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11 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2015-001 (A).
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 2002-007 A 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. • One-third of all civil cases filed, except foreclosure cases which shall be assigned to Judge Douglas and Judge Johnson on a rotating basis; and disqualifications and recusals of Judge Johnson. • COUNTY COURT RECUSALS OR DISQUALIFICATIONS Unless otherwise indicated in this Order or designated by the Chief Judge, all county court recusals or disqualifications shall be assigned to the resident circuit judge of that county. , Emergency after-hours injunction hearings and weekend first appearance is assigned monthly to a resident Columbia County judge on a rotational basis. -- 4 of 6 -- General Assignment Order Page 5 January 6, 2015 - June 30, 2015 In Columbia County, Judge Bryan is assigned all recusals or disqualifications of County Judge Tom Coleman. • JURISDICTION OF CHILD SUPPORT HEARING OFFICER 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 perform duties as directed by the Chief Judge. • CONTROL OF DOCKETS The control of the dockets for the various divisions of court shall rest with the presiding judge at the discretion of the Chief Judge. • REGULATION AND USE OF COURTROOMS Management and use of the courtrooms and associated court space in each of the seven counties of the circuit shall be determined by the Chief Judge in consultation with the local county and circuit judges. • PROCEDURE FOR CALENDARING CIRCUIT COURT CASES All cases under circuit court jurisdiction shall be calendared before 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 2002-007 A shall take precedence over assignments contained in this plan.
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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.