Seventeenth Cir. — Judge Edward H. Merrigan Jr.: Judge preferences

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Judge PreferencesSeventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://www.17th.flcourts.org/division-fe/) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

Summary

3 verbatim requirements on judge preferences.

Applies to

Seventeenth Judicial Circuit — Judge Edward H. Merrigan Jr. only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Source of truth

Motion for Continuance may also be scheduled for a hearing, when one party objects or depending on the type of hearing being asked to be continued. If there are no objections from either side, a copy of the e-filed motion and a proposed “AGREED ORDER” continuing the case may be emailed to the Judicial Assistant for the Judge to enter. Kindly explain in the body of the email how far out the requested reset should be, eg: 30/60/90 days out. Canceling a hearing will also require an email to the Judicial Assistant with the opposing party copied, outlining the reason for the cancellation.

Official source: 17th Circuit — Court site corpus (AO archive, local rules, judiciary)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 24, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: September 9, 2026benchpath-reverify-2026-09-08 (live text containment) | prior: benchpath-completeness-2026-07-24

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