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Twentieth Judicial Circuit

Verified judges, local rules, standing orders, and controlling division-assignment orders for Charlotte County, Collier County, Glades County, Hendry County, Lee County — every entry cites its official source with a last-verified date.

Official site: https://www.ca.cjis20.org

Counties in this circuit

Charlotte CountyCollier CountyGlades CountyHendry CountyLee County

Controlling division-assignment orders

Bench (75 judicial officers)

Circuit judges

J. Frank Porter · LeeAlane Laboda · LeeAmanda Levy-Reis · CollierAmy Hawthorne · LeeAndrew Marcus · LeeBruce Kyle · LeeCarolyn Swift · LeeChristopher Brown · CollierDarrell R. Hill · HendryElisabeth Adams · LeeGeoffrey H. Gentile · CharlotteGilberto Perez · LeeJames F. Stewart · CollierJames Shenko · LeeJohn McGowan · CollierJoseph G. Foster · CollierKeith R. Kyle · LeeKimberly Davis Bocelli · CharlotteKyle Cohen · LeeLauren L. Brodie · CollierLisa S. Porter · CharlotteMichael T. McHugh · LeeNicholas Thompson · LeeRachael Loukonen · LeeRamiro Mañalich · CollierRobert Branning · LeeRussell T. Kirshy · CharlotteShannon H. McFee · CharlotteTracey Redd · LeeTrent Reichling · Lee

County judges

Blake Adams · CollierDeborah Cunningham · CollierDevin S. George · LeeJaneice T. Martin · CollierJavier Pacheco · LeeJosephine Gagliardi · LeeLindsay S. Garza · LeeMaria Gonzalez · LeeMichael Brown · CollierMichael Powell · CharlotteNicole Lynn Mirra · LeeRobert L. Crown · CollierRobert Ostrov · HendrySean Lux · CharlotteTamara Lynne Nicola · CollierTara P. Paluck · LeeTurner A. Rouse · CharlotteWilliam Dorman · GladesZachary M. Gill · Lee

Magistrates, hearing officers & senior judges

Amy W. Ellis · CollierBernard T. King · LeeChristopher Whitney · LeeEdward L. Larsen · GladesJoseph Bernardo · LeeMaria Dente · CollierNicole M. Cameron · LeePamela Barger · CollierRobert F. Koch · CharlotteRyan Dugan · LeeSteven Studybaker · LeeHoward Atkin · LeeMatthew M. Henry · LeeRandy Merrill · LeeTheodore R. Walters · LeeChristine H. Greider · CollierCynthia Pivacek · LeeG. Keith Cary · LeeGaston J. Fernandez · LeeJames D. Sloan · LeeJames R. Adams · LeeJoseph C. Fuller · LeeJudith K. Rubenstein · LeeLeigh F. Hayes · LeeMargaret O. Steinbeck · LeeThomas Reese · Lee

Titles shown as circuit judges, county judges, and quasi-judicial officers per the official directory.

Recently verified rules

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Administrative OrdersLee County

Lee County — Controlling Division Assignment Order (eff. 2026-02-09)

Controlling division-assignment order for the 20th Judicial Circuit; overrides stale directory renderings.

High confidence· verified July 19, 2026
Administrative OrdersCollier County

Collier County — Controlling Division Assignment Order (eff. 2024-09-09)

Controlling division-assignment order for the 20th Judicial Circuit; overrides stale directory renderings.

High confidence· verified July 19, 2026
Judge PreferencesLee County · Judge Carolyn Swift

Judge Carolyn Swift — Practice Preferences & Procedures (20th Circuit, Lee)

Judge-specific practice preferences and procedures for the 20th Judicial Circuit; verbatim key requirements with hashed source documents.

High confidence· verified July 19, 2026
Administrative OrdersLee County

Lee Circuit — Controlling Division Assignment Order (eff. 2026-03-09)

Controlling division-assignment order for the 20th Judicial Circuit; overrides stale directory renderings.

High confidence· verified July 19, 2026
Administrative OrdersCharlotte County

Charlotte County — Controlling Division Assignment Order (eff. 2026-02-09)

Controlling division-assignment order for the 20th Judicial Circuit; overrides stale directory renderings.

High confidence· verified July 19, 2026
Administrative OrdersCollier County

Collier Circuit — Controlling Division Assignment Order (eff. 2026-07-01)

Controlling division-assignment order for the 20th Judicial Circuit; overrides stale directory renderings.

High confidence· verified July 19, 2026
Judge PreferencesLee County · Judge James Shenko

Judge James Shenko — Practice Preferences & Procedures (20th Circuit, Lee)

Judge-specific practice preferences and procedures for the 20th Judicial Circuit; verbatim key requirements with hashed source documents.

High confidence· verified July 19, 2026
Judge PreferencesCollier County · Judge James F. Stewart

Judge James F. Stewart — Practice Preferences & Procedures (20th Circuit, Collier)

Judge-specific practice preferences and procedures for the 20th Judicial Circuit; verbatim key requirements with hashed source documents.

High confidence· verified July 19, 2026
Judge PreferencesCharlotte County · Judge Turner A. Rouse

Judge Turner A. Rouse — Practice Preferences & Procedures (20th Circuit, Charlotte)

Judge-specific practice preferences and procedures for the 20th Judicial Circuit; verbatim key requirements with hashed source documents.

High confidence· verified July 19, 2026
Judge PreferencesHendry County · Judge Robert Ostrov

Judge Robert Ostrov — Practice Preferences & Procedures (20th Circuit, Hendry)

Judge-specific practice preferences and procedures for the 20th Judicial Circuit; verbatim key requirements with hashed source documents.

High confidence· verified July 19, 2026
Administrative OrdersCharlotte County

Charlotte Circuit — Controlling Division Assignment Order (eff. 2026-02-09)

Controlling division-assignment order for the 20th Judicial Circuit; overrides stale directory renderings.

High confidence· verified July 19, 2026
Administrative OrdersGlades County

Glades Circuit — Controlling Division Assignment Order (eff. 2025-01-02)

Controlling division-assignment order for the 20th Judicial Circuit; overrides stale directory renderings.

High confidence· verified July 19, 2026