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Seminole Circuit — Controlling Division Assignment Order AO 26-28-S (eff. 2026-07-01)

High confidence· verified July 19, 2026Administrative Orders

Summary

Requirement

EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026 (order term through June 30, 2028): Division A Chase (Criminal); B Orth (Juvenile/Probate/Guardianship/Mental Health); E Souto (Criminal); G Goerner (Civil); J Stacy (Criminal); K Sprysenski (Family); L Herr (Family); M Rudisill (Criminal); P Galluzzo (Juvenile/Probate/Guardianship/Mental Health); W Recksiedler (Civil). Divisions G, J and W expressly run only through June 30, 2027 (one-year qualification, verified in the order text). Rotation drift cured on the live policies page: Recksiedler now Civil W, Stacy now Criminal J. Sic in order body: Melanie Case for Chief Judge Melanie Chase (one occurrence, verified). Live-fetched + hashed 2026-07-20.

Source of truth

Official source: https://flcourts18.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/26-28-s.pdf
Source health: —
Effective date: —
Last verified: July 19, 2026fable-5 18th-circuit arbitrated ingest 2026-07-20

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