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1st Cir. — IN THE COURTS OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

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

Summary

7 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. • All pro se case filings shall be assigned to Divisions “YL,” “YM,” “YP,” “SL,” “SM,” and “SP as follows: Twenty-two percent (22%) to Division “YL” Twenty-two percent (22%) to Division “YM” Twenty-two percent (22%) to Division “YP” Thirteen percent (13%) to Division “SL” Thirteen percent (13%) to Division “SM” Eight percent (8%) to Division “SP” • Any “YL” or “SL” pro se case in which either party objects to the assignment of the case to the Magistrate shall be assigned to Division “L3.” • Any “YM” or “SM” pro se case in which either party objects to the assignment of the case to the Magistrate shall be assigned to Division “M3.” • Any “YP” or “SP” pro se case in which either party objects to the assignment of the case to the Magistrate shall be reassigned to Division “P.” • At such time an existing closed case assigned to Division “L” wherein the petitioner and the respondent are pro se is presented for “reopen” active status, the case shall be assigned to Division “L3.” • At such time an existing closed case assigned to Division “M” wherein the petitioner and the respondent are pro se is presented for “reopen” active status, the case shall be assigned to Division “M3.” • An Order of Referral to General Magistrate shall be entered in all Division “YL,” “YM,” “YP,” “SL,” “SM,” and “SP” cases immediately upon any new Family Law filing or reopening.

Source of truth

All pro se case filings shall be assigned to Divisions “YL,” “YM,” “YP,” “SL,” “SM,” and “SP as follows: Twenty-two percent (22%) to Division “YL” Twenty-two percent (22%) to Division “YM” Twenty-two percent (22%) to Division “YP” Thirteen percent (13%) to Division “SL” Thirteen percent (13%) to Division “SM” Eight percent (8%) to Division “SP”

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Reviewer note: PDF sha256: fe8735353676ee8f6f22fcf8ae629fb198002d4111f5fb71248bc8c6235b309e. Read from the ORDERED section as numbered paragraphs.