Thomas P. Thompson, III. — 5th Cir., FL · BenchPath

5th Cir. — Thomas P. Thompson, III.

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Judge Preferences5th Jud. Cir., Thomas P. Thompson, III. — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25

Summary

8 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Thomas P. Thompson, III. — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.

Applies to

Fifth Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter). Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

• Please do not call the Court expecting to speak with a Judge about any case. • Communications that do not meet these legal requirements cannot be forwarded to the Judges. • (All are subject to change at the Court’s discretion) “EC3” is Judge Thompson’s “Expedited Criminal Case Calendar” For a case to be considered on any particular EC3, all of the following requirements must be complied with: • You must obtain the consent of an Assistant State Attorney to have your matter taken up on a specific EC3. • You must contact the Court’s Certified Spanish Language Interpreter 24 hours before the specific EC3 you desire to request the Interpreter’s presence if your client needs services. • Interpreting Services – State of Florida Fifth Judicial Circuit If your client needs some other interpreter services, then you must make the necessary arrangements to have such services available. • You must make all necessary arrangements for timely transport if your client is in custody. • You must not bring a matter to EC3 that cannot reasonably be completed within 15 minutes .

Source of truth

Please do not call the Court expecting to speak with a Judge about any case.

Official source: 5th Circuit — circuit5.org official site (AOs, judge pages, procedures)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 23, 2026
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Last verified: September 9, 2026benchpath-reverify-2026-09-08 (live text containment) | prior: benchpath-full5-2026-07-25

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