Manatee County, FL

All 16 county-scoped rules

Every published instrument scoped to Manatee County, newest effective date first. 76 circuit-wide and 636 statewide instruments also apply here — search all three layers together. Procedural information only; not legal advice.

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Divisional InstructionsManatee County

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.

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Fla. 12th Jud. Cir. Admin. Order 2026-05.4, MANATEE COUNTY COURT (citing AO 2026-04.4)

Special Set HearingsManatee County · Judge Edward Nicholas

Twelfth Cir. — Judge Edward Nicholas: Hearings

1 verbatim requirement on hearings.

Medium — verify before relying· verified July 24, 2026Twelfth Judicial Circuit — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

Judge PreferencesManatee County · Judge Frederick P. Mercurio

Twelfth Cir. — Judge Frederick P. Mercurio: Judge preferences

2 verbatim requirements on judge preferences.

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Judge PreferencesManatee County · Judge Heather Doyle

Twelfth Cir. — Judge Heather Doyle: Judge preferences

1 verbatim requirement on judge preferences.

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Remote / Zoom HearingsManatee County · Judge Heather Doyle

Twelfth Cir. — Judge Heather Doyle: Remote appearances

1 verbatim requirement on remote appearances.

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Deadlines & Time ComputationManatee County · Judge Hillary Ellis

Twelfth Cir. — Judge Hillary Ellis: Continuances

1 verbatim requirement on continuances.

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Deadlines & Time ComputationManatee County · Judge Jacqueline B. Steele

Twelfth Cir. — Judge Jacqueline B. Steele: Continuances

1 verbatim requirement on continuances.

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Trial ExhibitsManatee County · Judge Jacqueline B. Steele

Twelfth Cir. — Judge Jacqueline B. Steele: Exhibits & evidence

1 verbatim requirement on exhibits & evidence.

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Special Set HearingsManatee County · Judge Kennedy Legler

Twelfth Cir. — Judge Kennedy Legler: Hearings

2 verbatim requirements on hearings.

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Deadlines & Time ComputationManatee County · General Magistrate Michael L. King

Twelfth Cir. — Judge Michael L. King: Continuances

1 verbatim requirement on continuances.

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Special Set HearingsManatee County · General Magistrate Michael L. King

Twelfth Cir. — Judge Michael L. King: Hearings

1 verbatim requirement on hearings.

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Judge PreferencesManatee County · General Magistrate Michael L. King

Twelfth Cir. — Judge Michael L. King: Judge preferences

1 verbatim requirement on judge preferences.

Medium — verify before relying· verified July 24, 2026Twelfth Judicial Circuit — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

Remote / Zoom HearingsManatee County · General Magistrate Michael L. King

Twelfth Cir. — Judge Michael L. King: Remote appearances

1 verbatim requirement on remote appearances.

Medium — verify before relying· verified July 24, 2026Twelfth Judicial Circuit — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

Remote / Zoom HearingsManatee County · General Magistrate Paul Hudson

Twelfth Cir. — Judge Paul Hudson: Remote appearances

1 verbatim requirement on remote appearances.

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Family Division (pp. HTML) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

Trial ExhibitsManatee County · Judge Teresa Dees

Twelfth Cir. — Judge Teresa Dees: Exhibits & evidence

1 verbatim requirement on exhibits & evidence.

Medium — verify before relying· verified July 24, 2026Twelfth Judicial Circuit — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

Remote / Zoom HearingsManatee County · General Magistrate Vincent A. Giura

Twelfth Cir. — Judge Vincent A. Giura: Remote appearances

1 verbatim requirement on remote appearances.

Medium — verify before relying· verified July 24, 2026Twelfth Judicial Circuit — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24