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Fifth Judicial Circuit (Circuit 5) · official circuit site ✓
Allocates Lake circuit work in quarters: Baxley/Davis/Rada/Welke each take 1/4 criminal (incl. Ryce, excl. death penalty) + 1/4 death penalty + 1/4 non-jury civil (incl. foreclosure) + 1/4 probate; Mosley 1/2 civil jury; Nimeth and Takac 1/4 civil jury + 1/4 family each; Boylston and Toti 1/4 family each plus juvenile/DV/guardianship/mental-health splits; specialty courts assigned by name; child-support add-on to county Judge Jones eff. Feb. 2, 2026.
Controls Marion circuit assignments: felony designations W-Brigham / X-Kissner Kwatkosky / Y-Rogers / Z-McCourt; DR designations FC-Bass / FG-Jerald / FJ-Craggs / FK-Pickens; civil thirds (incl. forfeitures, bond validations, eminent domain, trust/estate litigation) to Herndon, Hodges and Youmans; King takes all probate/guardianship/Baker/Marchman/juvenile; and the Administrative Judge role passes to Judge Youmans effective June 15, 2026.
The Fifth Circuit's current AI order (effective June 15, 2026, 12:01 a.m., the same moment as AOSC26-12) expressly creates NO AI disclosure, certification, or verification requirement beyond statewide law. It strongly cautions independent verification of all AI-assisted content, bars unanonymized confidential data in public AI systems, requires a Disclosure Statement for AI-generated or AI-altered EVIDENCE, and quotes Rule 2.515(d)(2) sanctions.
Effective June 15, 2026, every signer of a Florida court filing — attorney or self-represented — represents that "the legal authorities identified exist and are accurately cited," with express sanctions (reprimand, contempt, striking, dismissal, costs, fees) for violations. Companion order AOSC26-12 preempts ALL circuit- and judge-level AI disclosure/certification requirements.
The Fifth Circuit's original AI order (signed April 2, 2026) required every filing containing AI-generated content to disclose AI use on the face of the document, include a scripted certification block, and identify the specific AI tool used — with sanctions up to Bar referral. Superseded June 15, 2026 by A-2026-13-A, which eliminated all three requirements after AOSC26-12 preemption.
Lake county-court split: Curington and Jones 1/2 county criminal each; Monty small claims + civil traffic; Pepperman county civil + ordinances + noncriminal infractions; first appearances quartered among the four.
Hernando duty-judge assignment order effective January 1, 2026; the circuit also posts a Hernando weekly duty schedule page. Weekend first-appearance duty is separate (see H-2025-56-C).
S.D. Fla. Magistrate Judge Rule 4 — Review And Appeal — the district court's own Local Rule, verbatim from the 2025 Local Rules book (effective December 1, 2025), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every S.D. Fla. courtroom alongside any judge-specific preferences.
S.D. Fla. Magistrate Judge Rule 3 — Procedures Before The Magistrate Judge — the district court's own Local Rule, verbatim from the 2025 Local Rules book (effective December 1, 2025), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every S.D. Fla. courtroom alongside any judge-specific preferences.
S.D. Fla. Magistrate Judge Rule 2 — Assignment Of Matters To Magistrate Judges — the district court's own Local Rule, verbatim from the 2025 Local Rules book (effective December 1, 2025), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every S.D. Fla. courtroom alongside any judge-specific preferences.
S.D. Fla. Magistrate Judge Rule 1 — Authority Of United States Magistrate Judges — the district court's own Local Rule, verbatim from the 2025 Local Rules book (effective December 1, 2025), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every S.D. Fla. courtroom alongside any judge-specific preferences.
S.D. Fla. Local Rule 88.9 — Motions In Criminal Cases And Jury Instructions — the district court's own Local Rule, verbatim from the 2025 Local Rules book (effective December 1, 2025), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every S.D. Fla. courtroom alongside any judge-specific preferences.
S.D. Fla. Local Rule 88.8 — Presentence Investigations — the district court's own Local Rule, verbatim from the 2025 Local Rules book (effective December 1, 2025), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every S.D. Fla. courtroom alongside any judge-specific preferences.
S.D. Fla. Local Rule 88.7 — Retained Criminal Defense Attorneys — the district court's own Local Rule, verbatim from the 2025 Local Rules book (effective December 1, 2025), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every S.D. Fla. courtroom alongside any judge-specific preferences.
S.D. Fla. Local Rule 88.6 — Dangerous Special Offender Notice — the district court's own Local Rule, verbatim from the 2025 Local Rules book (effective December 1, 2025), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every S.D. Fla. courtroom alongside any judge-specific preferences.
S.D. Fla. Local Rule 88.5 — Speedy Trial Reports — the district court's own Local Rule, verbatim from the 2025 Local Rules book (effective December 1, 2025), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every S.D. Fla. courtroom alongside any judge-specific preferences.
S.D. Fla. Local Rule 88.4 — Certain Offenses Pertaining To National Parks, Preserves, — the district court's own Local Rule, verbatim from the 2025 Local Rules book (effective December 1, 2025), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every S.D. Fla. courtroom alongside any judge-specific preferences.
S.D. Fla. Local Rule 88.11 — After Hours Criminal Duty Procedures — the district court's own Local Rule, verbatim from the 2025 Local Rules book (effective December 1, 2025), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every S.D. Fla. courtroom alongside any judge-specific preferences.
S.D. Fla. Local Rule 88.10 — Criminal Discovery — the district court's own Local Rule, verbatim from the 2025 Local Rules book (effective December 1, 2025), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every S.D. Fla. courtroom alongside any judge-specific preferences.
S.D. Fla. Local Rule 88.1 — Appointment Of Counsel For Indigent Defendants In — the district court's own Local Rule, verbatim from the 2025 Local Rules book (effective December 1, 2025), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every S.D. Fla. courtroom alongside any judge-specific preferences.
S.D. Fla. Local Rule 87.5 — Designation Of Bankruptcy Judges To Conduct Jury Trials — the district court's own Local Rule, verbatim from the 2025 Local Rules book (effective December 1, 2025), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every S.D. Fla. courtroom alongside any judge-specific preferences.
S.D. Fla. Local Rule 87.4 — Bankruptcy Appeals — the district court's own Local Rule, verbatim from the 2025 Local Rules book (effective December 1, 2025), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every S.D. Fla. courtroom alongside any judge-specific preferences.
S.D. Fla. Local Rule 87.3 — Motions For Withdrawal Of Reference Of Case Or — the district court's own Local Rule, verbatim from the 2025 Local Rules book (effective December 1, 2025), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every S.D. Fla. courtroom alongside any judge-specific preferences.
S.D. Fla. Local Rule 87.2 — Reference Of Bankruptcy Matters — the district court's own Local Rule, verbatim from the 2025 Local Rules book (effective December 1, 2025), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every S.D. Fla. courtroom alongside any judge-specific preferences.
S.D. Fla. Local Rule 87.1 — Authority Of Bankruptcy Judges To Make Local Rules — the district court's own Local Rule, verbatim from the 2025 Local Rules book (effective December 1, 2025), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies in every S.D. Fla. courtroom alongside any judge-specific preferences.