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Judge Pepperman (Lake county civil): Zoom is the default, subject to judicial discretion

Medium — verify before relying· verified July 19, 2026Judge PreferencesCarla R. Pepperman official profile (circuit5.org)

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Summary

Most matters are handled by Zoom, with the judge retaining discretion to require in-person appearance.

Source of truth

Official source: 5th Circuit — circuit5.org official site (AOs, judge pages, procedures)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 24, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: July 19, 2026fable5-livefetch-2026-07-20

Reviewer note: Verified from live circuit5.org fetch 2026-07-20 (page/PDF hashed; verbatim quotes cross-checked). Confidence set to medium 2026-09-08 (H3 re-verification): the live official document no longer carries this text verbatim — see the open change_detected task on its source.

County Civil

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Judge Pepperman (Lake county civil): Zoom is the default, subject to judicial discretion

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