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A standing recusal order moves your case only if the subject attorney files the party's FIRST pleading or paper. Bring that attorney in later and the case stays put — you are deemed to have waived the judge's disqualification.
Applies circuit-wide in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit (Hillsborough County) to every division governed by a standing recusal order or standing recusal administrative order.
Under AO A-2013-006, the clerk reassigns a case out of a judge's division only when the attorney covered by a standing recusal order files and serves a party's first pleading or paper in the proceeding. If the subject attorney appears at any later point, the clerk is directed NOT to automatically reassign, and the party bringing that attorney in is initially deemed to have waived the judge's disqualification. A party may still move for judicial disqualification under Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.330.
the clerk will reassign all cases of a subject attorney to another division only if the subject attorney files and serves a party's first pleading or paper in the proceeding… the clerk is directed to not automatically reassign the proceeding to another division. Nothing in this provision precludes any party from filing a motion for judicial disqualification under Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.330.
The 17th Circuit's circuit-wide AI disclosure/certification mandate (Jan 2026, twice amended) was VACATED in its entirety effective June 15, 2026 by Chief Judge Phillips's AO 2026-19-Gen, expressly citing the statewide framework (AOSC26-12; Rule 2.515(d)(2), SC2026-0673). Several division procedure pages still cite the vacated order.
Every circuit-civil case reviewed within 120 days of commencement and assigned a track (complex, streamlined, or general); case management orders required; firm continuance policy; sanctions for missed deadlines. Rescinds AO 21-09.
Circuit-civil hearing-availability standards: motion calendars ~2 weeks from request; 15-30 min special sets within 45-60 days; longer special sets scale.