Administrative Order Viewer

In the Circuit and County Courts of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit
of Florida in and for Manatee, Sarasota and DeSoto Counties

Administrative Order No: 2025–13.4

Circuit Court Administrative Judges

Civil Division

• Honorable Hunter W. Carroll (Sarasota County)
• Honorable Charles Sniffen (Manatee County)

• Honorable Edward Nicholas

Family Division

• Honorable Andrea McHugh (Sarasota County)
• Honorable Edward Nicholas (Manatee County)

Hague Convention Cases (see AO 2023-15.12)

• Honorable Andrea McHugh (Sarasota and DeSoto Counties)
• Honorable Edward Nicholas (Manatee County)

Criminal Division

• Honorable Danielle Brewer (Sarasota County)
• Honorable Frederick P. Mercurio (Manatee County)

Probate/Guardianship Division

• Honorable Charles E. Williams (Sarasota County)
• Honorable Diana L. Moreland (Manatee County)

Circuit Civil – Manatee & Sarasota Counties

Circuit Criminal – Manatee & Sarasota Counties

Unified Family Court – Manatee & Sarasota Counties

1. Family Division – Manatee & Sarasota Counties

   Division	Location	Assigned Judge
   Family Division 3	Manatee County	Honorable Edward Nicholas
   Family Division 4	Manatee County	Honorable TBD
   Family Division 1	Sarasota County	Honorable Rochelle T. Curley
   Family Division 2	Sarasota County	Honorable Andrea McHugh
   South County Family Division 1		Honorable Kevin Bruning
   South County Family Division 2		Honorable Andrea McHugh

2. Juvenile Division – Manatee & Sarasota Counties

   Division	Location	Assigned Judge
   Division J	Manatee County Dependency cases	Honorable Gilbert A. Smith, Jr.
   Division K	Manatee County Dependency cases, crossover cases	Honorable Susan B. Maulucci
   Sarasota Division	Sarasota County All Dependency and Delinquency cases	Honorable Maria Ruhl

Probate & Guardianship Division – Manatee & Sarasota Counties

Circuit Court – DeSoto County

Problem-Solving Courts – Division P

All problem-solving courts are assigned to Division P. The problem-solving courts listed below are presided over by the following judges:

County Court Administrative Judges

DeSoto County Court

Manatee County Court

Sarasota County Court

General Magistrates/Hearing Officers

• David P. Caskey
• Natalya Evans
• Mary Ann Floyd
• Vincent A. Giura
• Laura M. Hale
• Paul Hudson
• Lawrence Jacobs
• Rebecca L. Mockovciak
• Edward C. Wilson

Child Support Enforcement Hearing Officers

• Natalya Evans
• Laura M. Hale
• Lawrence Jacobs

Truancy Court General Magistrate

• Linda Lorrier

Civil Traffic Infractions Hearing Officer

• Matthew K. Peters

Done and Ordered in Bradenton, Manatee County, on June 27, 2025.

Diana L. Moreland, Chief Judge
Twelfth Judicial Circuit
State Of Florida