13th Jud. Cir., Judge Ellison Procedures & Preferences (Circ. Civ. J)
Judge Ellison rejects agreed orders not preceded by a motion or stipulation, requires "Agreed Order" as the caption opener with the basis identified in paragraph one, and runs competing orders through a Word-format e-mail protocol with legal argument prohibited.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Polo Procedures & Preferences (Circ. Civ. C), § 11
[PREEMPTED effective June 15, 2026 by Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.515(d)(2) and AOSC26-12 — the statewide certification standard controls.] Judge Polo's page still displays her own AI-disclosure mandate with sanctions up to dismissal.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Daniel Procedures & Preferences (Circ. Civ. H), § 16
[PREEMPTED effective June 15, 2026 by Rule 2.515(d)(2) and AOSC26-12.] Judge Helene Daniel's page still displays her own AI disclosure-and-certification mandate with sanctions including dismissal.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Marlewski Procedures & Preferences (Circ. Civ. K), § 11
[PREEMPTED effective June 15, 2026 by Rule 2.515(d)(2) and AOSC26-12.] Judge Marlewski's page still displays her own AI disclosure-and-certification mandate.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Felix Procedures & Preferences (Fam. A), § 13
[PREEMPTED effective June 15, 2026 by Rule 2.515(d)(2) and AOSC26-12.] Judge Felix's page still displays his own AI disclose-and-certify mandate for any document, materials, or exhibits.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Black Procedures & Preferences (Inj. K / County Civ. S), § 3
[PREEMPTED effective June 15, 2026 by Rule 2.515(d)(2) and AOSC26-12.] Judge Black's page still imposes her own AI rule — disclosure on the face of the document plus a personal-review certification, citing Fla. Bar Ethics Op. 24-1 — alongside 5-business-day case-law notebooks and new County Civil AO S-2026-024.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Polo Procedures & Preferences (Circ. Civ. C), § 15–18
Judge Polo caps all motions/responses/replies/memos at 10 pages (photos, charts, case law exempt), requires supporting papers e-filed 3 business days out, and warns that seeking relief by e-mailing chambers brings sanctions without further notice.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Huey Procedures & Preferences (Circ. Civ. I/Y)
Judge Huey caps memos at 10 pages (photos/charts exempt), refuses mailed or hand-delivered submissions, and offers a decide-on-the-papers track when both sides agree.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Gabbard Judicial Practices & Procedures — PDF
Judge Gabbard's practices PDF: hearings scheduled for 30 minutes or more are conducted IN PERSON; everything else runs electronically via Zoom unless the Court orders otherwise.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge DePaul Procedures & Preferences (Fam. C)
Judge DePaul's matrix: non-evidentiary ≤30 minutes on Zoom (pro se CMCs in person); evidentiary or >30 minutes in person, with evidentiary set at 60 minutes; Zoom-noticed evidentiary hearings without permission may be cancelled; phone appearances risk rescheduling.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Brown Judicial Practices & Procedures (County Crim. D)
Judge Brown (14-item FSC template, the county-criminal exemplar): in-person default under his Standing Order on Remote Appearances; filing an NOA without waiving speedy trial obligates defendant AND counsel to appear at arraignment; his AI paragraph points to statewide Rule 2.515(d) (compliant).
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Smith Judicial Practices & Procedures (County Crim. A, mod. Jan. 14, 2026) — PDF
Judge Smith's practices PDF (mod. Jan. 14, 2026): ALL CASES ARE IN PERSON, discovery-related motions are filed within 10 days after discovery was due, and out-of-custody pleas include a scanned fingerprint card in the filing.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Pomponio Judicial Practices & Procedures (mod. Nov. 3, 2025) — PDF
Judge Pomponio's multi-docket practices PDF: arraignments run every Monday of Dispo week at 9:00 a.m. via Zoom, but all dispositions are in person, and the division otherwise conducts hearings in person.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Farfante Procedures & Preferences (Asbestos Div. Z)
Judge Farfante's asbestos calendar runs monthly (generally the third Thursday, 10:30 a.m.) on an agenda built by an outside coordinator — motions must reach the coordinator by 5:00 p.m. the Thursday one week prior or risk not being heard.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Bantner Procedures & Preferences (County Civ. M), § 9
The strongest in-the-wild confirmation of the 2026 statewide AI rule: Judge Bantner's page expressly states his prior AI requirements are REMOVED because of the May 28, 2026 amendment of Rule 2.515 — signing a filing now itself certifies the authorities exist and are accurately cited.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Alvarez Judicial Practices & Procedures (Crim. F)
Judge Alvarez decides bond reductions without evidence or hearing: file, e-mail the division, the State responds within 24 hours, the Court rules by e-mail, and defense uploads a State-approved order.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Farfante Procedures & Preferences (Business Court L)
Judge Farfante's Business Court runs initial CMCs on UMC with a mandatory Case Management Report per Local Rule 3.13, SMITH/JONES-style e-mail subject lines, and a hard rule: do not e-file the notice until the JAWS confirmation e-mail arrives.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Catlin Procedures & Preferences (Probate A)
Judge Catlin: all case-law authority AND all hearing/trial exhibits due at least five business days ahead — exhibits in an indexed, tabbed binder — with mediation mandatory before any 2-hour-plus hearing on pain of cancellation.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Nash Procedures & Preferences (Circ. Civ. G)
Judge Nash routes trial continuances differently by vintage: 2023-and-earlier cases must set the motion on UMC/CMC; 2024-and-later cases e-mail the motion to the division for chambers review — and no new trial order issues until the continuance is granted.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Costello Procedures & Preferences (Inj. H / County Civ. K), § 4
Judge Costello's AI section simply restates amended Rule 2.515(d)(2) — the post-AOSC26-12 statewide standard — a compliance model, not a local mandate: signers certify cited authorities exist and are accurately cited, with the rule's own sanctions.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Martin Judicial Practices & Procedures (Juv Dep B, mod. 1/23/2026) — PDF
Judge Martin's practices PDF (mod. 1/23/2026, recovered from the portal vein): DCF is responsible for arranging remote appearances, witnesses appear by Zoom only with Court permission, and status conferences require a filed notice of hearing.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Gutman Judicial Practices & Procedures (mod. June 2026) — PDF
Judge Gutman's practices PDF (mod. June 2026): the county-civil template applies — late materials not considered, Zoom by motion for in-person-noticed hearings, good cause for remote requests.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Baggé-Hernández Procedures & Preferences (County Civ. J)
Judge Baggé-Hernández runs the fullest county-civil template (13 sections) including dedicated Small Claims and Landlord/Tenant-Eviction procedures — courtesy copies go digitally to the division, JAWS is the scheduling default, and unsolicited non-party communications are disregarded.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Chandler East Circuit Div. R Procedures — PDF
Judge Chandler's Division R sheet demands metadata on every notice — filing date, document index number of the motion, and time reserved — with 30-minute-plus contested evidentiary matters in person at Plant City and exhibits/case law mailed 5 days ahead.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Chandler East Circuit Probate Div. U — PDF
Judge Chandler's Division U sheet: East Probate is paperless (orders only via ePortal to EAST CIRCUIT PROBATE DIVISION U), and probate hearings share Division R's JAWS docket for 30-minutes-or-less settings.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Tesche Arkin Procedures & Preferences (Probate B / RPO N)
Judge Tesche Arkin defaults to Zoom but pulls emergencies back into the courtroom: Emergency Temporary Guardianship and Vulnerable Adult petitions are heard in person with counsel and parties present; 1-hour-plus hearings are JA-set and in-person only.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Kiser Procedures & Preferences (Fam. F)
Judge Kiser requires all parties and counsel in person at the first CMC; post-judgment matters come off the first case-management docket and reschedule appropriately; the JA answers no legal questions.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Peacock Procedures & Preferences (Circ. Civ. D)
Judge Peacock refuses sharefile links and paper binders: courtesy materials go by e-mail with case number and hearing date, binders arrive as bookmarked PDFs, and Word orders are rejected by the ePortal.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Campbell Procedures & Preferences (Juv Dep D)
Judge Campbell runs dependency hearings hybrid (Zoom or in person) with video required on, a strict Zoom renaming convention (name, role, case number), Zoom Rooms reservable at the courthouse 3 days ahead — and trials in person with witness lists 5 days and premarked exhibits 3 business days out.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Thomas Procedures & Preferences (Circ. Civ. A)
Judge Thomas: an emergency motion not properly filed with the clerk will not be treated as an emergency — the clerk channel is the only emergency channel.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Taylor Standing Pretrial Order & Procedures (County Crim. B)
Judge Taylor (under the shared County Criminal Standing Pretrial Order): continuance motions for in-custody defendants must be filed at least 48 hours before the court date to cancel jail transport, and all pleas are in person absent a pre-approved plea in absentia.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Green Judicial Practices & Procedures (mod. 11/17/2025) — PDF
Judge Green's practices PDF: in-custody defendants will not be transported to arraignment — plan appearances and waivers accordingly; orders in PDF; the JA answers no legal questions.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Alvarez Judicial Practices & Procedures (Crim. F)
Judge Alvarez permanently eliminated interim dispositional dates — the affirmative duty to progress discovery and set motions before the PTC survives; PTCs are in person with the defendant required.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Rice Judicial Practices & Procedures (Crim. I)
Judge Rice: the State e-mails proposed jury instructions by 8:00 a.m. the Monday of trial week; exhibits pre-marked sequentially with every page bates-numbered; two-week trial subpoena windows for first-degree-and-up felonies.
13th Jud. Cir., Order on Procedures Applicable to Jury Trials (Judge Huey, Div. I) — PDF
Judge Huey's standing jury-trial order still requires the original, two copies AND a CD-R disc in Word format of proposed jury instructions and verdict forms by close of business the day before trial — with voir dire limited to two hours per side and limine motions heard by the Friday before.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge O'Brien Judicial Practices & Procedures (mod. Nov. 2025) — PDF
Judge O'Brien's practices PDF (mod. Nov. 2025): materials after the deadline are not considered, unclaimed binders are recycled within 3 days, and Zoom at an in-person-noticed hearing takes a motion.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Saba Judicial Practices & Procedures (mod. Jan. 2026) — PDF
Judge Saba's practices PDF (mod. Jan. 2026): hearing materials received after the deadline will not be considered, binders not retrieved within 3 days of the proceeding are recycled, and Zoom requests for in-person-noticed hearings go by motion.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Makholm Judicial Practices & Procedures (mod. July 1, 2026) — PDF
Judge Makholm's practices PDF (mod. July 1, 2026 — days old): appearance in person is mandatory for the listed settings, and unprosecuted motions "may be deemed abandon[ed]."
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Rice Judicial Practices & Procedures (Crim. I)
Judge Rice mirrors the F-division waiver with an exception: all motions other than motions in limine must be filed AND heard before the Pretrial Conference or they are waived; limine motions must at least be filed by then.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Alvarez Judicial Practices & Procedures (Crim. F)
Judge Alvarez deems all motions not heard before the Pre-Trial Conference waived — and no grounds for continuance; substitutions of counsel must be filed AND heard 7 days before PTC, and continuances are not considered at PTC absent unforeseen circumstances.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Daniel Procedures & Preferences (Circ. Civ. H)
Judge Daniel splits binder practice by hearing length: short hearings (UMC 5–7 min, CMC 15/30) get NO binders with authority filed 3 business days ahead; 45-minute-plus hearings may have binders — but only by mail or courthouse drop-off, never e-mail.
13th Jud. Cir., Div. C 2026 Jury Trial Weeks (Judge Polo) — PDF
Judge Polo's published trial calendar bars attorneys from choosing a single week out of a multi-week trial period: the trial order must reflect the entire period, and all PTCs and trials are in person.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Fuson Judicial Practices & Procedures (Fam. L, mod. June 25, 2026) — PDF
Judge Fuson's practices PDF (mod. June 25, 2026): evidentiary hearings never happen on Zoom regardless of length, and all temporary-relief hearings are in person; scheduling impasses go to the JA.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Ayers Procedures & Preferences (Fam. D)
Judge Ayers will not schedule a final hearing or trial unless mediation occurred within the past six months (or new counsel appeared since) — and the Order Setting Final Hearing must hit JAWS 15 days before the date.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Hooi Procedures & Preferences (Fam. E)
Judge Hooi does not usually allow hybrid hearings (one side in person, one virtual); if both sides prefer, everyone may appear in person instead; emergencies route through the clerk to a judge-entered handling order.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Palermo Procedures & Preferences (Circ. Civ. B)
Judge Palermo bars hybrid hearings outright: the courtroom is not equipped for them, so everyone is on Zoom or everyone is in the courtroom, absent a specific advance order.
13th Jud. Cir., Juv. Delinquency B/F Procedures & Preferences (published under Judge Brennan)
The Delinquency B/F division publishes unusually granular order-formatting rules: PDFs created from Word (not scans), no signature line or ORDERED-AND-ADJUDGED text alone on a page, Mother/Father capitalized, descriptive titles, "number of number" pagination — with orders in the JAWS queue presumed shared and unobjected.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Catlin Procedures & Preferences (Probate A)
Judge Catlin's paperless order regime: PDF only (never Word), the hearing date in the opening paragraph, uploaded no more than 2 days before the hearing (early uploads rejected and removed), 3-business-day docketing wait, and "no hanging signatures."
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Scionti Judicial Practices & Procedures (mod. June 1, 2025) — PDF
Judge Scionti's specialty-docket practices PDF (Mental Health M, Veterans V, Adult Drug Treatment W): proposed orders submitted in what the document memorably calls "Microsoft Adobe Acrobat™" format, exhibits to the clerk on paper — and no standing Zoom ID (access is provided upon approval only).
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Lefler Judicial Practices & Procedures (Felony C, mod. June 30, 2026) — PDF
Judge Lefler's practices PDF (mod. June 30, 2026 — which also confirms his division as Felony C): proposed orders submit in PDF format, and exhibits go to the clerk in paper, single-sided.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Ward Procedures & Preferences (Circ. Civ. O)
Judge Ward: agreed orders upload PDF-only to the ePortal within 5 days of hearing; objectors must deliver Word competing orders within 3 days; no response after 5 days of service lets the movant upload; binders are welcome if indexed, tabbed, and 3 days early.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Fernandez Judicial Practices & Procedures (mod. 6/24/2026) — PDF
Judge Fernandez's practices PDF (mod. 6/24/2026, covering Circuit Criminal B and the Jimmy Ryce Act T docket): proposed orders upload in PDF, and Zoom-decorum violators "may be subject to sanctions."
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Griner Procedures & Standing Pretrial Order (East County)
Judge Griner publishes the circuit's most detailed single page (31 items) under the shared County Criminal Standing Pretrial Order: all cases in person unless special-set on Zoom, speedy waivers written-or-on-the-record only, opposing party on every e-mail.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Wolfe Practices & Procedures (Trial Division 3), citing AO S-2024-062(28)(A)
Judge Wolfe enforces AO S-2024-062(28)(A) with teeth: every pretrial motion in a case transferred to TD-3 must be scheduled and heard by the original transferring judge — failure to do so timely is deemed a waiver.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Oster Judicial Practices & Procedures (mod. May 4, 2026) — PDF
Judge Oster's procedures (recovered from her practices PDF, mod. May 4, 2026): pretrials and the discovery docket are automatically held via Zoom, with hearing requests stating whether the setting is remote or in person.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Chandler East Circuit Div. S Protective Injunctions — PDF
Judge Chandler's Division S sheet is unambiguous: all protective-injunction hearings happen in person at Plant City, and you may not participate by Zoom unless the Court specifically directs it.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Tibbals Judicial Practices & Procedures (mod. June 4, 2025) — PDF
Judge Tibbals: good cause must be established to appear remotely in his criminal division, and in-custody defendants are not transported to arraignment.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Nazaretian Judicial Practices & Procedures (mod. Jan. 23, 2026) — PDF
Judge Nazaretian (practices PDF, mod. Jan. 23, 2026 — recovered from the portal vein after his directory page showed nothing): good cause required for remote appearance, all hearing materials 3 business days ahead, continuances 5 days ahead, defendant present at the PTC.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Rice Judicial Practices & Procedures (Crim. I)
Judge Rice releases offered hearing dates to other parties if the JA gets no response within three business days — and layers deadlines: authority 3 business days, evidence for review 2 business days, Zoom exhibits 48 hours.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Johnson Judicial Practices & Procedures (mod. Nov. 2025) — PDF
Judge Johnson's practices PDF: hearing binders must be picked up within 3 days after the proceeding or they are recycled; anything over 15 minutes schedules by e-mail only; materials and continuances run on 5-day clocks.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Felix Procedures & Preferences (Fam. A), § 2
Judge Felix's scheduling protocol: the JA offers at least two dates; if the responding side stays silent for two business days after a documented good-faith attempt, the movant may pick the hearing time.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Scott Procedures & Standing Orders (County Crim. E)
Judge Scott: all cases in person unless special-set on Zoom (good cause, documentation possible), waivers of speedy trial refused via e-mail — written and filed, or on the record — and every e-mail to the Court copies the opposing party.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Allen Procedures & Preferences (County Civ. O)
Judge Allen: every hearing is in person (no phone/Zoom for small-claims initial pretrials), 60-minutes-or-less books through JAWS — and even after the parties agree, the movant must appear at the scheduled time unless a timely cancellation or signed stipulation reached the division.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Cuellar-Stilo Procedures (Traffic M / NCNT T / IV-D Y)
Judge Cuellar-Stilo's Civil Traffic division takes no Zoom absent a court order, presumes motions pending 60+ days without a hearing denied without prejudice, and treats unwarranted "emergency" labels as sanctionable — with counsel expected available nights and weekends for real ones.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Goudie Procedures & Preferences (Trial Division 2)
Judge Goudie's TD-2 grants no continuances once a case transfers in — continuance motions belong to the letter-division judge — and parties may not contact trial divisions to solicit trial dates.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Rich Judicial Practices & Procedures (Fam. I, mod. Dec. 2, 2025) — PDF
Judge Rich's practices PDF (recovered from the portal vein; mod. Dec. 2, 2025): the responding side has two business days to answer availability; only after Court confirmation — or documented silence — does the movant file the Notice of Hearing.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Henderson Judicial Practices & Procedures (mod. May 2026) — PDF
Judge Henderson's practices PDF (mod. May 2026): UMC dockets run on Zoom, other remote appearances require good cause from the requesting party, and unclaimed binders are recycled after 3 days.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Palermo Procedures & Preferences (Circ. Civ. B)
Judge Palermo caps UMC at matters heard in under 5 minutes and summarily cancels any that exceed 7 — no contempt, no testimony, no dispositive motions on the UMC docket.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Edwards Judicial Practices & Procedures (County Civ. I, est. Oct. 20, 2025) — PDF
Judge Edwards's practices PDF: the Uniform Motion Calendar is conducted via Zoom only, remote-appearance credentials die with a cancelled hearing, and Zoom appearances for in-person settings require an uploaded Order to Appear Via Zoom in the Division I queue.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Giardina Procedures & Preferences (County Civ. H)
Judge Giardina: 15-minutes-or-less schedules through JAWS, over 30 through the JA — and a unilaterally-set notice of hearing must attach a cover letter detailing at least three attempts to coordinate; hearings in person since February 14, 2022.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Thomas Procedures & Preferences (Circ. Civ. A)
Judge Cheryl Thomas runs the 13th's strongest civil Zoom default: jury trials in person, everything else — including pretrials and evidentiary hearings — on Zoom unless designated otherwise.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Bauman Procedures & Preferences (Fam. J)
Judge Bauman: PTCs, trials, and evidentiary hearings require counsel AND clients at the courthouse; the Court will not schedule on WebEx; no piggybacking matters onto set hearings; and proposed orders must NOT enter the queue before the hearing happens.
13th Jud. Cir., Judge Goudie Procedures & Preferences (Trial Division 2)
Judge Goudie's remote-evidence protocol is the strictest in the circuit: witnesses show photo ID before being sworn, must be alone in a quiet room, may not use virtual backgrounds, must shut off other devices, and will be asked to scan the room before testifying.