Citrus AO C-2025-45-D: Duty Judge Rotation & Judicial Assignments CY2026 (eff. June 22, 2026)
Summary
Controls all seven Citrus benches and the 2026 monthly duty rotation (Jan Falvey, Feb Healis, Mar Thomas, Apr Carney, May Spaight, Jun Fritton, Jul Falvey, Aug Healis, Sep Thomas, Oct Spaight, Nov Singeltary/Lambert split, Dec Carney). Duty-swap changes must be in writing to all judges, Court Administration and the Clerk.
Requirement
Amended order effective June 22, 2026 (verified from hashed PDF, p.1 + roster p.6). Duty judge available at courthouse M–F working hours and by phone after hours for the assigned month; conflicts are the assigned judge's responsibility to cover, with changes in writing (copies to all judges, Court Administration, Clerk) and the county Administrative Judge kept advised in writing. Assignments: Falvey — general civil + family (except simplified dissolutions) + Administrative Judge; Healis — felony, juvenile delinquency, RPOs; Lambert — family, mental health, circuit civil, foreclosure; Singeltary — dependency, family; Carney — county criminal; Spaight — county civil, probate, guardianship, injunctions; Thomas — county civil, traffic, problem-solving courts, simplified dissolutions. June 2026 duty month listed for Fritton predates his Hernando reassignment under H-2025-56-C (transfer artifact; his stale Citrus profile persists).
Source of truth
Should any judge have a scheduling conflict with their assigned monthly duty, it shall be that judge's responsibility to contact another judge in Citrus County to be available.
- Source health
- Healthy · checked July 21, 2026
- Effective date
- June 21, 2026
- Last verified
- July 19, 2026fable5-livefetch-2026-07-20
Reviewer note: Fetched + hashed 2026-07-20 (sha256 4dae7faf…); effective date + duty table verified from page images.
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