Judges›Palm Beach County
Kirk C. Volker
Circuit Judge · Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court
Current assignment
Juvenile — Division JL
Provenance
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- Official court page
- Last verified
- July 5, 2026
30-day recheck scheduled with the source monitor.
Verified rules for this judge's division
Competing Orders Go to the JA in Word, Copied to Everyone — Division JL
Judge Volker: routine orders through Online Services, but competing orders are e-mailed to the Judicial Assistant in Word with copies to all parties.
In Person by Default; Zoom Only With E-Mailed Approval — Division JL
Judge Volker holds all hearings in person absent special circumstances; Zoom requires e-mailed Court approval, and any remote-appearance NOH must list the judge's remote platform credentials.
No Judicial Review Until the NOH Is Filed AND E-Mailed — Division JL
Judge Volker will not look at a case or motion until the Notice of Hearing is filed and a courtesy copy has been e-mailed to the JA — file it, serve it, send it, or nothing happens.
Ruling intelligence
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