11th Cir. AO 25-11 · BenchPath

11th Cir. AO 25-11

High confidence· verified August 2, 2026Administrative Orders11th Jud. Cir. Admin. Order 25-11

Summary

2 verbatim requirements from Eleventh Circuit administrative order 25-11.

Applies to

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

Requirement

Verbatim from the operative section of Eleventh Circuit administrative order 25-11, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • CRIMINAL DIVISION The Circuit Court Judges in the Criminal Division are authorized to hear and dispose of all cases originally filed or transferred to their respective divisions, including those cases that are subsequently reduced to misdemeanors by the filing of a “bind-down to county court” Information. However, such authorization shall not extend to the final disposition of misdemeanor or traffic bench warrants and “bind-down” Information in traffic and domestic violence cases, in light of the unique administrative and clerical procedures entailed in such cases. Only consideration of release conditions and/or bond reductions shall be given to “bind-down” traffic and domestic violence cases, as well as traffic or misdemeanor bench warrant cases. - 2 - • CIRCUIT CIVIL DIVISION The Circuit Court Judges in the Circuit Civil Division are authorized to hear and dispose of those cases originally filed in or transferred to their respective divisions that are subsequently reduced in jurisdictional amounts or criteria to County Court matters.

Source of truth

CRIMINAL DIVISION The Circuit Court Judges in the Criminal Division are authorized to hear and dispose of all cases originally filed or transferred to their respective divisions, including those cases that are subsequently reduced to misdemeanors by the filing of a “bind-down to county court” Information. However, such authorization shall not extend to the final disposition of misdemeanor or traffic bench warrants and “bind-down” Information in traffic and domestic violence cases, in light of the unique administrative and clerical procedures entailed in such cases. Only consideration of release conditions and/or bond reductions shall be given to “bind-down” traffic and domestic violence cases, as well as traffic or misdemeanor bench warrant cases. - 2 -

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: 603d30cd3ec554efaef2b96669bf1949e87f96cbc45d62eea02f1e092de7e890. Read from the order's ORDERED section as numbered paragraphs.