Administrative Orders

Order Number Status Title Date
2025-02activeUniform Bond Schedule and Pretrial Release Procedures
        Comment:
12/31/2025
2025-01activeLeon County Clerk of Court and Comptroller Priority Time Standards
        Comment:
11/10/2025
2024-08: 2nd AmendmentactiveACTIVE, DIFFERENTIAL CIVIL CASE MANAGEMENT
        Comment:
10/1/2025
2024-08 1st AmendmentactiveActive, Differential Civil Case Management
        Comment:
9/24/2025
2024-08activeActive, Differential Civil Case Management
        Comment:
12/20/2024
2024-07activeLeon County Felony Drug Court Program
        Comment: Update to ensure processes, procedures, and fees are current.
12/6/2024
2024-05activeAPPOINTMENT OF JACQUELINE SMITH AS MAGISTRATE OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
        Comment:
7/31/2024
2024-04 6th AmendmentactiveCIRCUIT AND COUNTY JUDGE ASSIGNMENTS
        Comment:
12/5/2025
2024-04 5th AmendmentactiveCIRCUIT AND COUNTY JUDGE ASSIGNMENTS
        Comment:
10/3/2025
2024-04 4TH AmendmentactiveCircuit and County Judge Assignments
        Comment:
8/1/2025
2024-04 3RD AmendmentactiveCircuit and County Judge Assignments
        Comment: Judge Aikens retirement, case reassignments.
11/19/2024
2024-04 2ND amendmentactiveCIRCUIT & COUNTY JUDGE ASSIGNMENTS
        Comment: RE FAMILY, TREATMENT AND VET COURT
10/29/2024
2024-04 1st AmendmentactiveCIRCUIT AND COUNTY JUDGE ASSIGNMENTS
        Comment: LIBERTY -CHRISTOPHER BUFANO
7/31/2024
2024-04activeCIRCUIT & COUNTY JUDGE ASSIGNMENTS
        Comment:
5/6/2024
2024-01 1st AmendmentactiveORDER FILLING VACANCIES AND APPOINTING A MEMBERS TO THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CERTIFIED CIVIL PROCESS SERVER REVIEW BOARD
        Comment:
8/1/2025
2024-01activeSECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CERTIFIED CIVIL PROCESS SERVER REVIEW BOARD
        Comment:
2/20/2024
2023-02activeSECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PROFESSIONALISM PANEL
        Comment: Rescinds 2013-09 & 2014-02
12/13/2023
2023-01activeESTABLISHMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD COURT PROGRAM
        Comment:
7/31/2023
2022-05 1st AmendmentactiveCASE REASSIGNMENT FOR CLAIRE DUCHEMIN
        Comment:
7/10/2023
2022-05activeLEON COUNTY PROBATE CASES REASSIGNMENT
        Comment:
11/1/2022
2022-04activeUNIFORM ACCOUNTING AND DISTRIBUTION REFERENCE GUIDE OF FINES AND COSTS IN THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA
        Comment: REPLACES AO 97-08
6/3/2022
2022-02activeAppointment of Magistrates
        Comment:
3/11/2022
2022-01 - 1ST AMENDMENTactiveLEON COUNTY BAKER & MARCHMAN ACT COURT PROCEEDINGS
        Comment:
10/3/2022
2022-01activeLEON COUNTY BAKER ACT AND MARCHMAN ACT COURT PROCEEDINGS
        Comment:
1/26/2022
2021-06 First AmendmentactivePRE-BOND MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING ASSESSMENT IN THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
        Comment:
2/17/2023
2021-06activePre-Bond Mental Health Screening Assessment in the Second Judicial Circuit of Florida
        Comment:
7/26/2021
2021-05 2nd AmendmentactiveCOVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND EMERGENCY OPERATIONAL MEASURES FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
        Comment:
10/6/2021
2021-05 1st AmendmentactiveCOVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND EMERGENCY OPERATIONAL MEASURES FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
        Comment:
7/30/2021
2021-05activeCOVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND EMERGENCY OPERATIONAL MEASURES FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
        Comment: REOPENING OF THE COURTS TO IN-PERSON HEARINGS AND TO THE PUBLIC
6/18/2021
2021-03activeFORFEITURE/DISPOSAL OF ILLEGALLY TAKEN FISH & WILDLIFE
        Comment:
4/14/2021
2021-02activeORDER FILLING VACANCY AND APPOINTING A MEMBER TO THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CERTIFIED CIVIL PROCESS SERVER REVIEW BOARD
        Comment:
2/16/2021
2020-17 1st AmendmentactiveTRANSFER OF PENDING APPEALS FROM THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT TO THE FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
        Comment: COUNTY TO CIRCUIT APPEALS
2/1/2021
2020-17activeTransfer of Pending Appeals from the Second Judicial Circuit to the First District Court of Appeal
        Comment: COUNTY TO CIRCUIT APPEALS
1/4/2021
2020-16activeActing Public Defender Appointment
        Comment: Retirement of Andy Thomas
12/16/2020
2020-15activeCOUNTY JUDGES AND CANVASSING BOARD ACTIVITIES
        Comment:
10/30/2020
2020-12activePROCEDURE FOR ELECTRONIC SEARCH AND ARREST WARRANTS IN LEON COUNTY
        Comment:
5/7/2020
2020-11activeAPPOINTMENT OF JAMES C. BANKS AS ADMINISTRATIVE MAGISTRATE OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA
        Comment:
4/22/2020
2020-09 First AmendmentactiveSTANDING FAMILY LAW PRE-TRIAL COURT ORDER
        Comment:
3/1/2024
2020-09activeSTANDING FAMILY LAW PRE-TRIAL COURT ORDER
        Comment:
4/6/2020
2020-01activeALTERNATIVE SANCTIONING PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN TECHNICAL VIOLATIONS OF PROBATION OF COMMUNITY CONTROL
        Comment:
2/6/2020
2019-09activeALTERNATE COURT SITE: BIG BEND COMMUNITY BASED CARE
        Comment: CHRISTMAS ADOPTION
12/20/2019
2019-07activeALTERNATE COURT SITE - BAKER ACT PROCEEDINGS
        Comment: HEARINGS TO BE HELD AT APALACHEE CENTER
4/2/2019
2019-06:2nd Amendmentactive1st Appearance and Pretrial Detention Procedures
        Comment:
10/1/2025
2019-06: 1st AmendmentactiveFIRST APPEARANCE & PRETRIAL DETENTION PROCESS
        Comment: Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Liberty & Wakulla to fax documents to LCDC no later than 7:00am
6/28/2019
2019-06activeFIRST APPEARANCE AND PRETRIAL DETENTION PROCEDURES
        Comment:
3/28/2019
2019-04activeVIOLATION OF PROBATION - BOND ALLOCATION WHEN ONLY ONE CASE BOND IS ORDERED
        Comment: This order shall be effective 3/4/19, whereupon AO 2008-09 shall be superseded and terminated.
3/1/2019
2019-03activeADOPTION OF THE OHIO RISK ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR LEON COUNTY
        Comment:
3/1/2019
2018-11activeADMINISTRATIVE PLAN
        Comment:
12/14/2018
2018-10activeRISK PROTECTION ORDER ASSIGNMENTS AND PROCEDURES
        Comment:
6/15/2018
2018-09activeSECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM
        Comment:
6/4/2018
2018-07activeADMINISTRATIVE ORDER AUTHORIZING CIRCUIT TWO FIRST STEP, INC., A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, TO ASSIST IN REHABILITATIVE SERVICES TO DEFENDANTS
        Comment:
4/24/2018
2018-03activeSexual Harassment Policy and Procedures for Complaints Against Justices and Judges
        Comment:
3/8/2018
2018-02activeAppointment of Eric Milles as Traffic Hearing Officer for the Second Judicial Circuit of Florida
        Comment:
2/12/2018
2018-01activeORDER FILLING VACANCY & APPOINTING A MEMBER TO THE 2ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CERTIFIED CIVIL PROCESS SERVER REVIEW BOARD
        Comment:
1/16/2018
2017-12activeAdministrative Child Support Cases
        Comment:
11/15/2017
2017-11activeUniform Procedures for Forfeitures Pursuant to the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act
        Comment:
11/17/2017
2017-09activeORDER GOVERNING INTRODUCTION AND HANDLING OF EVIDENCE CONTAINING HIGH-POTENCY NARCOTICS
        Comment:
10/26/2017
2017-08 FIrst AmendmentactiveJuvenile Dependency Cases During Hurricane Irma
        Comment: Order Terminating
10/5/2017
2017-07activeDrivers License Clinic
        Comment: Clinic Event for 7/7/17 & 10/13/17
6/15/2017
2017-06activeIn Re: Termination of Administrative Order 1992-08 (Approved Parenting Class) 08 (Approved Parenting Class)
        Comment:
6/15/2017
2017-05activeIn Re: Delegation of Authority & Responsibility
        Comment:
6/15/2017
2017-02activeIn Re: Interviews Involving Victims under Age 16 in Child and Sexual Abuse Cases
        Comment:
3/10/2017
2016-05activeIn Re: Leon County Veterans Treatment Court Procedures
        Comment:
6/10/2016
2016-02activeIn Re: Furlough Policy
        Comment:
2/2/2016
2016-01activeIn Re: Qui Tam Cases under The Florida False Claims Act
        Comment:
1/26/2016
2015-07activeIn Re: Leon County Veterans Treatment Court
        Comment:
11/30/2015
2015-06activeIn Re: Certification & Regulation of Civil Process Servers
        Comment:
11/25/2015
2015-04activeIn Re: Leon County Duty Judge
        Comment:
6/30/2015
2015-02activeIn Re: Appointment of Edward Iturralde as Traffic Hearing Officer of the 2nd Judicial Circuit
        Comment:
4/15/2015
2014-10activeIn Re: Termination of Administrative Order 2007- 05, Notice of Change of Contact Information
        Comment:
9/23/2014
2014-07activeIn Re: Traffic Hearing Officer Program
        Comment:
8/4/2014
2014-06activeIn Re: Appointment of Jacqueline Smith as Child Support Enforcement Officer of the 2nd Judicial Circuit of FL
        Comment:
6/13/2014
2013-10 Second AmendmentactiveSecond Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee
        Comment:
8/16/2022
2013-10activeSECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PRO BONO COMMITTEE
        Comment: 1ST AMENDMENT
1/28/2020
2013-10activeIn Re: Second Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee
        Comment:
12/31/2013
2013-08activeIn Re: Family Division/Unified Family Court
        Comment:
11/15/2013
2013-07activeIn re: Case Status Reporting Requirements for Real Property Mortgage Foreclosure Cases (corrected)
        Comment:
10/24/2013
2013-06activeIn re: Court Interpreter Program
        Comment:
8/21/2013
2013-05activeIn Re: Termination of Administrative Order 2003- 06 (Assignment of Circuit Court, Criminal Division Cases in Leon County)
        Comment:
7/31/2013
2013-04activeIn re: Termination of Mental Health Criminal Docket
        Comment:
7/24/2013
2013-03 (2nd Amendment)activeIn Re: Foreclosure Case Procedures
        Comment:
9/3/2014
2013-03 (1st Amendment)activeIn Re: Foreclosure Case Procedures
        Comment:
10/22/2013
2013-03activeIn Re: Foreclosure Case Procedures
        Comment:
7/3/2013
2013-01activeIn Re: Department of Corrections Reentry Program "Thinking for a Change"
        Comment:
3/18/2013
2012-10activeIn Re: Appointment of Clerk Ad Interim
        Comment:
11/5/2012
2012-09activeIn Re: Appointment of P. Michael Ruff as Child Support Enforcement Officer of the Second Judicial Circuit of Florida
        Comment:
5/1/2012
2012-07activeIn re: Appointment of Magistrates of the Second Judicial Circuit of Florida as Child Support Enforcement Hearing Officers of the Second Judicial Circuit
        Comment:
3/19/2012
2012-06 (1st Amendment)activeIn Re: Appointment of Thomas W. Lager as Volunteer General Magistrate of the 2nd Judicial Circuit
        Comment:
4/22/2014
2012-06activeIn re: Appointment of Thomas W. Lager as Volunteer General Magistrate of the Second Judicial Circuit of Florida
        Comment:
3/19/2012
2012-05activeIn re: Appointment of Acelo Pedroso as General Magistrate of the Second Judicial Circuit of Florida
        Comment:
3/19/2012
2012-04activeIn re: Appointment of Gordon Cherr as Administrative General Magistrate of the Second Judicial Circuit of Florida
        Comment:
3/19/2012
2012-02activeIn Re: Bench/Bar Committee
        Comment:
2/28/2012
2012-01activeIn Re: Leon County Juvenile Drug Court Program
        Comment:
2/14/2012
2011-03activeIn Re: Suspension of Mandatory Referral of Mortgage Foreclosure Cases Involving Homestead Residences to Mediation for Cases Filed Subsequent to 12/20/2011
        Comment:
12/20/2011
2011-02activeIn Re: Termination of the Traffic Assistance Program as Established by Administrative Order 97-14
        Comment:
9/23/2011
2010-07 (1st Amendment)activeIn Re: Court Reporting Services Plan
        Comment:
4/6/2016
2010-07activeIn Re: Court Reporting Services Plan
        Comment:
7/8/2010
2010-04activeOrder Filling Vacancy and Appointing Members to the Second Judicial Certified Civil Process Server Review Board
        Comment:
3/31/2010
2010-01activeAppointment, Powers & Duties of Child Support Enforcement Hearing Office of the Second Judicial Circuit
        Comment:
1/6/2010
2009-06activeAppointment of Acelo I. Pedroso as Child Support Enforcement Officer of the Second Judicial Circuit of Florida
        Comment:
10/30/2009
2009-05activeAppointment of Gordon D. Cherr as General Magistrate and Hearing Officer of the Second Judicial Circuit
        Comment:
10/30/2009
2009-04activeFees - Costs for Payment of Fees; Public Defender Application Fee
        Comment:
8/11/2009
2009-03activeLeon County Court Emergency Management Group
        Comment:
7/1/2009
2008-07activeIn Re: Appointment of the Office of Criminal Conflict & Civil Regional Counsel, First District of Florida
        Comment:
6/27/2008
2008-06activeIn Re: Termination of Administrative Order 1997- 08: In re: Amended Uniform Accounting & Distribution Reference Guidge of Fines & Costs in the Second Judicial Circuit of Florida
        Comment:
6/26/2008
2008-03 6TH AMENDMENTactivePRIVATE COURT-APPOINTED COUNSEL FEES IN EXTRAORDINARY AND UNUSUAL CASES
        Comment:
11/1/2022
2008-03 (5th Amendment)activeIn re: Private Appointed Counsel - Extraordinary Rates
        Comment:
3/22/2016
2008-03 (4th Amendment)activeIn Re: Private Appointed Counsel - Extraordinary Rates
        Comment:
7/8/2014
2008-03 (3rd Amendment)activeIn Re: Private Appointed Counsel - Extraordinary Rates
        Comment: Titled "3rd Amendment" but there is no 2nd Amendment.
6/16/2010
2008-03 (1st Amendment)activePrivate Appointed Counsel: Extraordinary Rates
        Comment:
8/19/2008
2008-03activeAppointed Counsel: Extraordinary Rates
        Comment:
2/1/2008
2008-02activeTrial Court Staff Attorneys
        Comment:
1/17/2008
2007-02activeDestruction of Juror Notes
        Comment:
1/3/2007
2007-01activeChild Support Enforcement Hearing Officer
        Comment:
1/3/2007
2006-04activeJudicial Annual Leave
        Comment:
3/1/2006
2004-15activeCourthouse Security
        Comment:
12/6/2004
2004-13activeElectronic Release of Election-Related Cases
        Comment:
11/1/2004
2004-08activeAppointment of Thomas W. Lager as General Master of the Second Judicial Circuit of Florida
        Comment:
7/23/2004
2004-07activeDue Process Administration
        Comment:
7/1/2004
2004-01activeUnified Family Court
        Comment:
1/6/2004
2003-02activePhotographs in Dependency Cases
        Comment:
2/12/2003
2002-11activeFirst Appearances on Violations of Probation & Violations of Community Control
        Comment:
8/14/2002
2002-10 (2nd Amendment)activeIn Re: Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee
        Comment: Order says 1st amendment but is actually the 2nd.
7/19/2017
2002-10 (1st Amendment)activeIn Re: Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee
        Comment:
2/25/2014
2002-10activeCriminal Justice Coordinating Committee
        Comment:
8/28/2002
2002-05activeConfidentiality of Juvenile Records
        Comment:
3/12/2002
2002-04 (1st Amendment)activeFine & Cost Assessment of Unpaid Civil Infractions
        Comment:
3/18/2002
2002-04activeFine & Cost Assessment of Unpaid Civil Infractions (order reflects incorrect number of 2001-04)
        Comment: (has incorrect AO number of 2001-04)
3/12/2002
2001-10activeUnpaid/Delinquent Infractions
        Comment:
12/11/2001
2001-04activeBlood or Other Biological Specimen Collection for DNA Analysis
        Comment:
5/23/2001
2000-11activeSecurity Procedures Subject to Election Proceedings
        Comment:
12/6/2000
2000-10activeSealing and Expunction of Criminal History Records
        Comment:
12/6/2000
2000-03activeInvestigative Costs in Criminal Cases
        Comment:
3/1/2000
2000-02activeNotice to Appear
        Comment:
1/14/2000
1999-11active48-Hour Civil Purge Hearings
        Comment:
11/1/1999
1999-06activeArchival of Criminal Data Files Stored in Old CJIS/VSE System
        Comment:
7/23/1999
1998-03activeService of Restraining Orders in Domestic Violence Cases Upon Persons Admitted to Mental Health, Alcohol, or Drug Abuse Evaluation, and Treatment Centers
        Comment:
2/26/1998
1998-02activeJury Management Policy
        Comment:
2/17/1998
1997-11activePublic Defender Fees, Costs & Liens, and Vacation and Termination of Administrative Order 95-08 Relating to Public Defender Liens
        Comment: (terminates AO 95-08)
8/25/1997
1997-09activeApproval of Guardian Advocate Training Course per FS 394.4598
        Comment:
8/12/1997
1997-06activePetitions of the Florida Bar for Appointment of Inventory Attorneys by Circuit Court
        Comment:
5/22/1997
1996-07activeGuardians Ad Litem
        Comment:
11/5/1996
1996-04activeCourt Costs in Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon and Wakulla County Traffic Cases where No Hearing is Held
        Comment:
8/13/1996
1996-01 (1st Amendment)activeProviding the Courts with Addressed Envelopes & Postage by Attorneys & Litigants
        Comment:
5/30/1997
1996-01activeProviding the Courts with Addressed Envelopes & Postage by Attorneys & Litigants
        Comment:
3/4/1996
1995-05 (4th Amendment)activePublic Guardianship Office
        Comment:
6/1/1998
1995-05 (3rd Amendment)activePublic Guardianship Office
        Comment:
8/29/1997
1995-05 (2nd Amendment)activePublic Guardianship Office
        Comment:
5/16/1997
1995-05 (1st Amendment)activePublic Guardianship Office
        Comment:
2/14/1997
1995-05activePublic Guardianship Office
        Comment:
4/18/1995
1995-04activeWitness Fees & Expenses
        Comment:
4/18/1995
1995-01 (1st Amendment)activeEstablishment of a Juvenile Civil Citation Process
        Comment:
5/16/2001
1995-01activeEstablishment of a Juvenile Civil Citation Process
        Comment:
2/9/1995
1994-12activeCoverage of Detention Hearings & Emergency Juvenile Proceedings
        Comment:
10/6/1994
1994-09activeSubstitution of Department of Revenue for Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services, Office of Child Support Enforcement
        Comment:
6/30/1994
1994-04activeCash Bond
        Comment:
2/16/1994
1994-03activePersonnel Rules & Regulations, Outside Employment
        Comment:
2/8/1994
1993-10activeCivil Rights Complaint Procedure
        Comment:
9/10/1993
1993-04activeLeon County Schools Juvenile Delinquency Mentoring Program
        Comment:
4/1/1993
1993-01activeRegulation of County Courtrooms
        Comment:
1/21/1993
1992-09 (2nd Amendment)activeIn Re: Americans with Disability Act of 1990
        Comment:
10/2/2015
1992-09 (1st Amendment)activeIn Re: Americans with Disability Act of 1990
        Comment:
7/31/2013
1992-09activeAmericans with Disabilities Act of 1990
        Comment:
12/17/1992
1992-08 (2nd Amendment)activeIn Re: Approved Parenting Class
        Comment:
11/15/2013
1992-08 (1st Amendment)activeApproved Parenting Classes
        Comment:
7/24/2003
1992-06activeAppointment of Prosecuting Attorneys
        Comment:
11/28/1992
1992-03 (1st Amendment)activeProcedures for Special Interest High Profile Proceedings
        Comment:
1/22/1993
1992-03activeProcedures for Special Interest High Profile Proceedings
        Comment:
9/25/1992
1992-02activeGuardian Ad Litem, Right to be Notified of and Be Present at Depositions in Criminal Cases
        Comment:
9/21/1992
1991-09activeElectronic Media & Still Photography Coverage of Judicial Proceedings
        Comment:
11/13/1991
1990-31activeDepartment of Corrections Commitment Packets
        Comment:
12/5/1990
1990-30activeUniform Intercircuit Conflict Resolution Procedure
        Comment:
11/14/1990
1990-26activeTallahassee Bar Association - Code of Professional Courtesy
        Comment:
10/10/1990
1990-22activeCalendar Conflicts between 2nd Judicial Circuit & U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
        Comment:
8/10/1990
1990-15activeGuardian Ad Litem Program: Access to Case Files
        Comment:
5/14/1990
1989-117activeFCIC/NCIC Records at 1st Appearance Hearings
        Comment:
12/29/1989
1978-06activeBranch Court of County Court for Leon County at 1920 Thomasville Road
        Comment:
1/17/1978