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4 verbatim requirements extracted from 3680-01__2015-08-Amended.pdf, across 1 topic.
Nineteenth Judicial Circuit (Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie). Check the order's own effective and rescission dates before relying on it. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
HEARING TIME & ARGUMENT LIMITS • IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR INDIAN RIVER, MARTIN, OKEECHOBEE, AND ST. LUCIE COUNTIES, FLORIDA AMENDED ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2015-08 RE: Judicial Assignments for 2016 WHEREAS, Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.215 states that "[t]he chief judge shall assignjudges to the courts and divisions, and shall determine the length of each assignment"; NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority conferred by Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.215, it is ORDERED, effective January 4, 2016, the assignments for the judges in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit are as follows: INDIAN RIVER COUNTY Honorable Cynthia L. Cox: All Felony Cases; Mental Health Court/Veteran's Court Honorable Victoria L. Griffin: All Juvenile Dependency and Delinquency Cases; Detention and Shelter Hearings daily; Probate and Guardianship; Adult Drug Court Cases; Delinquency and Dependency Drug Court Cases; Assist with Mental Health Court; All CINS/FINS Cases; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Cases; Member of the Indian River County Children Services Council Honorable Paul B. Kanarek: All Civil Cases Honorable Robert L. Pegg: All Domestic Relations Cases including Injunctions for Protection Honorable David C. Morgan: 50% oflndian River County Court Cases Honorable Joe A. Wild: 50% oflndian River County Court Cases MARTIN COUNTY Honorable Barbara W. Bronis: All Juvenile Dependency and Delinquency Cases; Detention and Shelter Hearings daily; All Civil Non-Jury Cases, (from time of filing), excluding Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Cases; All Jimmy Ryce Cases; Probate and Guardianship; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Cases; Member of Martin County Children Services Council • Honorable Laurie E. Buchanan: All Domestic Relations Cases including Injunctions for Protection; Assist with Felony Mental Health Court and Drug Court Honorable Steven J. Levin: Felony Drug Court Honorable F. Shields McManus: All Civil Jury Trial Cases and Mortgage Foreclosure Cases Honorable Elizabeth A. Metzger: Mental Health Court; Assist with Felony, Civil and Juvenile Divisions Honorable Lawrence Mirman: All Felony Cases Honorable Curtis L. Disque: One-third of Martin County Court Cases; Assist with Felony Cases; Assist with Juvenile Delinquency Cases; Juvenile Drug Court; Supervision of Traffic Magistrates for all Civil Traffic matters Honorable Kathleen H. Roberts: One-third of Martin County Court Cases Honorable Darren Steele: One-third of Martin County Court Cases OKEECHOBEE COUNTY Honorable Gary L. Sweet: All Civil Cases; All Probate and Guardianship; Assist with Felony Cases; Juvenile Dependency including Shelter Hearings; Assist with St. Lucie County Residential Foreclosure Cases Honorable Dan L. Vaughn: All Domestic Relations Cases including Injunctions for Protection; All Felony Cases; All Substance Abuse and Mental Health Cases; Assist with St. Lucie County Residential Foreclosure Cases. Honorable Jerald D. Bryant: All Okeechobee County Court Cases; All Juvenile Delinquency Cases, including Detention Hearings; Truancy Court; Adult Felony and Misdemeanor Drug Court; Juvenile Drug Court; Member of Okeechobee County Children Services Council • ST. LUCIE COUNTY Honorable Sherwood Bauer, Jr.: 50% Domestic Relations Cases including Injunctions for Protection (L-Z of alphabet) Honorable Robert E. Belanger: One-third of Felony Cases; All Veteran's Court Cases Honorable Cynthia L. Cox: Assist with Mental Health Court Honorable Janet C. Croom: All Civil Jury Cases; Probate and Guardianship; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Cases Honorable Michael C. Heisey: All Juvenile Dependency and Delinquency Cases; Shelter and Detention Hearings daily; Member of St. Lucie County Children Services Council Honorable Steven J. Levin: One-third of Felony Cases; Adult Drug Court; Juvenile Drug Court Honorable James W. McCann: One-third of Felony Cases Honorable Elizabeth A. Metzger: Assist with Felony, Civil and Juvenile Divisions Honorable William L. Roby: Non-Jury Civil Cases, including Residential Mortgage Foreclosures; Weekday First Appearance Hearings (in rotation with County Court Judges) Honorable Charles A. Schwab: 50% Domestic Relations Cases including Injunctions for Protection (A-K of alphabet) Honorable Gary L. Sweet: Assist with Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Cases Honorable Daryl Isenhower: 20% of all County Court Criminal Cases (A-C of alphabet); All Small Claim Cases including Replevin Honorable Kathryn Nelson: 40% of all County Court Criminal Cases (Mf-Z of alphabet); St. Lucie County Misdemeanor Drug Court; 50% of County Ordinance Cases • Honorable Nirlaine T. Smartt: All County Court Civil Cases and Landlord/Tenant Cases; All Traffic Infractions involving serious injury or death; All Traffic Magistrate recusals and/or disqualifications; All Collections Court Honorable Philip J. Yacucci: 40% of all St. Lucie County Court Criminal Cases (D-Me of alphabet); Domestic Violence Diversion Program (Criminal/DVDP); 50% of County Ordinance Cases WEEKEND FIRST APPEARANCE All Circuit Court Judges assigned to St. Lucie County and Okeechobee County will be responsible with the St. Lucie County Court Judges, for Weekend First Appearances, Shelter Hearings and Detention Hearings in St. Lucie County. All Circuit Court Judges assigned to Indian River County will be responsible, in rotation with Indian River County Judges, for Weekend First Appearances and Shelter Hearings in Indian River County. All Circuit Court Judges assigned to Martin County will be responsible, in rotation with Martin County Judges, for Weekend First Appearances and Shelter Hearings in Martin County. All Circuit Court Judges assigned to Martin County and Indian River County will be responsible, in rotation with the Okeechobee County Judge, for Weekend First Appearances and Shelter Hearings in Okeechobee County. Any County Court Judge in Martin and Indian River County may choose to assist with the Weekend First Appearances and Shelter Hearings in Okeechobee County. ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES Honorable Robert E. Belanger, Veteran's Court Honorable Cynthia L. Cox, Mental Health Court Honorable Steven J. Levin, Criminal Division/Drug Court Honorable Shields McManus, Civil Division Honorable Lawrence M. Mirman, Appellate Division Honorable Charles Schwab, Domestic Relations Division/Unified Family Court1 APPELLATE DIVISION All Circuit and County Judges 1 Includes Juvenile Division
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE NINETEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR INDIAN RIVER, MARTIN, OKEECHOBEE, AND ST. LUCIE COUNTIES, FLORIDA AMENDED ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2015-08 RE: Judicial Assignments for 2016 WHEREAS, Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.215 states that "[t]he chief judge shall assignjudges to the courts and divisions, and shall determine the length of each assignment"; NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority conferred by Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.215, it is ORDERED, effective January 4, 2016, the assignments for the judges in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit are as follows: INDIAN RIVER COUNTY Honorable Cynthia L. Cox: All Felony Cases; Mental Health Court/Veteran's Court Honorable Victoria L. Griffin: All Juvenile Dependency and Delinquency Cases; Detention and Shelter Hearings daily; Probate and Guardianship; Adult Drug Court Cases; Delinquency and Dependency Drug Court Cases; Assist with M
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4 verbatim requirements on hearings.
2 verbatim requirements on hearing time in LAUREN N. PEFFER's division.