Okeechobee County
Nineteenth Judicial Circuit (Circuit 19) · official circuit site ✓
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19th Cir. — Judge William Wallace: Continuances
1 verbatim requirement published by judge William Wallace on continuances.
19th Cir. — Judge Laurie E. Buchanan: Courtesy copies
1 verbatim requirement published by judge Laurie E. Buchanan on courtesy copies.
19th Cir. — Judge Laurie E. Buchanan: Continuances
1 verbatim requirement published by judge Laurie E. Buchanan on continuances.
19th Cir. — Judge Laurie E. Buchanan: Proposed orders
8 verbatim requirements published by judge Laurie E. Buchanan on proposed orders.
19th Cir. — Judge Laurie E. Buchanan: Hearing time & argument limits
57 verbatim requirements published by judge Laurie E. Buchanan on hearing time & argument limits.
19th Cir. — Judge Laurie E. Buchanan: Case management
4 verbatim requirements published by judge Laurie E. Buchanan on case management.
19th Cir. — Judge William Wallace: Remote & virtual appearances
1 verbatim requirement published by judge William Wallace on remote & virtual appearances.
19th Cir. — Judge William Wallace: Proposed orders
6 verbatim requirements published by judge William Wallace on proposed orders.
19th Cir. — Judge William Wallace: Hearing time & argument limits
20 verbatim requirements published by judge William Wallace on hearing time & argument limits.
19th Cir. — Judge William Wallace: Exhibits & evidence
2 verbatim requirements published by judge William Wallace on exhibits & evidence.
19th Cir. — Judge William Wallace: Courtesy copies
2 verbatim requirements published by judge William Wallace on courtesy copies.
19th Cir. — Judge William Wallace: Case management
4 verbatim requirements published by judge William Wallace on case management.
19th Cir. — Judge Laurie E. Buchanan: Remote & virtual appearances
1 verbatim requirement published by judge Laurie E. Buchanan on remote & virtual appearances.
19th Cir. — Judge Laurie E. Buchanan: Page & word limits
2 verbatim requirements published by judge Laurie E. Buchanan on page & word limits.
19th Cir. — Judge Laurie E. Buchanan: Exhibits & evidence
4 verbatim requirements published by judge Laurie E. Buchanan on exhibits & evidence.
Nineteenth Circuit — AO 2026-06 rescinded the AI filing mandate effective June 15, 2026, 12:01 a.m., citing AOSC26-12 and SC2026-0673
Chief Judge Charles A. Schwab's Administrative Order 2026-06 (In re: Rescission of Administrative Order 2025-10) rescinded the circuit's AI disclosure-and-certification mandate effective June 15, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. — the same instant AOSC26-12's statewide preemption took effect — citing the Supreme Court's amendment of Rule 2.515 (SC2026-0673). The Nineteenth is one of eight circuits verified to have formally rescinded an AI administrative order.
Judge Leatha D. Mullins (19th Cir., Okeechobee) — standing order applies to all felony cases filed on or after January 9, 2025
Judge Mullins' standing order automatically governs every felony case filed with the Okeechobee County Clerk on or after January 9, 2025, for as long as she holds the Okeechobee felony division. Companion division procedures (family, felony, delinquency, substance-abuse/mental-health/RPO/Jimmy Ryce) and an evidence-exhibit policy are published on her profile and held in BenchPath custody.
19th Cir. — AO 2024-03: City of Stuart Police Department Service of Risk Protection Orders
Service of Risk Protection Orders in Martin County may be effected by the City of Stuart Police Department in lieu of the Sheriff.
19th Cir. — AO 2020-18 (Amended): Transfer of Pending Appeals to the Fourth DCA
4 verbatim requirements from AO 2020-18 Amended (county court appeals pending 12/31/2020 transferred to the Fourth DCA effective 1/1/2021).
19th Cir. — AO 2018-04: Port St. Lucie Police Department Service of Risk Protection Orders
Service of Risk Protection Orders in St. Lucie County may be effected by the Port St. Lucie Police Department in lieu of the Sheriff.
19th Cir. AO 2017-17A — Parenting coordinators
Amended order (superseding AO 2015-02): all parenting coordinators are appointed from the Trial Court Administrator's roster; applications with criminal background investigation go to the TCA; the Domestic Relations administrative judge reviews qualifications under §61.125 and AOSC14-64 and reviews the roster annually.
19th Cir. AO 2016-04 — Uniform procedures for the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act
Circuit-wide civil-forfeiture procedure: civil-division assignment, the 10-business-day ex parte probable-cause application, 5-day release when probable cause fails, seizure notice and the adversarial preliminary hearing set within 10 days of request, the 45-day (extendable to 60) complaint deadline, the 20-day claimant response, and no court reporter at public expense.
19th Cir. AO 2016-03 — After-hours injunction for protection against violence duty judge
Establishes the after-hours duty-judge system for ex parte protection-against-violence injunctions: weekly rotation, after-hours and weekend/holiday clerk intake under §§741.30, 784.046 and 784.0485, and sheriff acceptance of faxed or electronically transmitted certified injunction copies for service.
19th Cir. AO 2015-01A — Batterers' Intervention Programs
Amended order on batterers' intervention program (BIP) certification: certified BIPs on the Court Administration list must continue to meet §741.325; the private monitoring-entity designation is suspended pending public procurement; all other provisions of AO 2015-01 remain in force.
19th Cir. AO 2013-08A — Veterans' Treatment Court, Circuit (Felony) Division
Amended order establishing the felony-division Veterans' Treatment Court: eligibility, referral, VA verification, the three case types (pretrial diversion, post-adjudication probation condition, ROR condition on a pending VOP), and the minimum one-year participation.