8 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2015-073.
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 2015-002 shall take precedence over assigmnents 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 conrtjudge. • Jo hn so n Juvenile delinquency (Disq ualifications a nd recusals to Judge Feagle) 1 Cases that would be assig 11ed to J udge Bryan pursuant to the nbove, and in which the law firm of Foreman/Mcinni s; law finn of Foye Walker; or attorn eys Kris Robinson or Bruce Robinso 11 represe nt a party, s hall in stead be assigned on a rotating basis to Judges Douglas, Feagle, and Johnson. 2 Cases that would be assigned to Judge Douglas pursuant to the above, nnd in which the Douglas and Carte r law finn rep rese nts a party, shall instead be assigned on a rotating basis to Judges Bryan, Feagle, and Johnson. • Williams Misdemeanor; traffic, county civil; and small claims (Appeals to Judge Fina) Taylor County Judge Bill Blue Misdemeanor; traffic, county civil; and sma ll claims (Disqu allfi cations and recus als to Ju dge Jackson; and appeals to Judg e Parker) COUNTY COURT RECUSALS OR DISQUALIFICATIONS Unless otherwise indicated in this Order or designated by the Chief Judge, all county comt recusals or disqualifications shall be assigned to the resident circuit judge of that county. -- 4 of 6 -- General Assignment Order Page5 January l, 2016-Junc30 2016 JUDICIAL ROTATIONS The entire case load, fncluding recusals, transfers to an incoming judge. • CONTROL OF DOCl<ETS 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 cotU1ty and circuit judges. • Criminal matters will take precedence over civil matters. -- 5 of 6 -- General Assignment Order Page6 January I, 2016 •-June 30, 2016 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 2015-002 shall take precedence over assigmnents 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.