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1 verbatim requirement on exhibits & evidence.
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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Unlock free →- Proposed orders shall be submitted via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal (www. https://www.myflcourtaccess.com/). Do not send proposed orders by United States Mail or email unless the proposed order is in PDF format. Please see the instructions above for formatting. - If there are parties who have not consented to use of e-mail service, stamped envelopes should be mailed or hand delivered to the Judicial Assistant, Amber Allen. Please clip the envelopes together, along with a sticky note that indicates the case name and case number. PLEASE DO NOT ADDRESS THE ENVELOPES; LEAVE THE ENVELOPES BLANK BUT BE SURE TO ADD THE PROPER POSTAGE. - Orders will not be entered until the motion has been docketed and imaged by the Clerk. Docketing and imaging by the Clerk may take more than 48 hours from electronic filing. Cases being relied upon by the parties at a hearing or trial should be provided
Reviewer note: Source sha256: 7c311ffadf0f5f1cf66cd42c9412a20e6f3fc39cd8fbb44bb4aeed7c39b2f344. Corpus categories: PROPOSED_ORDERS | EXHIBITS | CASE_MANAGEMENT_OR_TRACK | 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 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 The missing text may have been reworded, moved, or withdrawn — BenchPath does not guess which.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.
Judge Sherman requires TWO identical bound hard-copy sets of pre-marked exhibits for evidentiary hearings at least 7 days out — and anything over 50 pages must arrive as bound hard copies by mail.
Judge Hafele: exhibits in chambers three days before any evidentiary proceeding, courtesy copies two days out, all hearing materials three business days ahead, and interpreter requests seven days in advance.
Judge Mullinax wants physical copies of all documents and exhibits for in-person hearings/trials provided five days in advance; orders in Word (no macros/columns/tabs) within 48 hours, final judgments with a 3-inch top-right margin.