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Lake AO L-2025-60-D: Circuit Judge Assignments (eff. June 22, 2026)
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.
Lake AO L-2025-61: County Judge Assignments (eff. Jan. 1, 2026)
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.
5th Cir. — Judge Sarah J. Jones: courtroom procedures
2 verbatim requirements from Judge Sarah J. Jones's published procedures.
Fifth Cir. — Judge Dan R. Mosley: Hearings
1 summarised requirement on hearings.
Fifth Cir. — Judge Dan R. Mosley: Judge preferences
5 summarised requirements on judge preferences.
Fifth Cir. — Judge Sarah J. Jones: Deadlines
1 summarised requirement on deadlines.
Fifth Cir. — Judge Jason J. Nimeth: Hearings
1 summarised requirement on hearings.
Fifth Cir. — Judge Chad J. Monty: Judge preferences
4 summarised requirements on judge preferences.
Fifth Cir. — Judge Cary F. Rada: Judge preferences
4 summarised requirements on judge preferences.
Fifth Cir. — Judge Brian Welke: Exhibits & evidence
2 verbatim requirements on exhibits & evidence.
Fifth Cir. — Judge Brian Welke: Deadlines
4 verbatim requirements on deadlines.
Fifth Cir. — Judge Sarah J. Jones: Judge preferences
2 summarised requirements on judge preferences.
Fifth Cir. — Judge Michael Takac: Judge preferences
4 summarised requirements on judge preferences.
Fifth Cir. — Judge Emily Curington: Judge preferences
1 summarised requirement on judge preferences.
Fifth Cir. — Judge Benjamin M. Boylston: Remote appearances
1 summarised requirement on remote appearances.
Fifth Cir. — Judge Jason J. Nimeth: Remote appearances
1 verbatim requirement on remote appearances.
Fifth Cir. — Judge James R. Baxley: Judge preferences
4 summarised requirements on judge preferences.
Fifth Cir. — Judge Heidi Davis: Judge preferences
4 summarised requirements on judge preferences.
Fifth Cir. — Judge Chad J. Monty: Deadlines
1 summarised requirement on deadlines.
Fifth Cir. — Judge Carla R. Pepperman: Remote appearances
1 summarised requirement on remote appearances.
Fifth Cir. — Judge Brian M. Toti: Remote appearances
1 summarised requirement on remote appearances.
Fifth Cir. — Judge Michael Takac: Judge preferences
3 verbatim requirements on judge preferences.
Fifth Cir. — Judge Jason J. Nimeth: Judge preferences
3 summarised requirements on judge preferences.
Fifth Cir. — Judge James R. Baxley: Judge preferences
3 verbatim requirements on judge preferences.
Fifth Cir. — Judge Heidi Davis: Judge preferences
3 verbatim requirements on judge preferences.