Judges›Palm Beach County
James Sherman
Circuit Judge · Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court
Current assignment
Circuit Civil — Division AK
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
Electronic-Only Orders with Cover Letter, 3×3 Space, 1-Inch Margins — Division AK
Judge Sherman signs orders electronically only — no hard or emailed copies — with a cover letter confirming all parties reviewed, a 3×3-inch upper-right space, and one-inch margins.
Two Bound, Pre-Marked Exhibit Sets, 7 Days Ahead — Division AK
Judge Sherman requires TWO identical bound hard-copy sets of pre-marked exhibits for evidentiary hearings at least 7 days out — and anything over 50 pages must arrive as bound hard copies by mail.
UMC Caps: 2 Motions Per Case, No Stacked Time Slots — Division AK
Judge Sherman caps UMC at two motions/10 minutes total per case and forbids stacking OLS slots to manufacture hearings longer than 30 minutes; one motion only per 15-minute special set.
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