Monroe County, FL
All 53 county-scoped rules
Every published instrument scoped to Monroe County, newest effective date first. 53 circuit-wide and 636 statewide instruments also apply here — search all three layers together. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Published rules, newest effective date first
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Sixteenth Circuit — AO 2.004/26-2 controls circuit assignments July 1–December 31, 2026 (term-limited)
AO 2.004/26-2 (Circuit Court Division Assignments; Official Headquarters), signed June 24, 2026 by Chief Judge Timothy J. Koenig, sets every circuit judge's division and official headquarters for July 1 through December 31, 2026, and rescinds AO 2.004/26-1 on July 1, 2026. Official headquarters: Jones, Koenig and Helms in Key West; Morgan at Plantation Key. County assignments run under AO 2.005/25-2 (eff. Oct 20, 2025), and all four county judges additionally carry temporary all-division circuit authority under AO 12.003/26-2 for the same period. NOTE: this order is EXPRESSLY TERM-LIMITED and expires December 31, 2026.
Sixteenth Circuit — civil track assignment within 120 days; streamlined trial projected at 310 days, general at 480 (AO 3.010)
AO 3.010 (Order Adopting and Implementing the Civil Differentiated Case Management Plan), effective January 1, 2025, expressly rescinded the prior plan AO 2.072/21-1. It requires the PRESIDING JUDGE — not counsel — to review each covered civil case and assign it to the complex, streamlined, or general track by entering an initial case-management order within 120 days after commencement. Streamlined cases project trial at 310 days from filing; general cases at 480 days.
Sixteenth Circuit — plaintiff's attorney must serve the case-management order on each defendant, and on any new party within 5 days (AO 3.010)
AO 3.010 imposes no at-filing form on counsel, but once service is obtained the plaintiff's attorney must serve a copy of the case-management order on each defendant, and must serve any new party within five days of service of pleadings on that party.
Judge Derek A. Lewis (16th Cir., Monroe) — STILL REQUIRES AI disclosure and certification on his profile, after the June 15, 2026 statewide preemption
Judge Lewis's live division-procedures profile (section P, "Use of Artificial Intelligence") requires any attorney or pro se litigant filing AI-assisted work to include a certification of personal review and verification AND to disclose the AI use on the face of the document, with sanctions up to contempt, striking of pleadings or dismissal, fines and attorney's fees, and referral to The Florida Bar. BenchPath re-verified this language live on 2026-07-24. AOSC26-12, effective June 15, 2026, bars courts from imposing AI disclosure or certification requirements "whether through local administrative orders, court policies, judicial practices and procedures, or other means" — a judge's published practices and procedures are squarely within that bar. The requirement is therefore PREEMPTED and unenforceable, but it remains posted; BenchPath tracks it verbatim rather than deleting it. Note the 16th adopted NO circuit-level AI order at all — this is purely a judge-level survivor.
Monroe County — All divisions: Discovery disputes
1 verbatim requirement on discovery disputes applying circuit-wide.
Monroe County — All divisions: Proposed orders
2 verbatim requirements on proposed orders applying circuit-wide.
Monroe County — Judge Albert L. Kelley: Proposed orders
4 verbatim requirements on proposed orders in Albert L. Kelley's division.
Monroe County — Judge Albert L. Kelley: Remote appearances
1 verbatim requirement on remote appearances in Albert L. Kelley's division.
Monroe County — Judge Bonnie J. Helms: Continuances
1 verbatim requirement on continuances in Bonnie J. Helms's division.
Monroe County — Judge Bonnie J. Helms: Courtesy copies
1 verbatim requirement on courtesy copies in Bonnie J. Helms's division.
Monroe County — Judge Bonnie J. Helms: Discovery disputes
1 verbatim requirement on discovery disputes in Bonnie J. Helms's division.
Monroe County — Judge Bonnie J. Helms: Exhibits
1 verbatim requirement on exhibits in Bonnie J. Helms's division.
Monroe County — Judge Bonnie J. Helms: Hearing materials
1 verbatim requirement on hearing materials in Bonnie J. Helms's division.
Monroe County — Judge Bonnie J. Helms: Proposed orders
2 verbatim requirements on proposed orders in Bonnie J. Helms's division.
Monroe County — Judge Bonnie J. Helms: Remote appearances
2 verbatim requirements on remote appearances in Bonnie J. Helms's division.
Monroe County — Judge Derek A. Lewis: AI filing requirement
3 verbatim requirements on ai filing requirement in Derek A. Lewis's division.
Monroe County — Judge Derek A. Lewis: Continuances
1 verbatim requirement on continuances in Derek A. Lewis's division.
Monroe County — Judge Derek A. Lewis: Courtesy copies
1 verbatim requirement on courtesy copies in Derek A. Lewis's division.
Monroe County — Judge Derek A. Lewis: Discovery disputes
1 verbatim requirement on discovery disputes in Derek A. Lewis's division.
Monroe County — Judge Derek A. Lewis: Exhibits
1 verbatim requirement on exhibits in Derek A. Lewis's division.
Monroe County — Judge Derek A. Lewis: Hearing materials
1 verbatim requirement on hearing materials in Derek A. Lewis's division.
Monroe County — Judge Derek A. Lewis: Proposed orders
1 verbatim requirement on proposed orders in Derek A. Lewis's division.
Monroe County — Judge Derek A. Lewis: Remote appearances
3 verbatim requirements on remote appearances in Derek A. Lewis's division.
Monroe County — Judge Holly Aliprandi: Courtesy copies
1 verbatim requirement on courtesy copies in Holly Aliprandi's division.
Monroe County — Judge Holly Aliprandi: Exhibits
1 verbatim requirement on exhibits in Holly Aliprandi's division.
Monroe County — Judge Holly Aliprandi: Proposed orders
1 verbatim requirement on proposed orders in Holly Aliprandi's division.
Monroe County — Judge Holly Aliprandi: Remote appearances
4 verbatim requirements on remote appearances in Holly Aliprandi's division.
Monroe County — Judge James W. Morgan III: Continuances
1 verbatim requirement on continuances in James W. Morgan III's division.
Monroe County — Judge James W. Morgan III: Exhibits
1 verbatim requirement on exhibits in James W. Morgan III's division.
Monroe County — Judge James W. Morgan III: Hearing setting & time
4 verbatim requirements on hearing setting & time in James W. Morgan III's division.
Monroe County — Judge James W. Morgan III: Remote appearances
1 verbatim requirement on remote appearances in James W. Morgan III's division.
Monroe County — Judge Mark H. Jones: Continuances
1 verbatim requirement on continuances in Mark H. Jones's division.
Monroe County — Judge Mark H. Jones: Emergency motions
1 verbatim requirement on emergency motions in Mark H. Jones's division.
Monroe County — Judge Mark H. Jones: Hearing setting & time
1 verbatim requirement on hearing setting & time in Mark H. Jones's division.
Monroe County — Judge Mark H. Jones: Proposed orders
1 verbatim requirement on proposed orders in Mark H. Jones's division.
Monroe County — Judge Mark H. Jones: Remote appearances
1 verbatim requirement on remote appearances in Mark H. Jones's division.
Monroe County — Judge Mark Wilson: Hearing setting & time
1 verbatim requirement on hearing setting & time in Mark Wilson's division.
Monroe County — Judge Mark Wilson: Remote appearances
3 verbatim requirements on remote appearances in Mark Wilson's division.
Monroe County — Judge Sharon I. Hamilton: Continuances
1 verbatim requirement on continuances in Sharon I. Hamilton's division.
Monroe County — Judge Sharon I. Hamilton: Courtesy copies
1 verbatim requirement on courtesy copies in Sharon I. Hamilton's division.
Monroe County — Judge Sharon I. Hamilton: Exhibits
1 verbatim requirement on exhibits in Sharon I. Hamilton's division.
Monroe County — Judge Sharon I. Hamilton: Hearing materials
1 verbatim requirement on hearing materials in Sharon I. Hamilton's division.
Monroe County — Judge Sharon I. Hamilton: Hearing setting & time
1 verbatim requirement on hearing setting & time in Sharon I. Hamilton's division.
Monroe County — Judge Sharon I. Hamilton: Judge preferences
1 verbatim requirement on judge preferences in Sharon I. Hamilton's division.
Monroe County — Judge Sharon I. Hamilton: Remote appearances
2 verbatim requirements on remote appearances in Sharon I. Hamilton's division.
Monroe County — Judge Timothy J. Koenig: Case management
2 verbatim requirements on case management in Timothy J. Koenig's division.
Monroe County — Judge Timothy J. Koenig: Continuances
1 verbatim requirement on continuances in Timothy J. Koenig's division.
Monroe County — Judge Timothy J. Koenig: Hearing materials
1 verbatim requirement on hearing materials in Timothy J. Koenig's division.
Monroe County — Judge Timothy J. Koenig: Hearing setting & time
2 verbatim requirements on hearing setting & time in Timothy J. Koenig's division.
Monroe County — Judge Timothy J. Koenig: Proposed orders
1 verbatim requirement on proposed orders in Timothy J. Koenig's division.