County Court Civil Case Management and Small Claims PIP Cases
Circuit Civil Case Management and Entry of Case Management Orders
Appointment of Circuit Judges and County Court Judges Acting as Circuit Judges as Juvenile Judges
Appointment of Circuit Judges as Acting County Judges, Appointment of County Judges as Acting Circuit Judges, and Appointment of County Judges as Acting County Judges in Another County
Amended Assignment of Felony Cases in Manatee Divisions I, III and V and in Sarasota Divisions II, IV and VI
Assignment of Felony Cases in Manatee Divisions I, III and V and in Sarasota Divisions II, IV and VI
Manatee County Comprehensive Treatment Court (Manatee CTC)
Administrative Plan
Amended Judicial Assignments 2025
Fourth Amended Judicial Assignments 2024
Establishment of Division "R" and Assignment of Cases Brought Pursuant to the Jimmy Ryce Act
Amended Modification of South County Judicial District of Sarasota County and Division H Case Assignments
Civil Summons Form Language for Referral to Legal Aid
Judicial Assignments 2025
Rescinding Administrative Order Regarding Do-Not Resuscitate Orders for the Ward in Guardianship Cases
Appointment Of Circuit Judges As Acting County Judges, Appointment of County Judges as Acting Circuit Judges, and Appointment of County Judges as Acting County Judges in Another County
Third Amended Judicial Assignments 2024
Felony Alternative Sanctions Program
Drug Court
Establishing Court Ordered Mediation Services in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit for County Civil, Family and Dependency Cases
Procedures for Expedited Handling of Petitions Filed Pursuant to Section 390.0114, Florida Statute
Amended Uniform Bond Schedule for Criminal Proceedings
Second Amended Judicial Assignments 2024
Civil Division Cases Referred to Magistrate Deborah Bailey Now Referred to Magistrate Bradley J. Ellis
Order Appointing Bradley J. Ellis as General Magistrate and Support Enforcement Hearing Officer
Rescinding Local Rules
Rescinding Delegation of Authority to Release Defendant Prior to First Appearance (Administrative Order 2019–1.3)
Family Division Cases Referred to Magistrate David Caskey now Referred to Magistrate Vincent A. Giura
Uniform Bond Schedule for Criminal Proceedings
Fourth Amended Judicial Assignments 2023
Amended Judicial Assignments 2024
Order Appointing Vincent A. Giura as General Magistrate and Support Enforcement Hearing Officer
Judicial Assignments 2024
Designated Judge to Preside Over Cases Involving the Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
Order Appointing Natalya Evans as General Magistrate and Support Enforcement Hearing Officer
Amended Procedures for Risk Protection Orders
Recall of Warrants in Declined or Nolle Prossed Cases (Sarasota County Only)
Third Amended Judicial Assignments 2023
Photography, Recording and Broadcasting in Court Facilities
Order Vacating Administrative Order 2021-09.2, Titled Order on Court Operations, Use of Remote Technology and Ceasing COVID-19 Procedures
Reciprocal Grant of Authority by the Judiciary of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit to Revoke or Modify Bail Amounts or Conditions of Pretrial Release at First Appearance
Updated Seventh Amended Order on Health and Safety Protocols Regarding COVID-19
Seventh Amended Order on Health and Safety Protocols Regarding COVID-19
Second Amended Judicial Assignments 2023
Temporarily Suspending the Assignment of New Dependency Cases to Division K for Three Months and Implementing Change to the Ratio of Assigning New Dependency Cases to Divisions J and K
Order Appointing Lawrence Jacobs as General Magistrate and Support Enforcement Hearing Officer
Amended Judicial Assignments 2023
Establishing Desoto County Pretrial Supervised Released Program (SPR) and Program Rules
Bail Bond Actions
Regarding the Use of Form Petitions for Protection Against Domestic Violence, Repeat Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Violence, And Stalking (Forms 12.980(a), (f), (n), (q), and (t))
Judicial Assignments 2023
Cost of Drug Testing Referrals in Manatee County
Expunction or Sealing of Criminal History Records
Order Vacating Administrative Order 2012-18.1 Small Claims Pre-Trial Conferences in PIP Cases
Security and Operations of Court Facilities
Second Amended Judicial Assignments 2022
Sixth Amended Order on Health and Safety Protocols Regarding COVID-19
County Court Civil Case Management and Small Claims Pip Cases
Amended Procedures for the Appointment of Certified Process Servers
Amended Judicial Assignments 2022
Order Establishing Fines for Specific Offenses Committed During Spring Break 2022
Proposed Orders E-Filed Through the Portal
Establishing Manatee County Comprehensive Treatment Court (Manatee CTC)
Summary Judgment Motions in Civil Cases
Judicial Assignments 2022
Standing Order and Case Management Report for County Court Civil Case Management in Desoto, Manatee and Sarasota Counties
Order Allowing Jury Trials to Resume Effective September 27, 2021
Order Temporarily Suspending All Jury Trials Effective August 30, 2021
Fifth Amended Order on Health and Safety Protocols
Fourth Amended Order Lifts Face Mask Requirement in Courthouses1 but Requires Physical Distancing
Third Amended Order on Face Mask Requirement for All Persons in Courthouses1 and Covid-19 Procedural Safeguards and Changes
Second Amended Order on Face Mask Requirement for All Persons in Courthouses Extended and Additional COVID-19 Procedural Safeguards and Changes
Face Mask Requirement for all Persons in Courthouses Extended and Additional COVID-19 Procedural Safeguards and Changes
Face Mask Requirement for all Persons in Courthouses
Face Mask Requirement for all Unvaccinated Persons in Courthouses
Civil Case Management Protocols for Circuit Civil Cases Filed After April 30, 2021
Order Appointing Matthew Peters as General Magistrate and Support Enforcement Hearing Officer
Judicial Assignments 2021
Order on Court Operations, Use of Remote Technology and Ceasing COVID-19 Procedures
Court-Ordered Nonbinding Arbitration
Amended TYLA Docket
Amended Civil Case Management Protocols for County Court Civil Cases Filed After April 30, 2021
Civil Case Management Protocols for County Court Civil Cases Filed After April 30, 2021
Civil Case Management Protocols for Civil Cases Filed After April 30, 2021
Reassignment of Felony Cases in Manatee Divisions I and III
Amended Administrative Order Establishing Mental Health Court in Sarasota County
Order Establishing Fines for Specific Offenses Committed During Spring Break 2021
Transfer of Pending Appeals from the Circuit Court to the District Court of Appeals
Transfer of Pending Appeals from the Circuit Court to the District Court of Appeal
Photography, Recording and Boardcasting in Court Facilities
Redistribution of Manatee County Civil Cases from Division 2 to Divisions 1, 3, and 4
Second Amended Criminal Division Omnibus Order Regarding COVID-19 Procedures for Phase 2
Amended Criminal Division Omnibus Order Regarding COVID-19 Procedures for Phase 2, Including Discretionary Juror Excusals Due to Covid-19
Criminal Division Omnibus Order Regarding COVID-19 Procedures for Phase 2, Including Discretionary Juror Excusals Due to COVID-19
Creation of the Problem-Solving Court and Criminal Administrative Division P
Court-Ordered Nonbinding Arbitration During COVID-19
Appointment of Circuit Judges as Acting County Judges, Appointment of County Judges as Acting Circuit Judges, and Appointmentof County Judges as Acting County Judges in Another County
Order Modifying and Extending the Temporary Residential Eviction Moratorium Pursuant to CDC Order
Extending the Temporary Residential Eviction Moratorium Pursuant to CDC Order
Lifting the Suspension of Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Actions and Temporary Residential Eviction Moratorium Pursuant to CDC Order
Suspension of Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Actions and Residential Evictions Related to Non-Payment Due to COVID-19
Suspending Evictions Related to Non-Payment of Rent by Residential Tenants and Suspending Foreclosures
Order Appointing Mary McEwen As General Magistrate and Suport Enforcement Hearing Officer
Order Suspending Civil Jury Trials Through December 31, 2020
Order Suspending Civil Jury Trials Through September 18, 2020
COVID-19 Public Health and Safety Precautions and Procedures, Third Amendment
COVID-19 Public Health and Safety Precautions and Procedures - Second Amendment
COVID-19 Public Health and Safety Precautions and Procedures as Amended
COVID-19 Public Health and Safety Precautions and Procedures
Suspending Evictions and Foreclosures during COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation Order Violations under §381.00315
Parenting Procedures in the Family Division During Covid-19 Pandemic
Parenting Procedures in the Family Division During COVID-19 Pandemic
Lifts the Temporary Suspension of Jury Summonses Due to COVID-19
Temporary Suspension of Jury Summonses
Authority To Conduct First Appearances And Accept Pleas From Defendants In Custody Whose Charges Initiated From A County Within The Twelfth Judicial Circuit (Desoto, Manatee Or Sarasota)
Administrative Order Modifying and / or Suspending In-Person Visitation for Children Under the Protective Supervision of the Department of Children and Families
Appointment of CIrcuit Judges and County Court Judges acting as Circuit Judges as Juvenile Judges
Revisions to COVID-19 Emergency Procedures and Mission Essential and Critical Court Functions Specific to Phase 1
COVID-19 Emergency Procedures and Mission Essential Functions
Order Establishing Fines for Specific Offenses Committed During Spring Break 2020
Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders for the Ward in Guardianship Cases
Judicial Assignments
Judicial Assignments (Amended to correct Scrivener's Error)(Rescinds Administrative Order 2019-17.4)
Order Appointing Mary Ann Floyd as General Magistrate and Support Enforcement Hearing Officer
Judicial Assignments (Rescinds Administrative Order 2019-12.4
In Re: Temporary Acting Chief Judge
In Re: Composition of the Sarasota County Law Library Board of Trustees
In Re: Juvenile Dependency Cases
In Re: Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedures for Complaints Against Non-Judge Employees of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit
In Re: Circuit Civil, Family, Probate and County Civil Cases Change in Status Reporting Requirements (Defining "active" and "inactive" cases)
Order Governing Cases Involving the Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
Judicial Assignments (Rescinds Administrative Order 2019-07.4)
RE: Authorization to Release Funds Deposited as Rent
In Re: Assignment of Adversary Probate Proceedings
Re: Order Establishing Fines for Specific Offenses Committed During Spring Break 2019
Re: Amended Administrative Order Establishing Eligibility Criteria for Admission to Sarasota County Mental Health Court Program
Re: Delegation of Authority to Release Defendant Prior to First Appearance
Re: Appointment of Circuit Judges as Acting County Judges, Appointment of County Judges as Acting Circuit Judges, and Appointment of County Judges as Acting County Judges in Another County
In Re: Administrative Plan
In Re: Delegation of Authority to Release Defendant Prior to First Appearance
Judicial Assignments Effective January 8, 2019
In Re: Amended TYLA Docket
In Re: Appointment and Duties of Linda A. Lorrier as General Master for Truancy Cases in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit
In Re: Establishment of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Local Professionalism Panel
In Re: Consent to Case Closure in Eviction Cases After 90 Days of Inactivity And Administratively Closing Open Eviction Cases Filed on or Before March 1, 2018 After 90 Days of Inactivity
In Re: Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedures for Complaints Against Trial Court Judges
In Re: Appointment of Circuit Court Judges as Acting County Judges, etc.
In Re: Procedure for Risk Protection Orders
In Re: Court Appointment of Non Professional Guardians in Guardianship Cases
In Re: Judicial Assignments (effective June 1, 2018)
In Re: Amended Modification of South County Judicial District of Sarasota County and Division H Case Assignments
RE: ASSIGNING INJUNCTION CASES ON A WEEKLY BASIS IN MANATEE COUNTY AND NORTH SARASOTA COUNTY
IN RE: AUTHORIZING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WITIDN TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INJUNCTIONS PURSUANT TO §741.30, FLORIDA STATUTES
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2018-3.2 IN RE: SHERIFFS AS OFFICERS OF THE COURT
ORDER ESTABLISHING FINES FOR SPECIFIC OFFENSES COMMITTED DURING SPRING BREAK 2018
RE: ORDER TERMINATING THE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE MEDIATION PROGRAM (RMM PROGRAM) AND VACATING ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2016-5.1
RE: Appointment of Circuit Judges as acting County Judges, appointment of County Judges as acting Circuit Judges, and appointment of County Judges as acting County Judges in another County
RE: APPOINTMENT OF COUNTY JUDGE AS ACTING CIRCUIT JUDGE, ETC.
Cases Referred to General Magistrate Renee Inman Now Referred to David Caskey
IN RE: JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENTS (effective January 1, 2018)
RE: JUVENILE DEPENDENCE CASES (during state of emergency)
Appointment of Circuit Judge as Acting County Judge
RE: ACTING TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATOR
RE: Judicial Assignments effective September 1, 2017
Re: Appointment of Circuit Judges as Acting County Judges (etc.)
RE: Assignment of Adversary Probate Proceedings
Re: Establishment of Pro Bono Committee and Designation of Official Legal Aid Providers
Order Approving Guardianship Education Course
Alternative Sanctioning Program.
Appointment of Circuit Judges as Acting County Judges, Appointment of County Judges as Acting Circuit Judges and Appointment of County Judges as Acting County Judges in Another County
Order Appointing Matthew K. Peters as Civil Traffic Infraction Hearing Officer
Re: Department of Revenue (DOR) Title IV-D Cases Scope Limited to Child Support and Paternity Issues
Re: Administrative Closing of Inactive Reopened Cases
re: Judicial Assignments effective May 1, 2017
In Re: Security and Operations of Court Facilities
Amended Administrative Order Establishing Eligibility Criteria for Admission to Sarasota County Mental Health Court Program
re: Establishing Fines for Specific Offenses Committed During Spring Break 2017
Re: Appointment of Circuit Judges as Acting County Judges, Appointment of County Judges as Acting Circuit Judges, etc.
Re: Civil Traffic Infraction Proceedings and Civil Traffic Infraction Hearing Officers
re: Releasing Funds From Nonresident Cost Bonds and Writs of Garnishment
Re: Modification of South County Judicial District of Sarasota County and Division H Case Assignments
Re: Amended Modification of South County Judicial District of Sarasota County and Division H Case Assignments
re: Uniform Procedures for Forfeitures of Personal Property
re: Notice to Claimants of Seizure
Order on Judicial Assignments
re: Judicial Assignments effective January 2, 2017
Appointment of Circuit Judges as Acting Count Judges, Appointment of County Judges as Acting Circuit Judges and Appointment of County Judges as Acting County Judges in Another County
Processing Adults Arrested on Juvenile Pickup Orders
In Re: Major Trial Division "T"
Due Process Service Rates
RE: Suspension of Family Law Rule 12.285
RE: AMENDED TYLA Docket
In Re: Tyla Docket
RE: REQUIRING MAILING ADDRESSES AND STAMPED ENVELOPES (AMENDED)
Re: Order Modifying The Residential Mortgage Mediation Program and Authorizing AAA As Program Manager
re: Adopting Use of Petitioner's Waiver or Non-Waiver of Return Hearing for Protection Cases in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit.
Order Establishing Fines for Specific Offenses Committed During Spring Break 2016
New Procedures for the Appointment of Certified Process Servers
Filing of Petitions for Extraordinary Writs
Re: Adopting Use of Petitioner's Waiver or Non-Waiver of Return Hearing for Protection Cases in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit.
Judicial Assignments effective January 3, 2016
Reassignment of Felony Cases in Division II and Division VI
Order Appointing Charles A. Denton as General Magistrate and Support Enforcement Hearing Officer
In Re: Order Appointing Michelle Artman Smith as General Magistrate and Support Enforcement Hearing Officer
In Re: Order Appointing David P. Caskey as General Magistrate and Support Enforcement Hearing Officer
Order Appointing Braxton R. Ezell as General Magistrate and Support Enforcement Hearing Officer
Civil Citations for Juvenile Offenses - Teen Court
No Contact with the Victim Order as a Condition of Pretrial Release
In Re: Procedure for Generating Randomized Jury Venires in Manatee County
In Re: Appointment of Circuit Judges as Acting County Judges, Appointment of County Judges as Acting Circuit Judges and Appointment of County Judges as Acting County Judges in Another County
Procedures for Electronic Search and Arrest Warrants in Manatee and Sarasota Counties (Adults Only - Not for Juvenile Cases)(Supplements AO 2013-3.3 and amends AO 2015-3.3)
In Re: Procedures for Electronic Search and Arrest Warrants in Manatee and Sarasota Counties (Adults Only - Not for Juvenile Cases) (Supplements Administrative Order 2013-3.3
In Re: Proposed Orders
IN RE: ESTABLISHING COURT ORDERED MEDIATION SERVICES IN THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT FOR COUNTY CIVIL, FAMILY AND DEPENDENCY CASES
IN RE: PARENTING COORDINATION IN FAMILY LAW CASES
In Re: Examining Committee Members' Fee in Guardianship Proceedings Where Ward is NOT INDIGENT (AMENDED AS TO PSYCHOLOGIST FEES ONLY)
EXAMINING COMMITTEE MEMBERS' FEES WHERE WARD IS NOT INDIGENT
IN RE: AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990
Order Establishing Fines for Specific Offenses Committed During Spring Break 2015
APPOINTMENT OF CIRCUIT JUDGES AS ACTING COUNTY JUDGES, APPOINTMENT OF COUNTY JUDGES AS ACTING CIRCUIT JUDGES, AND APPOINTMENT OF COUNTY JUDGES AS ACTING COUNTY JUDGES IN ANOTHER COUNTY
RE: Establishment of 12th Circuit Local Professionalism Panel
In Re: Judicial Assignments CY2015
IN RE: Drug Court Admission Procedures and Requirements
In re: DIRECTING APPEARANCE OF CHILD PROTECTION TEAM EMPLOYEES, CONSULTANTS, AND DOCTORS LISTED AS "CATEGORY A" WITNESSES FOR DEPOSITION IN CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CASES - MANATEE COUNTY
RE: Security and Operations of Court Facilities
RE: Appointment of Circuit Judges as Acting County Judges, Appointment of County Judges as Acting Circuit Judges, and Appointment of County Judges as Acting County Judges in Another County
Order Appointing James Paul Hudson as General Magistrate and Support Enforcement Hearing Officer
In Re: Electronic Media and Still Photography Coverage of Judicial Proceedings and Procedures for High Profile and Special Interest Cases
Order Establishing Fines for Specific Offenses Committed During Spring Break 2014
In Re: Creation of a Uniform Ex Parte Process for all Probate and Guardianship Cases and "Division H" Case Assignment for Probate and Guardianship Cases in South County Judicial District of Sarasota County
In Re: Judicial Assignments CY 2014
In Re: Authorization for the Sarasota County Clerk to Provide New Arraignment Dates for Inmates in the Sarasota County Jail
In Re: Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Cases Change In Status Reporting Requirements (defining "active" and "inactive" cases)
In Re: Appointment of Circuit Judges as Acting County Judges, Appointment of County Judges as Acting Circuit Judges, and Appointment of County Judges as Acting County Judges in Another County
In Re: Standing Family Law Court Order for Manatee, Sarasota and DeSoto Counties
In Re: Order Appointing James E. Toale as Foreclosure General Magistrate
In Re: Order Appointing James Paul Hudson as Foreclosure General Magistrate
In re: Bond Schedule for Criminal Proceedings
In Re: Establishment of Twelfth Circuit Pro Bono Committee and Designation of Official Legal Aid Providers (Rescinds Administrative Order 1993-08.2
In re: Unified Family Court Procedures for Manatee and Sarasota Counties (Amends AO 2011-6.12)
In re: Alternative Sanctions Program
Order Establishing Fines for Specific Offenses Committed During Spring Break 2013
In Re: Alternative Sanctions Program
In Re: Procedures For Search and Arrest Warrants (Amends 2002-21.3)
Re: Appointment of Circuit Judges as Acting County Judges, Appointment of County Judges as Acting Circuit Judges, and Appointment of County Judges Acting as County Judges in Another County.
In Re: Rescinding Administrative Order 2002-18.6 (In Re: Violators Given 90 Days To Request Hearing in Traffic Cases)
Amended Administrative Order for Judicial Assignments 2013
In Re:Small Claims Pre-Trial Conferences in PIP Cases (Effective January 2, 2013)
In Re: Amended Major Trial Division T (amends Administrative Order 2012-17.4)
In Re: Major Trial Division T (Effective January 2, 2013)Amended by 2012-17A.4
In Re: Requiring Mailing Addresses and Stamped Envelopes (Rule 2.516)
In Re: Redistribution of Circuit Civil Cases From Division B to Division D
In Re: Petition for Injunction Against Stalking and Related Forms
In Re: Judicial Assignments CY 2013
In Re: Motions for Excess Fees by Court-Appointed Counsel
In Re: Data Collection for "Division H"; South County Judicial District of Sarasota County
In Re: Second Amended Administrative Order of Judicial Assignments for 2012
Re: Administrative Order Establishing the Residential Mortgage Mediation Program (RMM Program) - Amended
Administrative Order Establishing the Residential Mortgage Mediation Program (RMM Program)
In Re: Bond Schedule for Criminal Proceedings (Vacating 2010-6.3, 2010-5.3, 2009-15.3, 2003-5C3, 2003-5B.3, 2003-5.3 and 1997-12.3)
In Re: Limiting In-Court Appearances by Official Court Reporters (Amends AO 2009-18.2)
Order Establishing Fine For Specific Offenses Committed During Spring Break 2012
In Re: Administrative Order Establishing Standard Procedures for Attorneys Prosecuting and Defending Residential and Commercial Mortgage Foreclosure Actions.
In Re: Rescinding Administrative Order 2010-11.1 (Administrative Order for Case Management of Residential Foreclosure Cases and Mandatory Referral of Mortgage Foreclosure Cases Involving Homestead Residences to Mediation); Rescinding Administrative O
In Re: Order Establishing Fines For Specific Offenses Committed During New Years Eve Celebration 2012
Judicial Assignments CY 2012 (Rescinds 2011-10.4)
In Re: Rescinding Administrative Order 2005-01.2 (In Re: Assignment of Repeat Violence Cases to Civil Divisions in Manatee County)
In Re: Administrative Order Determining That The Teen Court Programs and Procedures in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Comply with the Requirements of F.S. 985.12
Judicial Assignments CY 2012
In Re: The Substitution of the Office of the Attorney General as Attorney for the State of Florida, Department of Revenue, Replacing the Law Office of Steven P. Johnson, as the Attorney for Title IV-D Support Lawsuits in Sarasota County
RE: Civil Rights Complaint Procedures.
Appointment of Circuit Judges as Acting County Judges, Appointment of County Judges as Acting Circuit Judges and Appointment of County Judges as Acting County Judges in Another County.
Unified Family Court Procedures from Manatee and Sarasota Counties.
Procedures for Requiring Written Notice to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office of Requests and Motions for Contact Visits, Furloughs and Special Transportation of Jail Inmates.
Judicial Assignments for period July 1, 2011 through January 2, 2012.
In Re: Sarasota County Supervised Release Requirements
In Re: Establishing Court Ordered Mediation Services in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit for County Civil, Family and Dependency Cases (Amends 2011-2.2)
In Re: Establishing Court Ordered Mediation Services in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit for County Civil, Family and Dependency Cases
Order Establishing Fines for Specific Offenses Committed During Spring Break 2011
In Re: Standards of Professionalism
Re: Order Appointing Renee Inman as General Magistrate and Support Enforcement Hearing Officer.
In Re: Civil Summons Form Language for Attorney Referral and Legal Aid Society (Rescinding Administrative Order 95-03A.1)
Judicial Assignments CY 2011
In Re: Redistribution of Manatee Circuit Civil Cases from Division D to Division B
In Re: Rescinding Administrative Order 2010-3.3 (In re: Vehicle Immobilization/Impoundment)
Procedures for Issuance of Court-Approved Identification Documents Facilitating Attorney Entry to the Judge Lynn N. Silvertooth Judicial Center, Sarasota, Florida
Procedure for Assessing Defendants for Eligibility for Drug Court
Conditions and Procedures for Transporting Inmates to Court Proceedings in Other Counties
In Re: Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (Rescinds and Supersedes AO's 95-01.1 and 2003-09.1)
Order Establishing Standard Procedures for Attorneys Prosecuting and Defending Residential and Commercial Mortgage Foreclosure Actions
First Amendment to Twelfth Judicial Circuit Administrative Order 2010-11.1 (Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program).
Case Management of Residential Foreclosure Cases and Mandatory Referral of Mortgage Foreclosure Cases Involving Homestead Residences to Mediation
Rescinding Administrative Order 2007-5.2 (Procedures for Filing Personal Identification Information in Court Files; effective 10/1/10)
In re: Court Reporting Plan
Administrative Order Establishing Eligibility Criteria for Admission to Sarasota County Mental Health Court Program
Cost of Drug Testing Referrals Made by Public of Non-Profit Community Service Agencies in Manatee County.
Bond Schedule for Criminal Proceedings (Vacating 2010-5.3, 2009-15.3, 2003-5C.3, 2003-5B.3, 2003-5.3, 1997-12.3)
AMENDED BOND SCHEDULE FOR CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
Order Establishing Fines for Specific Offenses Committed During Spring Break 2010
Vehicle Immobilization/Impoundment
Parenting Coordination in Family Law Cases
Court Reporting Plan
Order Appointing Edward C. Wilson as General Magistrate and Support Enforcement Hearing Officer.
Department of Corrections Probation/Community Control Cost of Supervision
Manatee County Supervised Release Program Sign-up Requirement
Order Rescinding "Parenting Coordination in Family Law Cases"
Rescinding Administrative Order 98-12.2 (In re: Designation of Deposition Rooms)
Limiting In-Court Appearances by Official Court Reporters
Appointment of Certified Process Servers
Order Establishing Manatee County Probation Division Cost of Supervision and Approving County's Fee for Substance Abuse Testing of Misdemeanor Probationers.
Amended Bond Schedule for Criminal Proceedings (Amends 1997-12.3, 2003-5.3, 2003-5A.3, 2003-5B.3 and 2003-5C.3)
Judicial Assignments CY 2010
Establishing Sarasota Misdemeanor Probation Cost of Supervision-Pride Integrated Services, Inc.
Manatee County DUI Court Collection of Costs and Fees
Order Establishing Procedures for Expedited Case Management of Business and Commercial Litigation and Government Cases.
Administrative Order Regarding Teen Court
First Appearance Weekday, Weekend and Holiday Schedules
Substitution of the Law Office of Steven P. Johnson, Esq., as Conflict Attorney for the State of Florida, Department Of Revenue, Replacing the Law Office of Eugene E. Waldron, Jr., P.A. as Conflict Attorney for Title IV-D Support Lawsuits
Administrative Order Adopting Parenting Plans and Related Forms
Order Requiring Continuity of Sarasota Family Division Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption Case Assignments
Procedures for Generating Randomized Jury Venires in DeSoto County
Administrative Order Establishing a Collections Court Program in Sarasota County
Order Establishing Fines for Specific Offenses Committed During Spring Break 2009
Emergency Order Suspending Telephone Hearings in Foreclosure Cases in Sarasota and Manatee Counties.
Time Extension to Pay Fines and Court Costs.
Appointment and Duties of Julianna H. Ross to hear Section 938.30, Florida Statute, Financial Obligation Cases and Ordering all Proceedings Pursuant to Section 938.30 to be Heard by Special Master.
Extensions of Time to Make Payment in Civil Traffic Infractions.
Order Establishing Procedures for Weekend and Holiday Judicial Review of Petitions for Temporary Injunctions Against Violence in Manatee and Sarasota Counties. (Rescinds Administrative Order 1991-40.12)
Rescinding Administrative Order 2002-02.7, In re: Hunting and Fishing License Violations-Sarasota County)
Judicial Assignments CY 2009 (Amends 2008-18.4)
Rescinding Administrative Order 2004-14.3 (In re: Attorneys Fees for Specially Appointed Public Defenders)
Judicial Assignments CY 2009 (Amends 2008-10.4)
Rescinding Administrative Order 1994-07.3 (In re: Disbursement of Court Ordered Payments)
Administrative Order Establishing Circuit-Wide Homestead Foreclosure Conciliation Program
Administrative Order Establishing Standard Procedures for Residential and Commercial Mortgage Foreclosure Actions
Modification of "Division H" Case Assignment: South County Judicial District of Sarasota County.
Child and Abuse Victims: Limits on Interviews
Use of Photographs and/or Documentation of Property Seized by Law Enforcement Officers as Evidence in the Prosecution of Offenders.
Judicial Assignments CY 2009
Courthouse Security and Operations
Sarasota County DUI Court Collection of Costs and Fees
Establishing Filing Fees and Session Times for Mediation in the County Civil and Family Mediation
Order Appointing Laura Shannon As General Magistrate and Support Enforcement Hearing Officer
Order Establishing Manatee County Probation Division Cost of Supervision and Approving County's Fee for Substance Abuse Testing of Misdemeanor Probationers
Civil Traffic Infractions Proceedings in Sarasota County
Order Appointing Rebecca Hunt as General Master and Support Enforcement Hearing Officer
Order Establishing Fines for Specific Offenses Committed During Spring Break 2008 (amends criminal charge #2 of the Plea of Guilty/No Contest in Absentia) Rescinds and supersedes AO 2008-1.2
Order Establishing Fines for Specific Offenses Committed During Spring Break 2008
Amended Administrative Order Relating to the Creation and Organization of Six Felony Divisions in Sarasota and Manatee Counties (Amends 2007-15.3, Rescinds 2006-12.3)
Administrative Order Relating to the Creation and Organization of Six Felony Divisions in Sarasota and Manatee Counties (Rescinds and replaces 2006-12.3)
Amended Court Reporting Plan (Amended as to Appellate Delinquency Transcript Requests From Public Defender's Office) Amends 2005-16.2 and 2006-6.2
Mandatory Costs, Assessments, Surcharges and Fines
Procedures for Sealing and Making Confidential Court Files and Records (Rescinds and supersedes AO 2006-10.2)
Judicial Assignments CY 2008
Requirements of Notice of Related Cases in Family Law (Repeals 2006-15.12)
South County Judicial District of Sarasota County (Rescinds and supersedes AO 2006-2.2)
Appeals to the Circuit Court
Procedure for Generating Randomized Jury Venires in DeSoto County
Procedures for Filing Personal Identification Information in Court Files (Manatee County)
Order Establishing Fines for Specific Offenses Committed During Spring Break 2007
Supervised Release Sign Up Requirement - Sarasota County Pretrial Services
Parenting Coordination in Family Law Cases (Amends 2006-09.12)
Establishing Fee for Small Claims Court "Self-Help" Video
Requirement of Notice of Related Cases in Family Law Cases
Order Appointing Julian Broome As Civil Traffic Infraction Hearing Officer
Judical Assignments CY 2007
Administrative Order Relating to the Creation of Six Felony Divisions
Amendment to County Court Assignments for Manatee County as posted in Administrative Order 2005-18.4, Third Amended Judicial Assignments for CY 2006
Procedures for Sealing Court Files and Records
Order Appointing Mitchell M. Goldman as General Master and Support Enforcement Hearing Officer
Amended Court Reporting Plan (Amended as to Fees and Rates and DeSoto County Audio Requests) (Amends 2005-16.2)
Order Establishing Procedures for Expedited Handling of Petitions Filed Pursuant to Section 390.01114, Florida Statutes
Judicial Annual Leave
Order Establishing Fines for Specific Offenses Committed During Spring Break 2006
South County Judicial District of Sarasota County
Order Appointing Dorothy Hauge as General Master and Support Enforcement Hearing Officer
Suspension of Family Law Rule 12.285 Mandatory Disclosure Requirements in Title IV-D Cases
Third Amended Judicial Assignments for CY 2006
Appointment Order Clarifying Duties and Assignments of General Magistrates & Support Enforcement Hearing Officers (Amends A.O. 2005-13.4 and Supersedes AO 2005-7.4, 2004-29.2; 2001-02.4 2000-04.2 and Prior Orders of Appointment)
Second Amended Judicial Assignments for CY 2006
Appointment Order Clarifying Duties and Assignments of General Magistrates & Support Enforcement Hearing Officers (Supersedes AO 2005-7.4, 2004-29.2; 2001-02.4 2000-04.2 and Prior Orders of Appointment)
Procedures for Appointment of Public Defender After Withdrawal of Defense Counsel After Judgment and Sentence
Assignment of Bailiffs For Court Proceedings
Amended Procedures for Return of Firearms Pursuant to §933.14(3) Florida Statutes
Confiscation, Seizure, Forfeiture, Disposition or Destruction of Saltwater Products and Game and Freshwater Fish
Order Establishing Fines for Specific Offenses Committed During Spring Break 2005
Case Maintenance Duties of Clerks in Probate Cases: Checklist for Closing Estates.
Rates and Fees For Official Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court Reporters (Amends 2001-8.2, which supersedes 90-60)
Assignment of Court Clerks for Court Proceedings
Court Records and Paper Court Files
Assignment of Repeat Violence Cases to Civil Divisions in Manatee County
Appointment of Support Enforcement Officer for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit
Appointment and Duties of Susan Maulucci, General Master for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit
Appointment Order Clarifying Duties and Assignments of General Magistrates & Support Enforcement Hearing Officers
4-Hour Course Approval by the Chief Judge of the 12th Circuit Court
Procedures for Scheduling Non-Criminal Trials For Major Trial Weeks
Florida Highway Patrol Aerial Speed Enforcement Cases
Appointment of Counsel for Persons Following Arrest for Municipal or County Ordinance Violations
Electronic Media and Still Photography Coverage of Judicial Proceedings and Procedures for High Profile and Special Interest Cases (Vacates 1993-13.2 and 1996-7.2)
Delegation of Contract Authority to Court Administrator
Administrative Order Regarding Persons Ordered to Report to County Jail to Serve Weekends in County Jail For the Weekend Commencing Friday, August 13, 2004.
Judicial Assignments CY 2005
Interim Appointment Of Public Defender for Persons Incarcerated in County Jail (Vacates and Replaces 2004-16.3 and 2004-18.3)
INTERIM PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION TO THE JUSTICE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION FOR COURT APPOINTED COUNSEL JULY 1, 2004 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 (Vacates and Replaces 2004-15.2)
Interim Appointment of Public Defender for Persons Incarcerated in County Jail
Establishing Filing Fees and Session Times for Mediation in the County Civil and Family Mediation Programs Pursuant to F.S. 44.108
Interim Payment Authorization to the Justice Administrative Commission for Court Appointed Counsel July 1, 2004 – September 30, 2004
Attorney's Fees for Specially Appointed Public Defenders (Amends 94-06B.3)
Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedures for Complaints Against Trial Court Judges
Amends Administrative Order No. 2001-05.2, Clerk of Circuit Court Pre-Audit Authority Over Court Administration Expenses
Appointment and Duties of Susan Hartmannn Swartz, General Master for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit
Order Establishing Fines (Spring Break 2004)
Order Vacating And Setting Aside Administrative Order 2004-7.7
Order Establishing Fines
Amended Procedures for Return of Firearms Pursuant to § 933.14(3), Florida Statutes
Vacation of Administrative Order 93-06A.6
Assessment of Court Costs for Municipal Ordinance Violations Heard in County Court
Procedures for Obtaining Transcripts prepared by the Official Court Reporters in Matters Involving Confidential or Exempt Information
Security Procedures for Juvenile Detainees Appearing in Juvenile Court
Child Support Enforcement Title IV-D Cases; Substitution of Counsel (DeSoto County)
The Substitution of the Office of the Attorney General as Program/Prosecuting Attorney for the State of Florida, Department of Revenue Replacing the Law Office of Steven P. Johnson, Esq.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Notice To Persons With Disabilities (Rescinded and supersedes 95-01-1 )
Procedures for Search and Arrest Warrants In the South County Judicial District
Major Trial Division, Division T
Dependency Petitions May Be Signed By Attorney For Department Of Children And Families
Amended Bond Schedule for Criminal Proceedings (Amends 97-12, 03-05.3, 03-05a.3 and 03-05b.3)
Amended Bond Schedule for Criminal Proceedings (Amends 97-12-3, 2003-5.3 and 2003-5a.3)
Amended Bond Schedule for Criminal Proceedings (Amends 97-12-3 and 2003-5.3)
Bond Schedule for Criminal Proceedings Amends 97-12-3
Assignment of Adversary Probate Proceeding
Procedures for Return of Firearms Pursuant to § 933.14(3), Florida Statutes
Appointment and Duties of Laurie E. Baker, General Master for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit
Order on County Court Judicial Assignments
Order on Circuit Court Judicial Assignments
Appointment of Support Enforcement Officer for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit (Baker)
Shared Parental Responsibility Contact Guidelines (Amends Admin Order No. 97-11-12 and 93-34)
Order on Forms for Use in the Family Division (Vacating Admin Order No. 90-10-12
Establishing Filing Fee for Petition for Extension of Statute of Limitation in Medical Negligence Cases, Pursuant to F.S. §766.104(2)
Family Self-Help Programs (Amends 99-05.12 to include DeSoto County)
Appointment of Julianna H. Ross To Hear §938.30, F.S., Financial Obligation Cases and Ordering All Proceedings Brought in County or Circuit Court Pursuant to §938.30 to be Heard by Special Master
In Re: Procedures for Search and Arrest Warrants
Filing Depositions
Amends Administrative Order No. 2001-14-2 (Regarding the Re-Numbering of Administrative Orders 98-12-3 and 97-12-2 only)
Violators Given 90 Days To Request Hearing in Traffic Cases
Affidavits to be Filed When Registering Foreign Custody Decrees
Canceling Judicial Sales
Spring Break (3/01/02 – 4/30/02)
Vacating AO 2002-09-3/Dispersion of Cash Appearance Bonds
Appointment and Duties of Patrick R. Cunningham as General Master for Truancy Cases
Appointment and Duties of Rebecca Kapusta as General Master for Truancy Cases
Not Transporting Prisoners to South Sarasota County (Sarasota County)
Dispersion of Cash Appearance Bonds
Appointment and Duties of General Master for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit
Order on County Circuit Judicial Assignments
Disabled Parking Permit Violations - Sarasota County
Hunting and Fishing License Violations - Sarasota County
Local Court Costs for Traffic Infraction Violations - Sarasota County
Criminal Trial Division, Sarasota County Court
Adopting Manatee County Resolution R-99-241, Which Sets Forth the Procedures for the Enforcement and Collection of Animal Control Fines
Procedural Requirements for Pro-Se Civil Infraction Traffic Court Appeals
Serving of Weekend Jail Sentences at the Sarasota County Jail During Construction in the Fall of 2001
Appointment and Duties of Beverly Acton O'Brien as General Master for Truancy Cases in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit
Vacation of Administrative Order 2001-12-2
Vacating Prior Administrative Orders And Re-Numbering and Classifying Remaining Administrative Orders According to Subject
Assignment of Court Clerks for Circuit Court Proceedings - Manatee County
Appointment of Support Enforcement Officer Susan H. Grissinger
Appointment and Duties of General Master Susan H. Grissinger
Standby Subpoenas for All Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters and Emergency Services Workers
Approved Court Reporter Fees (Supersedes 90-60)
Establishing Procedure for First-Time Violations of Bicycle Helmet Regulations
Order on Court Appointed Attorneys for Criminal Appeals
Clerk of Circuit Court Pre-Audit Authority Over Court Administration Expenses
Order on Circuit and County Court Judicial Assignments
Clarification of Appointment of General Magistrates
Clerks of Court Not to Accept Pro Se Pleadings from Neal William Swain III
Warrant Withdrawal Procedure – all 3 counties
Transcripts in All Death Penalty Cases and Capital Post conviction Proceedings
Acceptance of Gifts by Judges and Court Employees
Authorizing Use of Federal Express as Formal Notice in Probate Proceedings – Manatee County
Cases Involving Proceedings Brought Pursuant to Heggs v. State (appointing Judge Schoonover and clarifying Procedures)
Procedures for Search & Arrest Warrants
Appointment of PD for Purposes of Resentencing Defendants Pursuant to Heggs v. State – Manatee County
Appointment of PD for Purposes of Resentencing Defendants Pursuant to Heggs v. State – Sarasota County
Appointment of PD for Purposes of Resentencing Defendants Pursuant to Heggs v. State – DeSoto County
Warrant Withdrawal Procedure – Sarasota County
Hearing Officers Permitted to Wear Judicial Robes in Court
Approving Civil Traffic Infraction Hearing Officer Program
Appointment of Administrative Judge for Family Division
Authorizing Clerk to Return Unnecessary Documents & Items
Processing of Manatee County Code Enforcement Citations for Ordinance 98-33 – Manatee County
Guidelines & Procedures for Support Enforcement Hearing Officers (vacating 89-08)
City of Palmetto Code Enforcement Citation Process for Ordinance No. 591 – Manatee County
Attorneys Fees and Examining Committee Fees in Guardianship Proceedings
Family Self Help Programs
Establishing Standards of Professionalism For Attorneys Practicing in the Twelfth Circuit
Clerk of Circuit Court Depository Authorized to Recalculate Installment Payments Consistent with Pay Periods of Obligor
Approving Manatee Community College as a Provider of the Child Restraint Offender Program (amending 96-15) – Sarasota County
Designation of Deposition Rooms – Manatee County
Confiscation, Seizure, Forfeiture, Disposition or Destruction of Saltwater Products and Freshwater Fish
City of Holmes Beach Code Enforcement Citation Process for Ordinance Nos. 97-14, A, B and C – Manatee County
Dispersion of Cash Appearance Bonds (vacating 97-22)
Criteria & Procedure for Pretrial Release to Participate in the Drug Court Program (vacating 97-08 and amendment to97-08) – Sarasota County
Courthouse Security – Manatee County
Courthouse Security – Sarasota County
Authorizing Foster Care Administrative Reviews By DCF and YMCA
Juvenile Records – Giving Court Staff Access
Jurors Authorized to Donate Jury Service Fee
Establishing Procedure for Boating Decal Violation – Sarasota County (amending 91-04)
Clerk of Court Authorized to Enter Dates on Letters of Administration – Manatee & Sarasota Counties
Approval of the Dept. of Children and Families’ Mandated Training Course for Guardian Advocates
Bond Schedule for Criminal Proceedings
Shared Parental Responsibility Contact Guidelines
Indigency Application Fee
Approval of Drug Court Program and Creation of Drug Court Division
Application for Appointment of PD
Establishing Citizen Review of Manatee County
Priority List for Placement Assignment of Guardians ad Litem
Guardians Ad Litem Prohibited from Transporting Children and Family Members and from Providing Direct Services to the Families
Appointment Procedure of Certified Process Servers
Collection & Disbursement of Court Ordered Payments for Supervision
Authorizing Clerk of Court to Grant Extensions of Time to Pay Fines and Costs in All Criminal and Traffic Infraction Cases – Sarasota County
City of Bradenton Citation Procedures for Ordinance No Cases – Sarasota County.
Establishing Additional Court Costs and Surcharges for Traffic Infractions – Manatee County
Guidelines for Cameras in the Courtroom
Expert Fee Guidelines
Approving Manatee County Safety Council as a Provider of the Child Restraint Offender Program – Manatee County
Procedures for Clerk’s Certification of Insolvency in Circuit Civil Divisions
Contact Visits With Inmates at the Sarasota County Jail – Sarasota County
Establishing Juvenile Dependency Mediation Program
Language With Referrals to Bar Associations and Legal Aid Society to be Included on All Civil Summons Forms
American with Disabilities Act
Substitution of Department of Revenue for the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Office of Child Support Enforcement in Title IV-D Cases
Disbursement of Court Ordered Restitution Payments Where Victims Cannot Be Located by the Florida Department of Corrections
Attorney Fees for Special Appointed Public Defenders
Establishing Costs and Surcharges for Traffic Infractions – Manatee County
Procedure for Personnel to File Civil Rights Complaint
Clerk of Court May Grant Extension of Time to Pay Certain Fines – Sarasota County
Criteria for Implementation of Seminar for Divorcing Parents
Florida Department of Corrections Responsible for Collecting and Disbursing Court-Ordered Payments From Persons In Its Custody, Relieving This Duty From the Clerks of Circuit Court
Procedure for Delinquent Payment of Civil Traffic Infractions – Sarasota County
Procedures for Special Interest/High Profile Proceedings
Establishing 12th Circuit Pro Bono Committee
Local Court Rule Establishing Schedule of Costs in the County Courts (Amending Local Court Rule Establishing Schedule of Costs in the County Courts of June 1, 1986.
Establishing Procedure for Judicial Sales
Discontinues and Revokes the Use of Deputy Court Reporters for Civil Trials
Enforcement Procedures for Sarasota County Ordinance No. 91-24, Mandatory Recycling of Recyclable Materials– Sarasota County
Procedure for Domestic Violence Petitions for Temporary Injunctions
Jury Management; Quarterly Updating of Jury List
Procedure for Clerks to use in Filing Non-Substantive Attorney Correspondence
Judge to Appoint Certified Mediators in Civil Court- Ordered Mediation
Longboat Key Code Enforcement Procedures for Ordinance 90-11 – Sarasota County
Cost of Supervision
Order Approving Forms Family Division
Approval of Manatee Community College’s “Guardianship Training” as Guardianship Education Course
Salvation Army May Charge $40 Per Month as Probation Fees – Sarasota County
Clerks of Court May Question Jury Pool About Whether They Are Qualified to Serve as Jurors Under Chapter 40, F.S.
Establishing a Service Charge for Filing a Petition to Extend the Statute of Limitations in Medical Negligence Cases – Sarasota County
Courthouse Security – DeSoto County
Creation of Support Enforcement Hearing Officers For Both Title IV-D and Non-Title IV-D Cases
Establishment of the "South County Judicial District"
Creating Four Felony Divisions – Sarasota & Manatee Counties
Alphabetically Assigning Felony Cases to Felony Divisions Sarasota County
Misdemeanor Bench Warrants – When Purge Amount is on Warrant, Clerk May Cancel the Warrant Upon Payment of Purge Amount Sarasota County
Clerks of Court Designated as Administrators of Central Governmental Depository – Sarasota and DeSoto Counties
Amends Paragraph 4 of 86-05; Electronic Court Recording
Establishing Family Mediation Unit
Authorizes Electronic Court Recording and Sets Forth Procedures
Authorizes Legal Aid Societies to take Depositions by Tape Recording or Other Non-Stenographic Means for Indigent Clients
Establishing Traffic Violations Bureau – Sarasota County
Establishes Procedures for Traffic Violations Bureau City of Sarasota
Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court emergency requests to the Florida Supreme Court to extend time periods under all Florida Rules due to unexpected court closures.