Collier Circuit — Controlling Division Assignment Order (eff. 2026-07-01)
Summary
Controlling division-assignment order for the 20th Judicial Circuit; overrides stale directory renderings.
Requirement
EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026 (signed Chief Judge J. Frank Porter, June 17, 2026): McGowan Criminal 50% Probate 25%; Foster Criminal 50% Probate 25%; C. Brown / Mañalich / Brodie: General Civil [incl. foreclosure] 33.3% + Guardianship 33.3% each; VACANT UFC seat: DR 50% + Civil Domestic/Repeat/Dating/Stalking & Sexual Violence (Rule 2.545) 50% + Probate 25%; Stewart (UFC): Juvenile Dependency 100%, Delinquency 100%, Truancy 100%, crossover per Rule 12.003 Fla. Fam. L.R.P.; Levy-Reis (UFC): DR 50% + Civil DV set 50% + Probate 25%. New UFC cases assigned evenly and randomly. Recusal carve-outs: attorney Ruth D. Orange → reassigned from Levy-Reis; firm Porter Wright → from Foster; firm Cummings & Lockwood LLC → from Brodie. Transcribed by visual read of the recorded scan (certified copy stamp June 18, 2026).
Source of truth
- Official source
- 20th Circuit — Division Assignments page
- Source health
- Healthy · checked July 21, 2026
- Effective date
- June 30, 2026
- Last verified
- July 19, 2026fable-5 20th-circuit arbitrated ingest 2026-07-20
Related rules
AO 2026-03-Gen — Use of AI in Court Filings [VACATED eff. 6/15/2026 by AO 2026-19-Gen]
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.
AO 24-20 — Circuit Civil Active Case Management
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.
AM 23-C — Uniform Average Time Standards for hearings
Circuit-civil hearing-availability standards: motion calendars ~2 weeks from request; 15-30 min special sets within 45-60 days; longer special sets scale.
AO 22-02 — Docket index numbers on notices + proposed orders
Every attorney-generated notice of hearing and every proposed order must list the docket index number / motion identifier of the motion at issue.