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Amended Administrative Order 2026-03 (Judicial Assignments for 2026, superseding AO 2025-08), signed by Chief Judge Charles A. Schwab, controls every judicial assignment in the circuit effective January 12, 2026. BenchPath keys all 36 bench assignments to this order. The chain runs AO 2025-08 → AO 2026-03 → Amended AO 2026-03; the amended order is the operative text.
All judicial officers, all four counties. Verify a judge's current division against this order, not against older assignment PDFs still hosted by the court (six prior-year assignment families remain posted).
AMENDED ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2026-03 (Superseding Administrative Order 2025-08) — Judicial Assignments for 2026.
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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.