Loading…
20 verbatim practice requirements published by Kerra Smith.
First Judicial Circuit — Kerra Smith's division only (escambia county). Practices change without notice. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verified requirements for Judge Kerra A. Smith — checklists, verbatim requirements, and deadlines — unlocks with a free account during early access. Founding members keep full access when billing begins.
Unlock free →Verified the action checklist — checklists, verbatim requirements, and deadlines — unlocks with a free account during early access. Founding members keep full access when billing begins.
Unlock free →. The email must include the style of the case and case number, and detail the action being requested. If the matter is urgent, the email should also specify the date by which the requested action is desired and the basis for the urgency. Emails are generally responded to within 24 hours.
Reviewer note: Harvested from the circuit's public Sanity dataset (project xf5z3ibd, dataset production), which is the same store the site itself renders from. Only mandatory-language sentences are reproduced.
A DV injunction petition is reviewed promptly; the court may issue a temporary injunction ex parte, and when it does, a full evidentiary hearing is generally set within 15 days. There is no filing fee.
Judge Lee requires a detailed emergency motion stating the issues, why an emergency hearing is necessary, and the presentation time needed — the FSC-template standard now appearing across 2026 division procedures.
Judge Thomas: an emergency motion not properly filed with the clerk will not be treated as an emergency — the clerk channel is the only emergency channel.