Judges›Palm Beach County
Scott Ryan Kerner
Circuit Judge · Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court
Current assignment
Circuit Civil — Division AN
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
Orders in Word, No Tables/Macros, State Agree-or-Object — Division AN
Judge Kerner: orders in Microsoft Word without tables or macros; the drafter must state whether the other side agrees or objects; post-hearing orders state the hearing date; full service addresses on every order.
Special-Set Hard Copies Due TEN Business Days Ahead — Division AN
Judge Kerner demands hard copies of ALL special-set materials — motions, responses, replies, briefs, case law — in the JA's hands at least 10 BUSINESS days before the hearing; the longest lead time in the courthouse.
UMC E-Courtesy Print Cap: 25 Pages — Division AN
Judge Kerner's chambers will print no more than 25 pages of e-courtesy hearing materials for UMC — send more and it will not be in front of the judge.
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