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39 verbatim mandatory provisions from Biography: Rudisill, Michael.
Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. Check the order's own effective and rescission dates before relying on it. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the order's own text layer, harvested 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used. Only sentences containing mandatory language (shall, must, may not, no later than, within N) are reproduced — the full document is in custody and is the controlling text. • Communications to the judicial office must be submitted by e-mail to kirsten.tague@flcourts18.org. • The subject line must contain the case number and case name (e.g., 2025- CF-001234 – State of Florida v. • 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: • Unsolicited communications from non- parties will not be considered by the Court. • All attorneys and self- represented litigants must provide an e-mail address to receive signed orders electronically, unless excused. • Copies of any requests, letters, and motions must be served to the State. • If the request, letter, or motion requires the court to rule, the State’s position must be included in the request, letter, or motion. • Hearings of 15 minutes or less must be scheduled using the court’s online scheduling platform, JACS (Judicial Automatic Calendaring System). • Hearings of more than 15 minutes must be requested by e-mailing the judicial assistant and copying opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant. “Meet and confer” requirements should be strictly enforced, and hearings should not be scheduled without the required certifications. • Notice of Hearing: • A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after reserving hearing time. • 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. • Continuance Procedure: • Motions for continuance must comply with Rule 2.085(e) or be made orally on the record in open court. • If unable to obtain the State’s position, the motion must indicate such. • Such motions and proposed Orders must be filed at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the scheduled court date. • Cancelling Hearings: • You must also file and serve a notice of cancellation on opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant. • Matters Not Requiring a Hearing: • The Motion shall also indicate that all interested parties have been contacted, and their position must be indicated in the motion. • Requests to appear telephonically for an appearance must be made by motion at least 5 (five) business days prior to the scheduled hearing. • The proposed Order must state the date and time of the hearing, the first and last name of the party appearing by phone, and a telephone number for the Court to call at the time of the hearing. • All proposed orders must be submitted in Word format along with a separately filed cover letter 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. • Submission Method: • The Motion and/or cover letter must state that opposing counsel has reviewed the proposed order or stipulation and does not object to the court entering the relief requested. • If such a determination has been made by the Clerk of Court, the Defendant shall appear for arraignment so -- 3 of 6 -- 4 that the court may conduct a review of the Affidavit of Indigency and the Clerk’s finding of not indigent. • Docket Sounding: • In- custody may be addressed on the morning docket, but counsel must notify the judicial assistant at least 48 hours in advance to allow the jail to be properly notified. • Defendants are required to attend docket sounding unless excused by a written waiver. • Defendants and counsel must be present at the scheduling conference unless excused by the Court. • Defendants who fail to appear for sentencing, who are late for sentencing, or who violate the terms and conditions of release pending sentencing may not be permitted to withdraw his or her plea and will be subject to the maximum sentence allowed by law. • Jury Selection: • Defense counsel shall make arrangements to provide civilian clothing to defendants who are in custody prior to jury selection so that dressing for trial will not cause delay. • Violation of Probation/Orders to Appear: • Attorneys shall comply with all applicable laws and rules of this state concerning competency matters. • Proposed Orders on Motions to Determine Competency shall be submitted to the court via the ePortal within five (5) calendar days of filing the motion. • All parties must be present for all competency hearings and competency status hearings unless excused by the court. • Park Avenue, Sanford, FL 32771, 407-665-4227, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately on receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. • Interpreter Requests: • If an interpreter is needed for a hearing or trial, please contact Court Administration at least 48 hours in advance of the scheduled hearing. • All plea offers must be delivered to defense counsel and communicated to the defendant prior to the trial scheduling conference. • Motions shall be filed and served in compliance with all -- 5 of 6 -- 6 applicable rules and laws of this State. • The Motion must contain the opposing party’s position unless it is an adversarial motion that requires a hearing (i.e., bond, suppression, dismissal). • Motions in Limine and Pretrial Motions: • All Motions in Limine and Pretrial Motions must be scheduled for hearing and heard prior to the trial date. • Motions for Early Termination of Probation/Community Control: • Motions for Early Termination of Probation or Community Control must be filed with the Clerk of Court, with copies to the State. • The Motion must include verification from the probation or community control officer that all terms and conditions of supervision have been satisfied, including costs, fines, fees, and restitution. • All applicable rules and laws of this State must be followed when filing post-conviction motions.
Communications to the judicial office must be submitted by e-mail to kirsten.tague@flcourts18.org.
Reviewer note: Document sha256: 1d528ac934526586b4da37b4ee67b00409a441d8b3d63d7c7f7ac46c9732baf1 (254224 bytes). BenchPath harvested this circuit itself because no research corpus existed for it. Extraction is conservative: mandatory-language sentences only, so this rule is a faithful subset of the order, never a summary of it.
A DV injunction petition is reviewed promptly; the court may issue a temporary injunction ex parte, and when it does, a full evidentiary hearing is generally set within 15 days. There is no filing fee.
Judge Lee requires a detailed emergency motion stating the issues, why an emergency hearing is necessary, and the presentation time needed — the FSC-template standard now appearing across 2026 division procedures.
Judge Thomas: an emergency motion not properly filed with the clerk will not be treated as an emergency — the clerk channel is the only emergency channel.