Lafayette County Court Rules, Divisions & Judges — Third Judicial Circuit

Divisional InstructionsThird Judicial Circuit

3rd Circuit: every division assignment names the judge who takes disqualifications and recusals, in order

GAO 2026-020 does something most circuits do not: for each division in each county it names a first and second fallback judge for disqualifications and recusals. If you need to know who your case goes to on a recusal, the order tells you.

High confidence· verified July 22, 2026Fla. 3d Jud. Cir. GAO No. 2026-020, Circuit Court assignment tables (pp. 1–3)

Case ManagementThird Judicial Circuit

3rd Circuit: criminal matters take precedence over civil in courtroom scheduling

With seven counties sharing limited courtrooms, the circuit states a hard precedence rule for court space.

High confidence· verified July 22, 2026Fla. 3d Jud. Cir. GAO No. 2026-020, "Regulation and Use of Courtrooms" (p. 10)

Case ManagementThird Judicial Circuit

3rd Circuit: cases are calendared before the division judge; when a rule requires expedited action and that judge is unavailable, the Chief Judge assigns the next available judge

The 3rd Circuit publishes an explicit fallback for expedited matters when the assigned division judge cannot hear them.

High confidence· verified July 22, 2026Fla. 3d Jud. Cir. GAO No. 2026-020, "Procedure for Calendaring Circuit Court Cases" (p. 10)

Administrative OrdersThird Judicial Circuit

3rd Cir. — AOSC25-30

51 verbatim mandatory provisions from AOSC25-30.

High confidence· verified July 25, 20263rd Jud. Cir., AOSC25-30 — harvested live and sha256-hashed 2026-07-25

Administrative OrdersThird Judicial Circuit

3rd Circuit AI rules: no local AI disclosure or certification requirement found

No administrative order in the Third Judicial Circuit imposes an AI disclosure, certification or tool-identification duty. Filers in the seven counties are governed by the statewide rule alone.

Medium — verify before relying· verified July 22, 2026Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.515(d)(2) (SC2026-0673); Fla. Sup. Ct. Admin. Order AOSC26-12 (eff. June 15, 2026). No 3rd Circuit local AI order located.

E-FilingStatewide

Statewide AI-Era Certification: Every Signer Certifies Cited Authorities Exist — Rule 2.515(d)(2)

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.

High confidence· verified July 5, 2026In re: Amends. to Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.515, No. SC2026-0673 (Fla. May 28, 2026); Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.515(d)(2); AOSC26-12

Administrative OrdersThird Judicial Circuit

3rd Cir. — AO 2026-006

39 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2026-006.

High confidence· verified July 25, 20263rd Jud. Cir., AO 2026-006 — harvested live and sha256-hashed 2026-07-25

Administrative OrdersThird Judicial Circuit

3rd Cir. — AO 2026-003

53 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2026-003.

High confidence· verified July 25, 20263rd Jud. Cir., AO 2026-003 — harvested live and sha256-hashed 2026-07-25

Administrative OrdersThird Judicial Circuit

3rd Cir. — AO 2026-001

5 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2026-001.

High confidence· verified July 25, 20263rd Jud. Cir., AO 2026-001 — harvested live and sha256-hashed 2026-07-25

Administrative OrdersThird Judicial Circuit

3rd Cir. — AO 2025-009

9 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2025-009.

High confidence· verified July 25, 20263rd Jud. Cir., AO 2025-009 — harvested live and sha256-hashed 2026-07-25

Administrative OrdersThird Judicial Circuit

3rd Cir. — AO 2025-007

2 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2025-007.

High confidence· verified July 25, 20263rd Jud. Cir., AO 2025-007 — harvested live and sha256-hashed 2026-07-25

Local RulesStatewide

S.D. Fla. Magistrate Judge Rule 4 — Review And Appeal

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.