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23 verbatim requirements from the 15th Circuit's Division TKK2 instructions page as published today.
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit (Palm Beach) — Division TKK2 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." Unsolicited Communications: • All attorneys and self-represented litigants must provide an e-mail address to receive signed orders electronically, unless excused. • Please note that you must contact the Clerk's office to remove yourself from the e-service list and not the court if you are no longer involved in the matter. • Do not file your notice of hearing until confirmed with the court. • A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time. • A notice of hearing involving any remote appearance for makemson hearings must list the call in information for the court to call. • All notices of hearing must contain the ADA notification required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.540. • The court must receive all materials for the hearing no later than three business days before the hearing. • A request for continuance must be submitted at least five days prior to the scheduled court date. • 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). • You must also notify the judicial assistant immediately that the matter has been resolved and an order submitted or that the Defendant is in compliance. • Parties in RPO hearings are required to appear in person. • Any person authorized to appear telephonically must provide the call in information for the court to call at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. • All proposed orders must be accompanied by a cover letter or e-mail either (1) certifying that all parties agree to the order or (2) containing a statement identifying any disagreement of the parties as to the proposed order. • Proposed orders should be submitted immediately after hearings but at the latest within 10 days after any hearing. • Courtesy copies of case law or other specified document must be submitted to the court for any evidentiary proceeding. • Courtesy copies must be delivered to the court no later than two days before any evidentiary proceeding. • If a party believes there is a factual basis for setting an emergency hearing, a detailed motion, labeled an emergency, setting forth the following must be filed: • All parties shall make themselves available for the emergency hearing, barring exigent circumstances. • All attorneys and self-represented litigants must bring sufficient copies of each exhibit for the clerk, the court, and each party to review during the hearing or trial. • Exhibits must be labeled in the following format: 'Petitioner/Plaintiff 1' or 'Respondent/Defendant A. • If an interpreter is needed for a hearing, requests for spoken language court interpreters must be received at least 7 days in advance of the scheduled proceeding.
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 7402535f531c4305…); whitespace normalised only. [moved from the text 2026-09-14]
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