Eighth Cir. — Judge Craig C. DeThomasis: Remote appearances · BenchPath

Eighth Cir. — Judge Craig C. DeThomasis: Remote appearances

High confidence· verified August 3, 2026Remote / Zoom HearingsEighth Judicial Circuit, Judge Craig DeThomasis’ Division Procedures – The Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida (pp. Platform Used:, Remote Appearance Procedure:, Scheduling an Evidentiary Hearing:, Appearance of Witnesses and Parties:, Platform Meeting ID#:, Preparation:, Case Management Conference:, Status Conferences/Non-Evidentiary Hearings:) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

Summary

8 verbatim requirements on remote appearances.

Applies to

Eighth Judicial Circuit — Judge Craig C. DeThomasis only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Source of truth

Our Circuit has adopted the Zoom platform to conduct remote hearings. Judge DeThomasis’ office is currently using this platform for remote hearings. In the case of hearings utilizing Zoom, the court will be hosting the hearing and there is no cost to any participant. You will need a computer with a web cam and microphone (preferred) or a tablet with Internet access the Zoom application. You can download the application and register for a free account at www.zoom.com.

Official source: 8th Circuit — Administrative Orders
Source health: Healthy · checked September 7, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: August 3, 2026benchpath-8th-mediums-2026-08-03

Provenance record

Source sha256: ef355937d2a48202b4646d9cc44ad8ea297dae1b1ac9fc34fe5e6ff1a181810a. Corpus categories: REMOTE_OR_ZOOM, SPECIAL_SET_OR_EXTENDED_HEARING | REMOTE_OR_ZOOM, REMOTE_OR_ZOOM | CASE_MANAGEMENT_OR_TRACK, REMOTE_OR_ZOOM | SCHEDULING_OR_CANCELLATION. Operative status as recorded: LIVE_PAGE_CURRENT_AS_CRAWLED. Published during the 2026-07-24 completeness pass. SOURCE DRIFT MEASURED 2026-07-24: the page(s) these requirements were captured from have been edited since capture. A live re-read found 26 of 34 published requirements (76%) still present on 2 source pages (/courts-judges/judge-craig-dethomasis/judge-craig-dethomasis-division-procedures/, /departments-services/division-procedures-and-proposed-orders/judge-dethomasis-equitable-distribution-spreadsheets/). The missing text may have been reworded, moved, or withdrawn — BenchPath does not guess which. Confidence LOWERED to medium until a human re-reads the source. Re-verify before relying on any single clause. [ELEVATED 2026-08-03: source re-fetched live (sha256 42705ed6ebb8f2f2f382a6006055a08d94d86ed5c6a25058a4b478f729eb2bde, CHANGED since capture but every quoted requirement still present verbatim); all 8 quoted requirement(s) verified verbatim in the live text.]

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Palm Beach Division FC (Judge Karen M. Miller) — Remote appearance policy

1 verbatim requirement published by Palm Beach Division FC on remote appearance policy.

High confidence· verified July 24, 202615th Jud. Cir., Division FC divisional pages (news) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

Remote / Zoom HearingsHillsborough County · Family Division E · Judge Michael J. Hooi

No Hybrid Hearings — but Mutual In-Person Is Always Available — Family E

Judge Hooi does not usually allow hybrid hearings (one side in person, one virtual); if both sides prefer, everyone may appear in person instead; emergencies route through the clerk to a judge-entered handling order.

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Eighth Cir. — Judge Craig C. DeThomasis: Remote appearances

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Palm Beach Division FC (Judge Karen M. Miller) — Remote appearance policy

No Hybrid Hearings — but Mutual In-Person Is Always Available — Family E

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