovery.
High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Second Judicial Circuit, » Judge Marsh's Policies & Procedures (pp. 2, 3) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Deadlines & Time ComputationLeon County · Judge J. Lee Marsh
Second Cir. — Judge J. Lee Marsh: Continuances
1 verbatim requirement on continuances.
High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Second Judicial Circuit, » Judge Marsh's Policies & Procedures (pp. 4) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Trial ExhibitsLeon County · Judge J. Lee Marsh
Second Cir. — Judge J. Lee Marsh: Exhibits & evidence
2 verbatim requirements on exhibits & evidence.
High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Second Judicial Circuit, » Judge Marsh's Policies & Procedures (pp. 5) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Trial ExhibitsLeon County · Judge Angela C. Dempsey
Second Cir. — Judge Angela C. Dempsey: Exhibits & evidence
2 verbatim requirements on exhibits & evidence.
High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Second Judicial Circuit, » Order Setting Jury Trial (pp. 5, 6) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Deadlines & Time ComputationFranklin County
Second Cir. — civil circuit jury disposition timeline: Deadlines
1 verbatim requirement on deadlines.
High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Second Judicial Circuit (pp. HTML) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Judge PreferencesLeon County · Judge Angela C. Dempsey
Second Cir. — Judge Angela C. Dempsey: Judge preferences
6 verbatim requirements on judge preferences.
High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Second Judicial Circuit, » Judge Dempsey's Policies & Procedures; » Order Setting Jury Trial (pp. 1, 6, 8) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24