Eighth Cir. — Judge Kristine Van Vorst: Case management · BenchPath

Eighth Cir. — Judge Kristine Van Vorst: Case management

High confidence· verified August 4, 2026Case ManagementEighth Judicial Circuit, Judge Van Vorst’s Division Procedures – The Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida (pp. SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL:) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

Summary

1 verbatim requirement on case management.

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

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Stipulations for substitution of counsel between law firms shall be signed by both the former attorney, the new attorney taking over the case and must include written client consent. The Stipulation shall be filed in the court file. A proposed order may be submitted through the e-portal for the case division. The Court will not grant a substitution of counsel unless client’s written consent is obtained. Administrative Order No. 1.30 – Attorney Appearance and Withdrawal Requirements for All Cases Family Joint Pretrial Statement (docx) Forms, Checklists, and Other Self-Help Resources for the 8th Judicial Circuit can be found at the Forms and Checklists page Consumer Information and Pamphlets from the Florida Bar (opens in new tab) Administrative Order No. 5.09 – Standing Family Court Order Administrative Order No. 3.09 – Standing Case Management Order in County and Circuit Civil Cases

Official source: 8th Circuit — Administrative Orders
Source health: Healthy · checked September 7, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: August 4, 2026benchpath-cw-2026-08-04

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Source sha256: 7c311ffadf0f5f1cf66cd42c9412a20e6f3fc39cd8fbb44bb4aeed7c39b2f344. Corpus categories: PROPOSED_ORDERS | CASE_MANAGEMENT_OR_TRACK. 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 13 of 16 published requirements (81%) still present on 1 source page (/courts-judges/judge-kristine-van-vorst/judge-van-vorst-division-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 The missing text may have been reworded, moved, or withdrawn — BenchPath does not guess which.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. [RECOMPOSED VERBATIM 2026-08-04 (campaign wave, topical (July quotes no longer live)): 3 bullet(s) quoted whole from the live page, sha256 e3f7a374eed69e5a15a180353668decf118b6c9a6b3278c89e9b7bf8667a5383; the prior summary-class text is superseded.]

Circuit Civil

Change history

August 5, 2026Monitor: content changed at 8th Circuit — Administrative Orders. Review before republishing dependent rules.
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Pretrial Motions Not Heard by the Transferring Judge Are WAIVED — Trial Division 3

Judge Wolfe enforces AO S-2024-062(28)(A) with teeth: every pretrial motion in a case transferred to TD-3 must be scheduled and heard by the original transferring judge — failure to do so timely is deemed a waiver.

High confidence· verified August 3, 202613th Jud. Cir., Judge Wolfe Practices & Procedures (Trial Division 3), citing AO S-2024-062(28)(A)

Case ManagementHillsborough County · Circuit Criminal Division I · Judge Elizabeth G. Rice

Motions (Except Limine) Waived If Not Heard Before the PTC — Criminal I

Judge Rice mirrors the F-division waiver with an exception: all motions other than motions in limine must be filed AND heard before the Pretrial Conference or they are waived; limine motions must at least be filed by then.

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Eighth Cir. — Judge Kristine Van Vorst: Case management

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Pretrial Motions Not Heard by the Transferring Judge Are WAIVED — Trial Division 3

Motions (Except Limine) Waived If Not Heard Before the PTC — Criminal I

Traffic Is In Person; Motions Idle 60 Days Are Presumed Denied — Civil Traffic M

Emergency Guardianship and Vulnerable-Adult Petitions Are In Person — Probate B / RPO N

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