3rd Circuit: cases are calendared before the division judge; when a rule requires expedited action and that judge is unavailable, the Chief Judge assigns the next available judge · BenchPath

3rd Circuit: cases are calendared before the division judge; when a rule requires expedited action and that judge is unavailable, the Chief Judge assigns the next available judge

High confidence· verified July 22, 2026Case ManagementFla. 3d Jud. Cir. GAO No. 2026-020, "Procedure for Calendaring Circuit Court Cases" (p. 10)

Summary

The 3rd Circuit publishes an explicit fallback for expedited matters when the assigned division judge cannot hear them.

Applies to

All circuit court cases in Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee and Taylor Counties.

Requirement

All cases under circuit court jurisdiction shall be calendared before the judge assigned to the division in which the case has been filed. When a rule, statute, or procedure mandates expedited judicial action on a matter and the judge assigned to the division is unavailable, the Chief Judge shall assign a judge to hear the case or cases pursuant to this order. That judge will be the next available circuit judge, or a county judge in the county of jurisdiction.

Source of truth

All cases under circuit court jurisdiction shall be calendared before the judge assigned to the division in which the case has been filed. When a rule, statute, or procedure mandates expedited judicial action on a matter and the judge assigned to the division is unavailable, the Chief Judge shall assign a judge to hear the case or cases pursuant to this order. This judge will be the next available circuit judge or a county judge in the county of jurisdiction.

Official source: 3rd Circuit — Administrative & General Assignment Orders
Source health: Healthy · checked September 4, 2026
Effective date: July 1, 2026
Last verified: July 22, 2026BenchPath arbitration 2026-07-22 — read from a rasterized page of an image-only PDF; no text layer exists to search.

Change history

August 6, 2026Monitor: content changed at 3rd Circuit — Administrative & General Assignment Orders. Review before republishing dependent rules.
August 5, 2026Monitor: content changed at 3rd Circuit — Administrative & General Assignment Orders. Review before republishing dependent rules.
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High confidence· verified August 3, 202613th Jud. Cir., Judge Wolfe Practices & Procedures (Trial Division 3), citing AO S-2024-062(28)(A)

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