Loading…
12 verbatim requirements on judge preferences.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit — Judge John B. Bowman only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verified requirements for Judge John B. Bowman — checklists, verbatim requirements, and deadlines — unlocks with a free account during early access. Founding members keep full access when billing begins.
Unlock free →Verified the action checklist — checklists, verbatim requirements, and deadlines — unlocks with a free account during early access. Founding members keep full access when billing begins.
Unlock free →Judge Bowman serves as Chair of the Appellate Division. There are no hearings for appellate matters unless ordered by the Court. All motions are decided on the papers. Matters to be brought before the Court’s attention must be filed with the clerk by appropriate motion and providing electronic courtesy copies by email to appeals@17th.flcourts.org. DO NOT call or email judges, judicial assistants or staff counsel to request a status report regarding a pending appellate proceeding.
Reviewer note: Source sha256: 84af20db564c128d16aa10103a0815142c2f29ccbd91a11c80719928ca0cd2d0. Corpus categories: COURTESY_COPIES, SPECIAL_SET, PROPOSED_ORDERS, PAGE_LIMITS, CASE_MANAGEMENT. Published during the 2026-07-24 completeness pass.
Judge Bell caps motions and responses at 5 pages for UMC hearings and 12 pages for special-set hearings.
Judge Alijewicz requires every motion for attorney's fees and/or costs to attach a document detailing time records — no records, no fee award.
Judge Corlew bars informal contact: every communication with the Court must be in writing, filed with the Clerk, with copies furnished to all parties — and no calls to the JA to schedule or cancel UMC.