11th Cir. AO 06-05 — JUDICIAL ANNUAL LEAVE · BenchPath

11th Cir. AO 06-05 — JUDICIAL ANNUAL LEAVE

High confidence· verified August 2, 2026Administrative Orders11th Jud. Cir. Admin. Order 06-05

Summary

2 verbatim requirements from Eleventh Circuit administrative order 06-05.

Applies to

Eleventh Judicial Circuit (Miami-Dade). Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

Verbatim from the operative section of Eleventh Circuit administrative order 06-05, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • Circuit court and county court judges are expected to take no more than 30 working days of annual leave within a calendar year. For the purposes of this administrative order, “annual leave” means “time away from judicial duties to provide opportunities for rest, relaxation and personal pursuits.” Annual leave does not encompass sick leave, educational leave, military leave, leave to serve on court committees or other leave in the furtherance of justice. The taking of annual leave shall not interfere with the efficient administration of a judicial officer’s docket. • Unused judicial annual leave does not accrue from year to year. No judge shall be entitled to be paid for those hours of judicial annual leave not taken within a calendar year.

Source of truth

Circuit court and county court judges are expected to take no more than 30 working days of annual leave within a calendar year. For the purposes of this administrative order, “annual leave” means “time away from judicial duties to provide opportunities for rest, relaxation and personal pursuits.” Annual leave does not encompass sick leave, educational leave, military leave, leave to serve on court committees or other leave in the furtherance of justice. The taking of annual leave shall not interfere with the efficient administration of a judicial officer’s docket.

Official source: 11th Circuit — Administrative Orders registry (API)
Source health: Healthy · checked August 2, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: August 2, 2026benchpath-11th-2026-08-02

Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: b5fcd90073f398e16b29d082a0352eedd153d078c482d0b757b6c86ddf36b892. Read from the order's ORDERED section as numbered paragraphs.