Lauren Sweet
County Judge · St. Lucie County Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
County Judge · St. Lucie County Court
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910 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Lauren Sweet across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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County Judge — St Lucie County
Also: Appellate; Criminal
On this assignment since January 12, 2026
County Judge — St Lucie County · Appellate; Criminal
PROFILE (live circuit19.org, verified 2026-07-24): Subject areas — Appellate; Criminal. Courthouse: St. Lucie County Courthouse – Main. Courtroom UNVERIFIED (not stated on the rendered profile or a current judge-specific procedure; courtroom REST index checked). Judicial assistant: Sara Linn. Phone (772) 462-1462. Fax (772) 462-6736. 1 judge-specific procedure/form PDF(s) in BenchPath custody. Assignments controlled by Amended AO 2026-03 (Judicial Assignments for 2026, eff. Jan 12 2026, signed Chief Judge Charles A. Schwab).
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Fourth District Court of Appeal (West Palm Beach).
● LiveThat court's published bench (11): Alan O. Forst, Burton C. Conner, Caroline Shepherd, Cory J. Ciklin, Johnathan D. Lott, Jonathan D. Gerber, Mark W. Klingensmith, Melanie G. May, Robert M. Gross, Shannon K. Shaw, Spencer D. Levine
Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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8 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 910 total requirements apply in this courtroom across all layers — the Full Premium Report assembles the complete stack.
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Florida appellate and Supreme Court opinions naming this judge as the lower-tribunal judge, taken verbatim from each court’s official slip opinion (source-hashed). Descriptive record, not a rating.
Damion Thomas v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · St. Lucie County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
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last checked September 3, 2026
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