GAO 2026-020 does something most circuits do not: for each division in each county it names a first and second fallback judge for disqualifications and recusals. If you need to know who your case goes to on a recusal, the order tells you.
All divisions in all seven counties. Consult the order itself for the chain applicable to your specific division and county — the chains differ per division, not per judge.
Each division entry in GAO 2026-020 is followed by an italic instruction naming the succession. Examples read verbatim from the order: Columbia circuit civil (Douglas) — "Disqualifications and recusals to Judge Koberlein, then Judge Feagle"; Columbia circuit civil (Koberlein) — "to Judge Douglas, then Judge Feagle"; Columbia Criminal Division A (Acting Circuit Judge Garrett Hill) — "to Judge Olin"; Columbia Criminal Division B (Olin) — "to Judge Hill"; Hamilton circuit civil (Douglas) — "to Judge Tyndal, then Judge Land"; Dixie criminal (Feagle) — "to Judge Johnson then Judge Koberlein"; Lafayette civil (Acting Circuit Judge Darren K. Jackson) — "to Judge Douglas, then Judge Johnson".
One half of all Circuit Civil cases. Disqualifications and recusals to Judge Koberlein, then Judge Feagle. ... Division A: All other Circuit Criminal (felony) cases in which defendant's last name begins with the letters A-K. Disqualifications and recusals to Judge Olin.
G-2026-045-SC required anyone using generative AI to disclose it on the face of the filing and add a scripted certification, on pain of striking, denial of relief or monetary penalties. Rule 2.515(d)(2) and AOSC26-12 preempted it on June 15, 2026, so it could not be enforced — and by August 16, 2026 the Seventh Circuit had removed the order from its published register (no rescission instrument appears there). BenchPath holds the hashed capture as the historical record.
3 verbatim requirements on divisional requirements in ANDREW L. SIEGEL's division.