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Administrative Order 2026-08 (Required First Appearance Documentation), the circuit's newest administrative order as of July 24, 2026, standardizes the documentation that must accompany first-appearance hearings across Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie counties.
Criminal first appearances circuit-wide. Read alongside AO 2009-05 (first-appearance hearing schedule), which remains posted as Active.
Required First Appearance Documentation — per Administrative Order 2026-08 (3 pages, applies to Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, and Saint Lucie counties).
sha256 76846800… verified byte-identical on live re-fetch 2026-07-24 (newest order in the 222-record AO ledger).
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.
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.
Circuit-civil hearing-availability standards: motion calendars ~2 weeks from request; 15-30 min special sets within 45-60 days; longer special sets scale.