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4 verbatim requirements from this First Circuit document.
First Judicial Circuit (Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the operative section, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • PRETRIAL DETENTION HEARINGS: All Pretrial Detention Hearings shall be conducted for Okaloosa County, Florida, every Thursday at 12:30 p.m. (CT), pursuant to 907.041(5)(g), Florida Statutes. Shall a Court Holiday fall on any day in which Pretrial Detention Hearings are scheduled, those hearings shall be conducted for Okaloosa County, Florida, on the day immediately preceding the Court Holiday. NORTH OKALOOSA COUNTY All Pretrial Detention Hearings shall be conducted at the Okaloosa County Courthouse, located in Crestview, Florida, every Thursday commencing at 12:30 p.m. (CT). All Pretrial Detention Hearings shall be presided over by the assigned Judge for Division 006 for all cases with surnames beginning with the letter ‘A’ through ‘Z’. SOUTH OKALOOSA COUNTY All Pretrial Detention Hearings shall be conducted at the Okaloosa County Courthouse Annex Extension, located in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, every Thursday commencing at 12:30 p.m. (CT). All Pretrial Detention Hearings shall be presided over by the assigned Judge for the Division in which the case currently is or shall be assigned to. All cases with surnames beginning with the letter ‘A’ through ‘K’ shall be assigned to Division 001 and all cases with surnames beginning with the letter ‘L’ through ‘Z’ shall be assigned to Division 002. 4 • GENERAL MAGISTRATE: All of the following matters in Okaloosa County, Florida, shall be handled by the General Magistrate: a. Baker Act and Marchman Act Hearings; b. Pro Se Family Law; c. Family Law Post Judgment; d. Dependency Drug Court; e. Dependency Truancy Court; f. Recusals from Child Support Hearing Officer; and g. Any other matters specifically referred. • CHILD SUPPORT HEARING OFFICER: All cases, related to Title IV-D (Department of Revenue) child support issues, in Okaloosa, County, Florida, shall be heard by the Child Support Hearing Officer. • SPECIALTY & OTHER COURTS ASSIGNED TO JUDGES: All specialty and other Court duties are assigned to individual Judges in Okaloosa County, Florida. All specialty and other Court duties are distributed to stakeholders via a memorandum, and these policies and procedure shall be effective as of the date of this Administrative Directive. VETERANS TREATMENT COURT DRUG COURT MENTAL HEALTH COURT MENTAL HEALTH PRETRIAL SERVICES COURT FIRST APPEARANCES: All First Appearances shall be conducted by a County Court Judge for Okaloosa County, Florida, Monday through Friday, at 8:30 a.m. (CT). Shall a replacement be required the Judge seeking such replacement is responsible for securing that replacement. DUTY JUDGE: Duty Judge assignments and responsibilities are set forth and provided in Administrative Directive OCAD 2024-01. See OCAD 2024-01. SHELTER & DETENTIONS: Any Judge assigned to handle Family Law Cases, shall handle all Shelters & Detentions on a rotation schedule commencing at 1:00 p.m. (CT). Shall a replacement be required the Judge seeking such replacement is responsible for securing that replacement.
PRETRIAL DETENTION HEARINGS: All Pretrial Detention Hearings shall be conducted for Okaloosa County, Florida, every Thursday at 12:30 p.m. (CT), pursuant to 907.041(5)(g), Florida Statutes. Shall a Court Holiday fall on any day in which Pretrial Detention Hearings are scheduled, those hearings shall be conducted for Okaloosa County, Florida, on the day immediately preceding the Court Holiday. NORTH OKALOOSA COUNTY All Pretrial Detention Hearings shall be conducted at the Okaloosa County Courthouse, located in Crestview, Florida, every Thursday commencing at 12:30 p.m. (CT). All Pretrial Detention Hearings shall be presided over by the assigned Judge for Division 006 for all cases with surnames beginning with the letter ‘A’ through ‘Z’. SOUTH OKALOOSA COUNTY All Pretrial Detention Hearings shall be conducted at the Okaloosa County Courthouse Annex Extension, located in Fort Walton Beach,
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