Eighth Cir. — Judge Robert K. Groeb: Remote appearances · BenchPath

Eighth Cir. — Judge Robert K. Groeb: Remote appearances

High confidence· verified August 3, 2026Remote / Zoom HearingsEighth Judicial Circuit, Judge Robert K. Groeb’s Division Procedures – The Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida (pp. Remote Appearance Platform Used & Procedure:, Platform Meeting ID#:, Scheduling a Status Conference/Non-Evidentiary Hearing by Zoom:, Appearance of Parties:) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

Summary

4 verbatim requirements on remote appearances.

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

Source of truth

The Eighth Judicial Circuit has adopted the Zoom platform to conduct remote hearings. Judge Groeb’s office is currently using this platform for remote status conferences, pre-trial conferences and other non-evidentiary hearings only. When these proceedings are conducted via Zoom, the Court will be hosting the hearings and there is no cost to any participant. All participants will need a computer with a web cam and microphone (preferred) or a tablet with Internet to access the Zoom application. Please make arrangements well in advance of your hearing to secure a location with adequate Internet/Wi-Fi connectivity. You can download the application and register for a free account at www.zoom.com. PLEASE NOTE: THE GUIDELINES BELOW ARE GENERAL GUIDELINES OFFERED TO PROVIDE THE PARTIES WITH AN OVERVIEW OF HOW A ZOOM HEARING MIGHT WORK. IN EACH INDIVIDUAL CASE, AN ORDER SETTING HEARING, WITH SPE

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

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Source sha256: bf38715ab64717cd84e610d0921e35db43d3f5969b0569595f97767cceff5bbd. Corpus categories: REMOTE_OR_ZOOM, SPECIAL_SET_OR_EXTENDED_HEARING | REMOTE_OR_ZOOM. 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 16 of 18 published requirements (89%) still present on 1 source page (/courts-judges/judge-robert-k-groeb/judge-robert-k-groebs-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. [ELEVATED 2026-08-03: source re-fetched live (sha256 16439c50fe8aef071eb2b88205e1cc9ee187dc912aea35f1aaa925953f258b68, CHANGED since capture but every quoted requirement still present verbatim); all 4 quoted requirement(s) verified verbatim in the live text.]

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Change history

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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 Robert K. Groeb: Remote appearances

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