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Administrative OrdersBroward County

Broward Circuit Civil Division 04 — Division Rules (July 2026 revision; section VACANT pending appointment)

Broward Circuit Civil Division 04 — Division Rules (July 2026 revision; section VACANT pending appointment)

Medium — verify before relying· verified September 9, 2026
Administrative OrdersBroward County

Broward AO 2026-21-GEN — General Assignment of Judges, General Magistrates & Hearing Officers (controlling chart)

Broward AO 2026-21-GEN — General Assignment of Judges, General Magistrates & Hearing Officers (controlling chart)

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026
Divisional InstructionsBroward County

Broward Circuit Civil Division 04 — Online Procedures (REVISED JULY 2026) [section vacant; rules control]

Broward Circuit Civil Division 04 — Online Procedures (REVISED JULY 2026)

Medium — verify before relying· verified July 19, 2026
Administrative OrdersBroward County

Broward AO 2026-03-GEN (Amendment 2) — Use of Artificial Intelligence in Court Filings [VACATED eff. 6/15/2026 by AO 2026-19-Gen]

Broward's circuit-wide AI disclosure/certification mandate (AO 2026-03-GEN, Amendment 2, entered May 19, 2026) was VACATED in its entirety by AO 2026-19-Gen effective June 15, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. — the same moment statewide preemption (AOSC26-12 / Rule 2.515(d)(2)) took effect. Corrected 2026-07-21 from a prior erroneous "unrescinded holdout" status after re-fetching the primary source.

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026
Administrative OrdersBroward County

Broward AO 2026-10-UFC — Distribution of Unified Family Court Cases to Judges and General Magistrates

Broward AO 2026-10-UFC — Distribution of Unified Family Court Cases to Judges and General Magistrates

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026
Administrative OrdersBroward County

Broward AO 2023-22-CO — County Civil Case Assignment for Filings by Barfield McCain & Ayoub, P.A. (firm-specific carve-out)

Broward AO 2023-22-CO — County Civil Case Assignment for Filings by Barfield McCain & Ayoub, P.A. (firm-specific carve-out)

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026
Divisional InstructionsBroward County · Division 63 — Domestic Violence · Judge Stefanie C. Moon

Judge Stefanie C. Moon — AI disclosure/certification mandate (Division 63) [PREEMPTED]

Division 63 (Judge Stefanie C. Moon) published an AI-use disclosure/certification requirement. Preempted eff. 6/15/2026 by Rule 2.515(d)(2) + AOSC26-12; still posted as of 7/5/2026.

Medium — verify before relying· verified October 13, 202617th Jud. Cir. (Broward), Division 63 Procedures — AI filing requirement; see AO 2026-03-Gen; preempted by Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.515(d)(2), AOSC26-12
Divisional InstructionsBroward County · Division 80 — West Satellite (80/WB) · Judge Olga Levine

Judge Olga Levine — AI disclosure/certification mandate (Division 80) [PREEMPTED]

Division 80 (Judge Olga Levine) published an AI-use disclosure/certification requirement. Preempted eff. 6/15/2026 by Rule 2.515(d)(2) + AOSC26-12; still posted as of 7/5/2026.

Medium — verify before relying· verified October 13, 202617th Jud. Cir. (Broward), Division 80 Procedures — AI filing requirement; see AO 2026-03-Gen; preempted by Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.515(d)(2), AOSC26-12
Divisional InstructionsBroward County · Division 82 — West Satellite (82/WC) · Judge Lauren N. Peffer

Judge Lauren N. Peffer — AI disclosure/certification mandate (Division 82) [PREEMPTED]

Division 82 (Judge Lauren N. Peffer) published an AI-use disclosure/certification requirement. Preempted eff. 6/15/2026 by Rule 2.515(d)(2) + AOSC26-12; still posted as of 7/5/2026.

Medium — verify before relying· verified October 13, 202617th Jud. Cir. (Broward), Division 82 Procedures — AI filing requirement; see AO 2026-03-Gen; preempted by Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.515(d)(2), AOSC26-12
Divisional InstructionsBroward County · Division 36 — Unified Family · Judge Kevin P. Tynan

Judge Kevin P. Tynan — AI disclosure/certification mandate (Division 36) [PREEMPTED]

Division 36 (Judge Kevin P. Tynan) published an AI-use disclosure/certification requirement. Preempted eff. 6/15/2026 by Rule 2.515(d)(2) + AOSC26-12; still posted as of 7/5/2026.

Medium — verify before relying· verified October 13, 202617th Jud. Cir. (Broward), Division 36 Procedures — AI filing requirement; see AO 2026-03-Gen; preempted by Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.515(d)(2), AOSC26-12
Divisional InstructionsBroward County · Division FJ — Circuit Criminal (Felony) · Judge George Odom, Jr.

Judge George Odom, Jr. — AI disclosure/certification mandate (Division FJ) [PREEMPTED]

Division FJ (Judge George Odom, Jr.) published an AI-use disclosure/certification requirement. Preempted eff. 6/15/2026 by Rule 2.515(d)(2) + AOSC26-12; still posted as of 7/5/2026.

Medium — verify before relying· verified October 13, 202617th Jud. Cir. (Broward), Division FJ Procedures — AI filing requirement; see AO 2026-03-Gen; preempted by Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.515(d)(2), AOSC26-12
Divisional InstructionsBroward County · Division 56 — County Civil · Judge Betsy Benson

Judge Betsy Benson — AI disclosure/certification mandate (Division 56) [PREEMPTED]

Division 56 (Judge Betsy Benson) published an AI-use disclosure/certification requirement. Preempted eff. 6/15/2026 by Rule 2.515(d)(2) + AOSC26-12; still posted as of 7/5/2026.

Medium — verify before relying· verified October 13, 202617th Jud. Cir. (Broward), Division 56 Procedures — AI filing requirement; see AO 2026-03-Gen; preempted by Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.515(d)(2), AOSC26-12
Remote / Zoom HearingsBroward County · Judge Tim Bailey

Seventeenth Cir. — Judge Tim Bailey: Remote appearances

3 verbatim requirements on remote appearances.

Medium — verify before relying· verified September 17, 2026Seventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://www.17th.flcourts.org/division-fh/) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Remote / Zoom HearingsBroward County · Judge Tabitha B. Eves

Seventeenth Cir. — Judge Tabitha B. Eves: Remote appearances

6 verbatim requirements on remote appearances.

Medium — verify before relying· verified September 17, 2026Seventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://www.17th.flcourts.org/division-81/) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Remote / Zoom HearingsBroward County · Judge Steven P. DeLuca

Seventeenth Cir. — Judge Steven P. DeLuca: Remote appearances

5 verbatim requirements on remote appearances.

Medium — verify before relying· verified September 17, 2026Seventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://www.17th.flcourts.org/division-73/) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Remote / Zoom HearingsBroward County · Judge Stefanie C. Moon

Seventeenth Cir. — Judge Stefanie C. Moon: Remote appearances

3 verbatim requirements on remote appearances.

Medium — verify before relying· verified September 17, 2026Seventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://www.17th.flcourts.org/division-63/) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Remote / Zoom HearingsBroward County · Judge Stacey Schulman

Seventeenth Cir. — Judge Stacey Schulman: Remote appearances

2 verbatim requirements on remote appearances.

Medium — verify before relying· verified September 17, 2026Seventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://www.17th.flcourts.org/division-30-jm/) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Remote / Zoom HearingsBroward County · Hearing Officer Rebecca Frieden

Seventeenth Cir. — Judge Rebecca Frieden: Remote appearances

4 verbatim requirements on remote appearances.

Medium — verify before relying· verified September 17, 2026Seventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://www.17th.flcourts.org/division-95/) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Remote / Zoom HearingsBroward County · Judge Peter Holden

Seventeenth Cir. — Judge Peter Holden: Remote appearances

6 verbatim requirements on remote appearances.

Medium — verify before relying· verified September 17, 2026Seventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://www.17th.flcourts.org/division-fc/) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Remote / Zoom HearingsBroward County · Judge Michele McCaul Ricca

Seventeenth Cir. — Judge Michele McCaul Ricca: Remote appearances

9 verbatim requirements on remote appearances.

Medium — verify before relying· verified September 17, 2026Seventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://www.17th.flcourts.org/division-47/) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Remote / Zoom HearingsBroward County · Judge Michael Lynch

Seventeenth Cir. — Judge Michael Lynch: Remote appearances

4 verbatim requirements on remote appearances.

Medium — verify before relying· verified September 17, 2026Seventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://www.17th.flcourts.org/division-fa/) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Remote / Zoom HearingsBroward County · Hearing Officer Matthew Tannenbaum

Seventeenth Cir. — Judge Matthew Tannenbaum: Remote appearances

4 verbatim requirements on remote appearances.

Medium — verify before relying· verified September 17, 2026Seventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://www.17th.flcourts.org/division-96-2/) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Remote / Zoom HearingsBroward County · Judge Kim Theresa Mollica

Seventeenth Cir. — Judge Kim Theresa Mollica: Remote appearances

12 verbatim requirements on remote appearances.

Medium — verify before relying· verified September 17, 2026Seventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://www.17th.flcourts.org/division-70/) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Remote / Zoom HearingsBroward County · Judge Kenneth L. Gillespie

Seventeenth Cir. — Judge Kenneth L. Gillespie: Remote appearances

9 verbatim requirements on remote appearances.

Medium — verify before relying· verified September 17, 2026Seventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://www.17th.flcourts.org/division-62j-2/) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Remote / Zoom HearingsBroward County · Judge Kathleen E. Angione

Seventeenth Cir. — Judge Kathleen E. Angione: Remote appearances

5 verbatim requirements on remote appearances.

High confidence· verified September 17, 2026Seventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://www.17th.flcourts.org/division-71/) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24