Judges›Palm Beach County
James Nutt
Circuit Judge · Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court
Current assignment
Circuit Criminal — Division W
Provenance
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- Last verified
- July 5, 2026
30-day recheck scheduled with the source monitor.
Verified rules for this judge's division
Cancellations Not Permitted; 2-Hour Call Means Extraordinary Circumstances — Division W
Judge Nutt does not permit hearing cancellations (an Agreed Order on a Motion to Continue MAY be accepted) — and once a case is on 2-hour call, only extraordinary circumstances move it.
Proposed Jury Instructions One Business Day Before Trial — Division W
Judge Nutt wants proposed jury instructions at least one business day before trial; morning calendar runs Monday–Thursday 8:30 a.m. for matters of 10 minutes or less, motion filed first.
Zoom for Status Checks Only — Everything Else In Person — Division W
Judge Nutt holds only nonessential hearings (status checks, case dispositions) via Zoom; all other hearings are in person, and every order goes through Online Services.
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