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10 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2013-073.
Third Judicial Circuit (Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor). 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 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. No OCR. Only sentences carrying mandatory language are reproduced — the full order is in custody and is the controlling text. • Unified family court procedures pursuant to Administrative Order 2002-007A shall take precedence over assignments contained in this plan. • A review pursuant to section 39.402(12), Florida Statutes, shall not be required when the shelter hearing was conducted by a juvenile court judge. • COUNTY COUJ,lT RECUSALS OR DI SQUALIFICATIONS Unless otherwise indicated in this Order or designated by the Chi ef Judge, all county comi recusals or disqualifications shall be assigned to the resident circu it judge of that count y. · In Co lumbia County, Judge Bryan is assigned a ll recusals or disqualifications of County Jud ge Tom Coleman. 2 Eme rgency after-hours injunction hea1ings and weekend first appearance is assigned monthly to a resident Co lumbi a Cou nty judge on a rotational basis. -- 6 of 8 -- General Assignment Order Page 7 A SS IGNMENT OF COUNTY COURT JUDGES OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT January I, 20 14 - June JO, 2014 To OTHER COUNTIES WITHIN THE CIRC U IT When necessary for the orderly administration of the county comis of the Third Judicial Circuit, the county court j ud ges of the circuit are appointed to hear, conduct, and determine matters of county court ju ri sdict ion which are presented to them in all counties of the circuit. • JURISDICTION OF CHILD SUPPORT HEARING OFFI CER AND GENERAL MAGISTRATE The child support hearing officer shall hear all IV -D child support cases in the counties of the circuit as assigned. • The civil traffic infraction hearing officer shall hear all civil traffic infractions in the counties of the circuit as assigned. • The general magistrate shall perf01n1 duties as directed by the Chief Judge. • Mark Feag le Civil Traffic Hearing Officer Columbia County infraction hearings. c ivil traffic Debbie DeNike General Magistn1te Mortgage foreclosure; probate and gua rdiansh ip; and pro se domestic relations cases in Columb ia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison Suwannee, and Taylor Counties as specifically as signe d. -- 7 of 8 -- General Assignment Order Page 8 January I, 2014 - June 30, 2014 CONTROL OF DO CKETS The control of the dockets fo r the various divisions of court shall rest with the presiding judge at the discretion of the Ch ief Judge. • REGULATION AND USE OF COURTROOMS Management and use of the courtrooms and associated court space in each of the seven coun ti es of the circuit shall be determined by the Chief Judge in consultation with the local county and circuit j udges. • PROCEDURE FOR CALENDARING CIRCUIT COURT CASES All cases under circuit court jurisdiction shall be calendared befo re the judge assigned to the division in which the case has been filed. • When a rule, statute or procedure mandates expedited judicial action on a matter and the judge assigned to the division is unavailable, the Chief Judge shall assign a judge to hear the case or cases pursuant to this order.
Unified family court procedures pursuant to Administrative Order 2002-007A shall take precedence over assignments contained in this plan.
Reviewer note: Document sha256: c7f7df274574a555641596c0afd0c3e793181db490b2c93d42fd862c04527eea (1854701 bytes).
25 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2022-004.
10 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2014-025.
The 17th Circuit's circuit-wide AI disclosure/certification mandate (Jan 2026, twice amended) was VACATED in its entirety effective June 15, 2026 by Chief Judge Phillips's AO 2026-19-Gen, expressly citing the statewide framework (AOSC26-12; Rule 2.515(d)(2), SC2026-0673). Several division procedure pages still cite the vacated order.