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9 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2017-068.
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. • Johnson Delinquency; and dependency (Disqualifications and recusals to Judge Douglas) 1 Cases that would be assigned to Judge Bryan pursuant to the above, and in which the law firm ofForeman/Mcinnis; law firm of Foye Walker; law firm of McRae and McNeill; or law firm of Robinson, Kennon, and Kendron represent a party, shall automatically be assigned by the clerk to the judge responsible for his recusals as outlined above. 2 Cases that would be assigned to Judge Douglas pursuant to the above, and in which the Douglas and Carter law firm represents a party, shall automatically be assigned by the clerk to the judge responsible for his recusals as outlined above. 3 Cases that would be assigned to Judge Decker pursuant to the above, and in which Melissa Olin; the law firm of Robinson, Kennon, and Kendron; • Decker IV; or the Chauncey Law Firm represent a party, shall automatically be assigned by the clerk to the judge responsible for his recusals as outline above. • Williams dependency; truancy; and mental health, Marchman and Baker Acts (Disaualifications and recusals to Judge Fina) I Cases that would be assigned to Judge Bryan pursuant to the above, and in which the law firm ofForeman/Mcinnis; law firm of Foye Walker; law firm of McRae and McNeill; or law firm of Robinson, Kennon, and Kendron represent a party, shall automatically be assigned by the clerk to the judge responsible for his recusals as outlined above. • Unified family court matters, which are governed by Administrative Order 2015-002, shall take precedence over other -- 3 of 6 -- General Assignment Order Page4 January 1, 2018 June 30, 2018 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. • (Lisa Schlitzkus serves as back-up hearing officer.) General Magistrate Mortgage foreclosure; probate and guardianship; and pro se domestic relations cases as specifically assigned in all counties. -- 5 of 6 -- General Assignment Order Page 6 January 1, 2018 -June 30, 2018 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.
Johnson Delinquency; and dependency (Disqualifications and recusals to Judge Douglas) 1 Cases that would be assigned to Judge Bryan pursuant to the above, and in which the law firm ofForeman/Mcinnis; law firm of Foye Walker; law firm of McRae and McNeill; or law firm of Robinson, Kennon, and Kendron represent a party, shall automatically be assigned by the clerk to the judge responsible for his recusals as outlined above. 2 Cases that would be assigned to Judge Douglas pursuant to the above, and in which the Douglas and Carter law firm represents a party, shall automatically be assigned by the clerk to the judge responsible for his recusals as outlined above. 3 Cases that would be assigned to Judge Decker pursuant to the above, and in which Melissa Olin; the law firm of Robinson, Kennon, and Kendron;
Reviewer note: Document sha256: 096cc9cf293c03a5de57ec92613a7484f82201055466db0b74084709b3d7f048 (192777 bytes).
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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.