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Eighth Judicial Circuit — DIVISION/CIRCUIT-WIDE - Internal only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the published source, captured 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used. • AO 10.11 (v2) Page 5 Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedures for Complaints Against Judges Effective: March 1, 2018 substantial question as to the judge’s fitness for office, the Chief Judge will refer the complaint and all written documentation pertaining to the complaint to the Judicial Qualifications Commission. 15. To the extent not otherwise prohibited by statute or rule, a written summary of the resolution will be provided to the complainant within a reasonable time after a determination is made and any action pursuant thereto is taken. DOCUMENTATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY 16. All information pertaining to a complaint of sexual harassment must be documented and maintained by the Chief Judge or the Chief Judge's designee. 17. All records made or received by any person pursuant to these complaint procedures are exempt from public disclosure under Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2. 420(c)(3)(A). Such records are exempt from public disclosure for the duration of an initial inquiry, formal investigation and resolution of the complaint, and at all ti mes thereafter, unless the records are forwarded to the Judicial Qualifications Commission. 18. If records pertaining to a complaint are forwarded to the Judicial Qualifications Commission, such records will be confidential under Florida Rule of Judicial Admin istration 2.420(c)(3)(A) and rule 23(a), Rules of Judicial Qualifications Commission, until any formal charges against the judge are filed by the Investigative Panel of the Commission with the Clerk of the Florida Supreme Court. 19. Records within the possession of any judge or court staff pertaining to a complaint that have been forwarded to the Judicial Qualifications Commission will only become public upon formal charges being filed with the Clerk of the Florida Supreme Court. REFERRAL TO THE JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSION 20. The Judicial Qualifications Commission is responsible for all reported instances of judicial misconduct. These procedures do not preclude the referral of a complaint against a judge at any time by any person to the Judicial Qualifications Commission. If a complaint against a judge
AO 10.11 (v2) Page 5 Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedures for Complaints Against Judges Effective: March 1, 2018 substantial question as to the judge’s fitness for office, the Chief Judge will refer the complaint and all written documentation pertaining to the complaint to the Judicial Qualifications Commission. 15. To the extent not otherwise prohibited by statute or rule, a written summary of the resolution will be provided to the complainant within a reasonable time after a determination is made and any action pursuant thereto is taken. DOCUMENTATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY 16. All information pertaining to a complaint of sexual harassment must be documented and maintained by the Chief Judge or the Chief Judge's designee. 17. All records made or received by any person pursuant to these complaint procedures are exempt from public disclosure under Florida Rule of Judicial Administration
Reviewer note: Source sha256: 818080ad33350bddb2e9409baff3d901c383b68c91ccd4b20568cc4d9c93bc1a. Corpus categories: FILING_OR_SERVICE. Operative status as recorded: CURRENT_DIRECTORY_CURRENT_VERSION. Published during the 2026-07-24 completeness pass.
The Eighteenth Judicial Circuit (Seminole and Brevard) requires cover letters in PDF format and proposed orders in .docx format using DJMCA formatting codes, submitted through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal.
Florida attorneys must file court documents electronically through the statewide Florida Courts E-Filing Portal (myflcourtaccess.com). Self-represented litigants may e-file through the same portal. Local circuits layer their own formatting and routing quirks on top.
Effective June 15, 2026, every signer of a Florida court filing — attorney or self-represented — represents that "the legal authorities identified exist and are accurately cited," with express sanctions (reprimand, contempt, striking, dismissal, costs, fees) for violations. Companion order AOSC26-12 preempts ALL circuit- and judge-level AI disclosure/certification requirements.