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Fourteenth Cir. — Judge Timothy J. McFarland: Remote appearances
3 verbatim requirements on remote appearances.
Fourteenth Cir. — Judge Timothy J. McFarland: Judge preferences
4 verbatim requirements on judge preferences.
Fourteenth Circuit — AI disclosure/certification mandate (AO 2025-00-09) RESCINDED effective June 15, 2026 by AO 2026-00-02
The Fourteenth Circuit's AO 2025-00-09 required face-of-document disclosure of generative AI use plus a scripted certification, on pain of document exclusion. AO 2026-00-02, signed June 4, 2026, rescinds it effective June 15, 2026 — the instant AOSC26-12 and amended Rule 2.515(d)(2) took effect. No AI disclosure or certification mandate survives in this circuit; amended Rule 2.515(d)(2) governs statewide.
Fourteenth Circuit — remote appearances via Zoom; link from the Court Notice or the JA; full legal name required
Remote court appearances run on Zoom. The link comes in the official Court Notice or from the judicial assistant; participants must join under their full legal name, muted with camera off until instructed, and may not record.
14th Cir. — 20262901172709_Judge-J-Patterson-Family-Law-Procedures-Copy — Administrative Procedures for
14 verbatim requirements from 20262901172709_Judge-J-Patterson-Family-Law-Procedures-Copy.
Fourteenth Circuit — Streamlined track: 12 months to final disposition; the standing order is served with the summons
The Streamlined track sets trial 12 months from service on the last defendant or 120 days after commencement (whichever first). The plaintiff must file and serve the Standing Order with the summons and complaint.
Fourteenth Circuit — set motions for hearing within 20 days; certify you have read the standing order and the judge's procedures within 30 days
Both standing CMO tracks require the movant to contact the presiding judge's office within 20 days of filing any motion needing a hearing, and require counsel (or pro se party) to file a certification within 30 days that they have read and will abide by the Standing Order and the presiding judge's Administrative Procedures.
14th Cir. — 20252108112806_Judge-Patterson-s-Judicial-Practices-Procedures — Judicial Practices and Procedures
26 verbatim requirements from 20252108112806_Judge-Patterson-s-Judicial-Practices-Procedures.
14th Cir. — 20251510141549_Administrative-Procedures-for-Judge-Henry-10-9-25 — Revision Date 10/9/25
20 verbatim requirements from 20251510141549_Administrative-Procedures-for-Judge-Henry-10-9-25.
14th Cir. — 20251306183037_Local-Professional-Panel-Report-Form-FINAL — LOCAL PROFESSIONALISM PANEL
2 verbatim requirements from 20251306183037_Local-Professional-Panel-Report-Form-FINAL.
14th Cir. — 20250309163358_OSHA-Job-Safety-and-Health-Poster — Job Safety and Health
1 verbatim requirement from 20250309163358_OSHA-Job-Safety-and-Health-Poster.
14th Cir. — 20250309163235_Uniformed-Services-Employment-and-Reemployment-Rights-Act-USERRA-Poster — YOUR RIGHTS UNDER USERRA
3 verbatim requirements from 20250309163235_Uniformed-Services-Employment-and-Reemployment-Rights-Act-USERRA-Poster.
14th Cir. — 20250309163124_Family-Medical-Leave-Act-FMLA-Poster — You do not have to share a medical diagnosis but must provide enough
3 verbatim requirements from 20250309163124_Family-Medical-Leave-Act-FMLA-Poster.
14th Cir. — 20250309163021_EEOC-Know-Your-Rights-Poster — Know Your Rights:
1 verbatim requirement from 20250309163021_EEOC-Know-Your-Rights-Poster.
Fourteenth Circuit — General track: 18 months to final disposition, deadlines keyed to the Pre-Trial Conference
The General case track sets trial 18 months from service on the last defendant or 120 days after commencement (whichever first), with fact discovery closing 60 days, expert discovery 45 days, and summary-judgment motions 75 days before the initially set Pre-Trial Conference.
14th Cir. — 20250306103042_-REVISED-Administrative-Procedures-for-Judge-Henry-042825 — Administrative Procedures for Judge Henry
20 verbatim requirements from 20250306103042_-REVISED-Administrative-Procedures-for-Judge-Henry-042825.
14th Cir. — 20262901172623_Judge-J-Patterson-Civil-Procedures-Copy — Administrative Procedures for
16 verbatim requirements from 20262901172623_Judge-J-Patterson-Civil-Procedures-Copy.
14th Cir. — 10-steps-for-presenting-evidence-in-court — for Presenting
2 verbatim requirements from 10-steps-for-presenting-evidence-in-court.
Fourteenth Circuit — proposed orders must be submitted in DJCMA format through the judicial viewer (ICMS)
Proposed orders are submitted with a PDF cover letter and the order in Word, using DJCMA signature codes in paired all-caps sets; formatting violations (spaces before signature codes, page breaks, hidden comments) are grounds for rejection.
11th Cir. R. 9-1 — Motions
11th Cir. R. 9-1 — Motions: the court's own rule, verbatim from UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS for the ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT RULES INTERNAL OPERATING PROCEDURES (effective August 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies to appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit alongside the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
11th Cir. R. 8-2 — Motion for Reconsideration
11th Cir. R. 8-2 — Motion for Reconsideration: the court's own rule, verbatim from UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS for the ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT RULES INTERNAL OPERATING PROCEDURES (effective August 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies to appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit alongside the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
11th Cir. R. 8-1 — Motions
11th Cir. R. 8-1 — Motions: the court's own rule, verbatim from UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS for the ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT RULES INTERNAL OPERATING PROCEDURES (effective August 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies to appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit alongside the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
11th Cir. R. 5-1 — Certificate Required
11th Cir. R. 5-1 — Certificate Required: the court's own rule, verbatim from UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS for the ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT RULES INTERNAL OPERATING PROCEDURES (effective August 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies to appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit alongside the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
11th Cir. R. 47-6 — Restrictions on Practice by Current and Former Employees
11th Cir. R. 47-6 — Restrictions on Practice by Current and Former Employees: the court's own rule, verbatim from UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS for the ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT RULES INTERNAL OPERATING PROCEDURES (effective August 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies to appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit alongside the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
11th Cir. R. 47-5 — Judicial Conference
11th Cir. R. 47-5 — Judicial Conference: the court's own rule, verbatim from UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS for the ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT RULES INTERNAL OPERATING PROCEDURES (effective August 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies to appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit alongside the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.