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The controlling assignment order for every Palm Beach division, signed June 5, 2026 and effective June 8. It supersedes AO 11.101-05/2026, moves Judge Shull from Family FA to Circuit Civil AE/VA, seats newly appointed Judge Dane Leitner in FA, keeps Circuit Criminal Division S temporarily vacant, and identifies each Administrative Judge and satellite-courthouse Administrative Judge by asterisk.
Verified verbatim from all four pages of the signed PDF (fetched + sha256-hashed cb1b9451e2b716… 2026-07-22). CIRCUIT CIVIL: AA Keyser; AD Goodman; AE/VA Shull; AF Bell; AG Siperstein; AH Scott; AI Curley*; AJ Cheesman; AK Sherman; AN Kerner; AO Sherriff. FAMILY/DOMESTIC: FA Leitner; FC Miller; FH Keever-Agrama* & **; FI Scher; FJ Weiss; FW Alijewicz**; FX Rowe; FY Burkhart; FZ Delgado. JUVENILE: JA Small; JK Harper (incl. Juvenile Drug Court); JL Volker (incl. Family Treatment Court); JM Small (incl. Belle Glade ''JA'' delinquency/dependency Mondays, eff. Mar. 2, 2015); JO Kroll* (incl. Early Childhood Court); JS Surber. CIRCUIT CRIMINAL: R Parnofiello; S Temporarily Vacant; T/KK2 Hafele** (incl. Makemson Fee Hearings and Criminal Competency Docket); U/BUI Collins (temporarily assigned); V Coates; W Nutt; X Suskauer; Y Alijewicz**; Z Willis*. PROBATE & GUARDIANSHIP: IA Schosberg Feuer; IZ Burton*. COUNTY CIVIL: RA Alijewicz**; RB Barnett; RC Rex; RD Corlew**; RE/WD Shullman*; RF DiGangi; RH Moses Stephens; RJ Mullinax; RL Garrison; RS Silver. COUNTY CRIMINAL: B Bryson; BG Alijewicz**; C Bonavita; D/DR Damico; DV/TD Burke; E Tew; H/NC Moses Stephens; KK1/KD/RPO Casanova (incl. Adult Drug Court, Mental Health Risk Protection filings, DWLS Court); L/T2 Bristow (incl. Misdemeanor Competency Docket); M Zuckerman*; P Castor. TRIAL DIVISION: TD Temporarily Vacant. LEGEND: * Administrative Judge; ** Administrative Judge of Satellite Courthouse. CASE ASSIGNMENT: ''the Clerk of Court shall assign cases by random selection to judges within the divisions in which the cases are filed.'' Signed June 5, 2026 by Chief Judge Glenn D. Kelley.
To insure equitable distribution of caseloads, unless otherwise provided in these administrative orders, the Clerk of Court shall assign cases by random selection to judges within the divisions in which the cases are filed.
Reviewer note: BenchPath transcribed all four pages from page images. ARBITRATION CATCHES: the order designates Kroll, Corlew, Hafele and Alijewicz with administrative roles the research roster omitted, and its footnotes carry specialty-court assignments (Juvenile Drug Court, Family Treatment Court, Early Childhood Court, Makemson/competency dockets, Adult Drug Court/DWLS, Misdemeanor Competency) that were not captured. It also lists TD both under Burke (DV/TD) and as a separately ''Temporarily Vacant'' Trial Division — the court''s own internal ambiguity, preserved.
The 17th Circuit's circuit-wide AI disclosure/certification mandate (Jan 2026, twice amended) was VACATED in its entirety effective June 15, 2026 by Chief Judge Phillips's AO 2026-19-Gen, expressly citing the statewide framework (AOSC26-12; Rule 2.515(d)(2), SC2026-0673). Several division procedure pages still cite the vacated order.
Every circuit-civil case reviewed within 120 days of commencement and assigned a track (complex, streamlined, or general); case management orders required; firm continuance policy; sanctions for missed deadlines. Rescinds AO 21-09.
Circuit-civil hearing-availability standards: motion calendars ~2 weeks from request; 15-30 min special sets within 45-60 days; longer special sets scale.