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15 verbatim requirements from the 15th Circuit's Division JL instructions page as published today.
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit (Palm Beach) — Division JL only. Division instructions change with judicial rotations; the division's own page controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
• All communications with the judicial office must comply with Canon 3 of the Code of Judicial Conduct, which prohibits a judge from initiating, permitting, or considering ex parte communications and from considering other communications outside the presence of the parties concerning a pending or impending proceeding, unless authorized by law. • All parties must be copied on any e-mail directed to the judicial office, unless an ex parte communication is authorized by law. • All attorneys and self-represented litigants must make and receive service by e-mail, which is generally through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, unless excused. • All attorneys and self-represented litigants must provide an e-mail address to receive signed orders electronically, unless excused. • A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time. • A notice of hearing involving any remote appearance must list the judge's insert remote platform credentials. • All notices of hearing must contain the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) notification required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.540. • Motions for continuance must state with specificity: the basis of the need for the continuance, including when the basis became known to the movant; whether the motion is opposed; the action and specific dates for the action that will enable the movant to be ready, including, but not limited to, confirming the specific date any required participants are available; and the proposed date by which the case will be ready to proceed and whether that date is agreed by all parties. • Except for good cause shown, the motion must be signed by the party requesting the continuance, as required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e). • All parties and counsel must personally appear in Courtroom 2B- Juvenile wing. • All participants in a remote hearing must have both audio and video ability for the full duration of the hearing. • All competing orders must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant at CAD-DivisionJL@pbcgov.org , in Word format, with a copy being provided to all parties and any self-represented litigant. • If a party believes there is a factual basis for setting an emergency hearing, a detailed motion setting forth the following must be filed: • A copy of the Emergency motion must be e-mailed to the judicial assistant at CAD-DivisionJL@pbcgov.org . • All parties shall make themselves available for the hearing, barring exigent circumstances.
All communications with the judicial office must comply with Canon 3 of the Code of Judicial Conduct, which prohibits a judge from initiating, permitting, or considering ex parte communications and from considering other communications outside the presence of the parties concerning a pending or impending proceeding, unless authorized by law.
Reviewer note: Composed fresh after the July 2026 rotation replaced division instructions; the prior requirement-level rules for this division sit at medium with notes pointing here. Verbatim from the division's own instructions page, fetched live 2026-08-03 (sha256 b1fe98fe214e8a08…); whitespace normalised only. [moved from the text 2026-09-14]
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