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1st Cir. — IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

High confidence· verified August 2, 2026Administrative Orders1st Jud. Cir. — IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

Summary

3 verbatim requirements from this First Circuit document.

Applies to

First Judicial Circuit (Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton). Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

Verbatim from the operative section, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • APPLICABILITY: The Clerk of the Court for Okaloosa County, Florida, shall follow the administrative policies and procedures herein regarding the electronic delivery of all Court pleadings, documents, and/or notices to the assigned Judge and Staff Attorney(s) in the absence of printed documents. • EMERGENCY MATTERS: All Emergency Matters shall be defined as: DUTY JUDGE: Duty Judge assignments and requirements are set forth and provided in Administrative Directive OCAD 2021-07. See OCAD 2021-07. The following matters are categorized as Emergency Matters for the assigned Duty Judge: a. Petitions for Protection Against Violence b. Baker Act Ex Parte Petitions c. Marchman Act Ex Parte Petitions ASSIGNED JUDGE: The following matters are categorized as Emergency Matters for the assigned Judge: a. Emergency Child Pick-Up or Prevent Removal Petitions b. Answers to Complaints for Eviction c. Motion to Stay Writs -3- d. Motion to Determine Rents & Claims of Exemptions e. Requests for Hearing • EMERGENCY ORDERS: Any executed Order in response to an Emergency Matter shall be delivered to the Clerk of the Court for Okaloosa County, Florida, via electronic filing (e-filing), or in the instance of a technical issue, hand delivery of printed documents by the assigned Judge or Judge’s Judicial Assistant or, in the alternative, the designated Judge or Judge’s Judicial Assistant. All applicable Orders in response to any Emergency Orders shall be sent via electronic mail by the Clerk of the Court to any appropriate Law Enforcement Office.

Source of truth

APPLICABILITY: The Clerk of the Court for Okaloosa County, Florida, shall follow the administrative policies and procedures herein regarding the electronic delivery of all Court pleadings, documents, and/or notices to the assigned Judge and Staff Attorney(s) in the absence of printed documents.

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Last verified: August 2, 2026benchpath-1st-close-2026-08-02

Reviewer note: PDF sha256: 480e10cab1584cac5c2ac8c9554ddfe2cd1fedfc2fc3eff2c21773780fabd000. Read from the ORDERED section as numbered paragraphs. 2 paragraph(s) withheld as too scan-damaged to quote.