Judge John McGowan — Practice Preferences & Procedures (20th Circuit, Collier)

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Judge Preferences

Summary

Judge-specific practice preferences and procedures for the 20th Judicial Circuit; verbatim key requirements with hashed source documents.

Source of truth

Official source: Judge profile — John McGowan (20th Circuit)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 23, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: September 9, 2026benchpath-reverify-2026-09-08 (custody hash match) | prior: fable-5 20th-circuit arbitrated ingest 2026-07-20

Provenance record

Key requirements (verbatim excerpt from PROBATEANDGUARDIANSHIPPROCEDURES2024McGowan.pdf) [moved from the text 2026-09-14]

PIP / No-Fault Benefits Modification (Family)Criminal Traffic Declaratory & Injunctive Relief Defamation Probate — Elective Share Equitable Distribution Nursing Home & Assisted Living Small Claims Quiet Title Temporary Relief (Family)Paternity Partition Eminent Domain Auto Accident / Negligence

Change history

August 3, 2026Monitor: content changed at Judge profile — John McGowan (20th Circuit). Review before republishing dependent rules.

Seventeenth Cir. — Judge Corey B. Friedman: Judge preferences

1 verbatim requirement on judge preferences.

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Seventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://www.17th.flcourts.org/division-mn/) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

Judge PreferencesBroward County · Judge Christopher Pole

Seventeenth Cir. — Judge Christopher Pole: Judge preferences

20 verbatim requirements on judge preferences.

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Seventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://docs.google.com/document/d/12FXPTLrl7E7yOjtAWQ84o2JS3iMIWFc3MaVPXsss2Qg/edit?usp=sharing) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

Alimony / Spousal Support

Trust Litigation

Criminal — Felony

Landlord/Tenant & Eviction

Ejectment

Probate — Will Contest

Probate — Summary Administration

Circuit Civil

Guardianship — Guardian Appointment

Property Insurance (Hurricane, Roof, Sinkhole)

Professional Malpractice

Commercial Eviction & Lease Disputes

Product Liability

Criminal Appeal

Employment & Discrimination

Business & Commercial Litigation

Criminal — Misdemeanor

Certiorari & Extraordinary Writs

Domestic Violence Injunction

Insurance Litigation

Bond & Pretrial Release

Dating / Sexual Violence Injunction

Simplified Dissolution

Dissolution of Marriage

Juvenile Delinquency

Residential Eviction

Parenting Plans & Time-Sharing

Probate — Creditor Claims

Repeat Violence Injunction

Personal Injury

Adoption

Probate — Formal Administration

Domestic Violence Battery

Emergency Temporary Guardianship

Probate — Ancillary Administration

Guardianship — Incapacity Determination

Non-Compete & Trade Secrets

Traffic (Civil Infractions)

Enforcement / Contempt (Family)

Baker Act / Marchman Act

Post-Conviction (Rule 3.850)

Administrative Appeals

Premises Liability

Stalking Injunction

Violation of Probation

Judge PreferencesBroward County · Judge Bernard I. Bober

Seventeenth Cir. — Judge Bernard I. Bober: Judge preferences

5 verbatim requirements on judge preferences.

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Seventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://www.17th.flcourts.org/division-fw/) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

Judge PreferencesBroward County · Judge Alberto Ribas, Jr.

Seventeenth Cir. — Judge Alberto Ribas, Jr.: Judge preferences

8 verbatim requirements on judge preferences.

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Seventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://www.17th.flcourts.org/Division%20JO32JJ/) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

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