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Twelfth Circuit — Manatee County Court case types are assigned by division under AO 2026-04.4
AO 2026-05.4 assigns Manatee County Court Divisions 1 through 5 to named judges and directs practitioners to AO 2026-04.4 for the case types assigned to each division.
Twelfth Cir. — Judge Paul Hudson: Remote appearances
1 verbatim requirement on remote appearances.
Twelfth Cir. — Judge Vincent A. Giura: Remote appearances
1 verbatim requirement on remote appearances.
Twelfth Cir. — Judge Michael L. King: Remote appearances
1 verbatim requirement on remote appearances.
Twelfth Cir. — Judge Michael L. King: Judge preferences
1 verbatim requirement on judge preferences.
Twelfth Cir. — Judge Michael L. King: Hearings
1 verbatim requirement on hearings.
Twelfth Cir. — Judge Michael L. King: Continuances
1 verbatim requirement on continuances.
Twelfth Cir. — Judge Jacqueline B. Steele: Continuances
1 verbatim requirement on continuances.
Twelfth Cir. — Judge Teresa Dees: Exhibits & evidence
1 verbatim requirement on exhibits & evidence.
Twelfth Cir. — Judge Kennedy Legler: Hearings
2 verbatim requirements on hearings.
Twelfth Cir. — Judge Jacqueline B. Steele: Exhibits & evidence
1 verbatim requirement on exhibits & evidence.
Twelfth Cir. — Judge Hillary Ellis: Continuances
1 verbatim requirement on continuances.
Twelfth Cir. — Judge Heather Doyle: Remote appearances
1 verbatim requirement on remote appearances.
Twelfth Cir. — Judge Heather Doyle: Judge preferences
1 verbatim requirement on judge preferences.
Twelfth Cir. — Judge Frederick P. Mercurio: Judge preferences
2 verbatim requirements on judge preferences.
Twelfth Cir. — Judge Edward Nicholas: Hearings
1 verbatim requirement on hearings.
Twelfth Circuit — weekend and holiday judicial review of temporary injunction petitions against violence (Manatee and Sarasota)
AO 2026-02a.12 sets the procedure for weekend and holiday judicial review of petitions for temporary injunctions against violence in Manatee and Sarasota Counties. It supersedes AO 2026-02.12.
Twelfth Circuit — request an amended case management deadline as a Proposed Order through the eFiling Portal
To change a deadline set by the court's Case Management Order, the Twelfth Circuit requires the completed form to be submitted through the Florida Courts eFiling Portal as a Proposed Order.
Twelfth Circuit — case management conferences and other non-evidentiary hearings are held exclusively via Zoom
The Twelfth Circuit Civil Division states that case management conferences and other non-evidentiary hearings, including hearings on the pleadings and motions to compel discovery, continue to be conducted exclusively by Zoom.
12th Cir. — 2016-11.8 Processing Adults Arrested on Juvenile Pickup Orders 8
3 verbatim requirements from 2016-11.8 Processing Adults Arrested on Juvenile Pickup Orders 8.
12th Cir. — 2014-05.2 In Re: Creation of a Uniform Ex Parte Process for all Probate and Guardianship Cases and "Division H" Case Assignment for Probate and Guardianship Cases in South County Judicial District of Sarasota County 2
1 verbatim requirement from 2014-05.2 In Re: Creation of a Uniform Ex Parte Process for all Probate and Guardianship Cases and "Division H" Case Assignment for Probate and Guardianship Cases in South County Judicial District of Sarasota County 2.
12th Cir. — 2011-03.3 In Re: Sarasota County Supervised Release Requirements 3
2 verbatim requirements from 2011-03.3 In Re: Sarasota County Supervised Release Requirements 3.
Twelfth Circuit — the court enters the Case Management Order; parties generally do not submit a proposed one
In most circuit civil cases in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit the court itself enters a Case Management Order setting deadlines, so the parties do not need to prepare or submit a proposed CMO.
12th Cir. — 2016-17.1 re: Releasing Funds From Nonresident Cost Bonds and Writs of Garnishment 1
1 verbatim requirement from 2016-17.1 re: Releasing Funds From Nonresident Cost Bonds and Writs of Garnishment 1.
12th Cir. — 2015-23.3 Filing of Petitions for Extraordinary Writs 3
1 verbatim requirement from 2015-23.3 Filing of Petitions for Extraordinary Writs 3.