S.D. Fla. — Judge Kathleen M. Williams: Hearings & scheduling — FL · BenchPath

S.D. Fla. — Judge Kathleen M. Williams: Hearings & scheduling

High confidence· verified September 14, 2026Judge PreferencesUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, procedures published by Kathleen M. Williams (Court Practices and Procedures) — sha256-hashed 2026-09-14

Summary

6 verbatim chambers requirements from Kathleen M. Williams's published procedures (hearings & scheduling).

Applies to

United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida — Kathleen M. Williams's cases only. Chambers procedures change without notice; the judge's own published document controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Source of truth

For example, notices of unavailability will not be construed as motions to continue or otherwise operate to change the Court’s schedule in any way.

Official source: S.D. Fla. — Federal Court Judges' Practice Guide
Source health: Healthy · checked October 4, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: September 14, 2026benchpath-judge-procedures-federal-2026-09-14

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-14 from the document(s) the judge's own official page (https://www.flsd.uscourts.gov/content/judge-kathleen-m-williams) links: https://www.flsd.uscourts.gov/sites/flsd/files/Judge-Williams-Court-Practices-Procedures-for-Civil-Cases.pdf (sha256 d59e7ed8270e, pdf, 12 pages). Whole sentences with mandatory language, verbatim, whitespace normalised only; scan-damage signals reject a sentence outright; grouped by topic as the 2026-08-02 judge-profile lane. Custody: BenchPath's private custody store.

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