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26 verbatim requirements from the 15th Circuit's Division V instructions page as published today.
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit (Palm Beach) — Division V only. Division instructions change with judicial rotations; the division's own page controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
• All proposed orders must be sent to opposing counsel and indicate if the opposing objects or agrees to the proposed order. • Hearings Effective immediately: in preparation of all motion hearings, proposed orders must be submitted electronically prior to the hearing. • Defendants who are not in custody shall be physically present in the courtroom (not via Zoom) for the following matters: plea conferences, arraignments, calendar calls, motion hearings, and trials, as well as other matters in which the Judge has specifically ordered the Defendant to be physically present in Court. • All motions must be filed with the clerk of the court PRIOR to contacting the Judge's office for a hearing date. • (Please do not send the original Notice of Hearing or original Motion to the Judge) . • Please note that for all notices of Hearing, The American Disability Act Instructional Page must be either attached or included at the end of the notice. • Status Checks Parties must be prepared at any status checks to advise the Court of when speedy runs if it hasn't been waived. • Continuances All requests for continuance must comply with Administrative Order 4.303-9/08. • All motions shall indicate whether opposing counsel and party are in agreement. • Continuances for 2-hr Call/Trial Docket Matters Motions for Continuance for matters on the trial docket must be e-filed and scheduled for hearing prior to the Judicial Assistant emailing the e-calendar form to the parties. • Continuances for Final Violation of Probation (VOP) Hearings To continue a Final VOP hearing, a Motion for Continuance shall be e-filed and a hearing is required. • Pursuant to A.O. 4.101 only after the Emergency Motion has been filed with the Clerk of Court, counsel shall contact the Judicial Assistant prior to 4:00 p.m.. • DEMAND FOR SPEEDY TRIAL and/or NOTICES OF EXPIRATION OF TIME FOR SPEEDY TRIAL The Court shall be provided a courtesy copy of all FILED demands for speedy trial or notices of expiration of time for speedy trial. • Proposed Orders - Submission of Orders as of 2-22-2021 In compliance with the Florida Supreme Court’s November 1, 2019 Administrative Order (AOSC 19-74), all orders shall be signed electronically by the court. • All Orders for Criminal Division “V” must be submitted in Word format through the Online Scheduling (OLS) system. • Agreed Orders Agreed Order must be submitted to the Court via Online Services . • The Order must say "Agreed Order on (Title of Motion)". • The names, email and mailing addresses of all persons receiving copies must appear in the Agreed Order, pursuant to Administrative Order 2.306 . • Agreed orders to change a hearing date shall include the new hearing date in the order. • Parties shall contact the Judicial Assistant to obtain a new date. • The agreed upon date shall be included in the order when uploaded to the Judge’s queue in the online system. • Do not send duplicate Orders in the mail or by email that have also been uploaded on the Online Scheduling System. • Orders Submitted Following a Hearing If the Court directs an attorney to prepare and submit an Order after a hearing, the Order must state the date the hearing was held. • All parties must have received and reviewed the Order before it is submitted through Online Services . • If parties are not in agreement with the form of the Order, that must be noted in the cover letter to the Judge. • Pursuant to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.516(h)(1), Criminal Division “V” will serve all orders by "email to all attorneys who have not been excused from e-mail service in writing and to all parties not represented by an attorney who have designated an e-mail address for service." All Motions to Declare Defendant Indigent for Costs with Private Counsel shall comply with A.O. 2.603.
All proposed orders must be sent to opposing counsel and indicate if the opposing objects or agrees to the proposed order.
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 31cc36ce570a6ad3…); whitespace normalised only. [moved from the text 2026-09-14]
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