Continuances Accepted Up to 24 Hours Before Court — Division B
Summary
Judge Bryson runs the tightest continuance window in the courthouse — at least 24 hours before the court date — with hearing materials due 2 business days out and jury instructions e-mailed one day before trial.
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Florida > Fifteenth Judicial Circuit > Palm Beach County > Palm Beach County Court > County Criminal Division B (Judge Marni Bryson)
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"must be submitted at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled court date" / "court must receive all materials for the hearing no later than two (2) business days before" / "submit Jury Instructions and verdict forms to the Court via email...at least one (1) day prior to trial"
- Official source
- PBC County Court — Division B Instructions (Judge Bryson)
- Source health
- Healthy · checked July 7, 2026
- Effective date
- —
- Last verified
- July 5, 2026Live fetch of official division page — 2026-07-05
Reviewer note: Verified against the live official page on 2026-07-05. 30-day recheck scheduled.
Change history
- July 7, 2026Monitor: content changed at PBC County Court — Division B Instructions (Judge Bryson). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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