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AO 9.03 (v2026-2, General Assignments, eff. March 30, 2026) controls every judicial assignment: 14 circuit judges, 9 sitting county judges, 1 Alachua county-court vacancy ("Judge TBD" — Alachua County Criminal III O-Z), 3 general magistrates, and the judicial hearing officer. Chief Judge William E. Davis (July 2025–present, verified live); the circuit announced James M. Colaw as chief judge-elect with term beginning January 5, 2027. Alachua division definitions live in AO 9.01 (v2026-1, eff. Mar 10, 2026); the five outer counties' case-type assignment matrix is AO 9.02 (v2018-1).
All judicial officers, all six counties. Senior judges (Bayer, Sieg, Nilon, Rosier, Curtin) are directory-listed but carry no AO 9.03 assignment.
AO 9.03 (v2026-2) — General Assignments, Effective March 30, 2026. Companion: Summary of General Assignments Effective March 30, 2026 – December 31, 2026 (published on /judicial-assignments/).
sha256 64231318… re-fetched byte-identical 2026-07-24; chief-judge status verified live on the Davis profile ("Chief Judge, July 2025 - Present") and the homepage Colaw election announcement.
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.