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2 verbatim requirements on filing.
Eighth Judicial Circuit — DIVISION-WIDE / UNASSIGNED TO A CURRENT INDIVIDUAL 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. • Alachua and Union County Division Procedures UNREPRESENTED PARTIES OR PRO-SE PARTIES - Parties not represented by counsel should provide proposed orders and final judgments directly to the Clerk of Court. - Self-addressed, stamped envelopes (without a return address) for all parties who have not consented to use of email service should also be provided to the Clerk of Court. - Orders will not be entered until the motion has been docketed and imaged by the Clerk and all envelopes have been received for parties who have not consented to use of email service. - All orders or final judgments shall include a certificate of service at the bottom of the order. Please include the name of the party who is to receive the order, as well as that party’s e-mail/e-service address OR mailing address, if a hard copy is required. ATTORNEYS - Proposed Orders and Final Judgments are not accepted via e-filing by the Alachua County Clerk of Court. Motions should continue to be e-filed with the Clerk’s Office. - Proposed Orders and Final Judgments shall be emailed to FeagleR@circuit8.org in Microsoft Word format along with a courtesy copy of the Motion. - Please do not provide the Court with hard copies of filings. The Court will review the case online. - Self-addressed, stamped envelopes (without a return address) should be mailed or hand delivered to the Judicial Assistant, Raina Feagle, for all parties who have not consented to use of email service. Please include a sticky note with the case name and case number. - Orders will not be entered until the motion has been docketed and imaged by the Clerk and all envelopes have been received for parties who have not consented to use of email service. - All orders or final judgments shall include a certificate of service at the bottom of the order. Please include the name of the party who is to receive the order, as well as that party’s e-mail/e-service address OR mailing address, if a hard copy is required. - Proposed Orders entitled only “Order” will not be accepted. All Orders must contain a title which accurately describes the actions taken by the Court. HEARING REQUESTS Please email all hearing requests to FeagleR@circuit8.org TELEPHONIC APPEARANCES Requests for telephonic appearances are NOT routinely granted. Any request will be considered on a case-by-case basis and granted only in exceptional circumstances. A motion for telephonic appearance must be filed with the Clerk of Court at least 10 BUSINESS DAYS before the hearing. A copy of the motion along with a proposed order should be e-mailed to FeagleR@circuit8.org. EMERGENCY MOTIONS A copy of any “Emergency” motion e-filed with the Clerk of Court and served upon opposing counsel/party should be provided to the Judge’s office for review by emailing FeagleR@circuit8.org in accordance with the procedures above. If the Court determines that a hearing should be granted, the Court will advise the parties of an expedited date and time for the hearing. EX PARTE EMAILS OR CORRESPONDENCE Please note that the Code of Judicial Conduct governing behavior by judges forbids the judges of the Eighth Judicial Circuit to discuss pending cases with the public. Please do not call or email the Court expecting to speak with a Judge about any case. If you have a comment to make, please mail it to the Clerk’s Office. Please keep in mind that the Court is only allowed to consider arguments made in court and documents filed by actual parties to the case. They cannot ethically read or consider any other opinions or arguments about the case, and they cannot give legal advice. • Alachua County Criminal Division I – Proposed Orders - Proposed Orders entitled only “Order” will not be accepted. All Orders must contain a title which accurately describes the actions taken by the Court. If the Order is for a telephonic hearing, the title of the Order must also contain a description of the nature of the hearing (e.g. summary judgement, claim of exemption, etc.). - All proposed final judgements awarding interest must contain the language that rate will be adjusted annually per Fla. Stat. §55.03 - If all parties are represented by an attorney or if all self-represented parties have consented to e-mail service, proposed orders, judgments, etc. may be submitted (in Microsoft Word format) to the Court electronically at: blankenshipcm@circuit8.org. Conformed copies will be e-mailed to the designated e-mail addresses of record. - If one or more parties has not consented to e-mail service, proposed orders, judgments, etc. may be hand delivered or mailed to the Court at: Honorable Thomas M. Jaworski, County Court Judge 201 East University Avenue, Room 202 Gainesville, FL 32601 Copies to be conformed and self addressed, stamped envelopes without a return address for parties who have not consented to use e-mail service should be submitted. *Note: It is unnecessary to provide copies or envelopes for parties who have designated an e-mail address for service. - If proposed orders, judgments, etc. are submitted to the Court by e-mail and a party must be served by U.S. Mail, self addressed, stamped envelopes without a return address must be hand delivered or mailed to the Court. Please include the case number on the envelopes. These orders will not be signed until the envelopes have been received. - All orders shall include a certificate of service at the bottom of the order. Please indicate the name of the party who is to receive the order, as well as that party’s e-mail/e-service address OR mailing address, if a hard copy is required. - Any defendant seeking to enter a Plea in Absentia must obtain court approval beforehand by filing a request with the court.
Alachua and Union County Division Procedures UNREPRESENTED PARTIES OR PRO-SE PARTIES - Parties not represented by counsel should provide proposed orders and final judgments directly to the Clerk of Court. - Self-addressed, stamped envelopes (without a return address) for all parties who have not consented to use of email service should also be provided to the Clerk of Court. - Orders will not be entered until the motion has been docketed and imaged by the Clerk and all envelopes have been received for parties who have not consented to use of email service. - All orders or final judgments shall include a certificate of service at the bottom of the order. Please include the name of the party who is to receive the order, as well as that party’s e-mail/e-service address OR mailing address, if a hard copy is required. ATTORNEYS - Proposed Orders and Final Judgments are not accepted via e-fili
Reviewer note: Source sha256: 2913d0b3259f9758351825566f647955a4da3037f5e445c4d8f7806e45ae4312, c672dd2b464e7be0c7a8501dd8982f39bc12f2c3ab4ff03c540088dbb20b09b0. Corpus categories: COURTESY_COPIES | PROPOSED_ORDERS | FILING_OR_SERVICE, PROPOSED_ORDERS | FILING_OR_SERVICE. 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 0 of 8 published requirements (0%) still present on 8 source pages (/courts-judges/alachua-county-criminal-division-i-proposed-orders/, /departments-services/division-procedures-and-proposed-orders/, /departments-services/division-procedures-and-proposed-orders/alachua-circuit-civil-division-l-procedures/). 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.
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.