Judges›Palm Beach County
Sara Alijewicz
Circuit Judge · Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court
Current assignment
Divisions Y · FW/FW2 · RA · BG/WI (Criminal, Civil, Criminal, Family)
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
Fee Motions Must Attach Time Records — Division RA (Y, FW/FW2, BG/WI)
Judge Alijewicz requires every motion for attorney's fees and/or costs to attach a document detailing time records — no records, no fee award.
Orders in Word per RJA 2.520 with 3×3 Space — Division RA (Y, FW/FW2, BG/WI)
Judge Alijewicz: orders in Word through Online Services, compliant with Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.520, with a 3"×3" blank recording space; motions filed and docketed before any hearing request; 5-business-day UMC notice with courtesy copies via OLS.
UMC by Phone/Video, Evidentiary In Person — Division RA (Y, FW/FW2, BG/WI)
Judge Alijewicz runs ALL UMC hearings telephonically or by videoconference, while evidentiary hearings are in person (effective June 21, 2021) — across her four dockets: RA, Y, FW/FW2, BG/WI.
Ruling intelligence
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