Judges›Palm Beach County
Sarah Willis
Circuit Judge · Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court
Current assignment
Circuit Criminal — Division Z (Administrative Judge)
Provenance
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- Last verified
- July 5, 2026
30-day recheck scheduled with the source monitor.
Verified rules for this judge's division
Materials 5 Business Days Out; Over 10 Pages Gets a Hard Copy — Division Z
Judge Willis needs everything — responses, case law, memoranda — five business days before the hearing, and any document over 10 pages also as a hard copy to the Judge.
Plea Conferences, Trials & Evidentiary Hearings In Person — Division Z
Judge Willis holds plea conferences, trials, and evidentiary hearings in person absent prior approval; orders in Word to opposing counsel within one week; e-mail subject lines must carry case number, name, and matter.
Successive Continuances Highly Disfavored; No Due-Diligence Excuse — Division Z
Judge Willis: continuances only on good cause; successive continuances highly disfavored, and lack of due diligence is expressly NOT grounds.
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