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Administrative Orders of the 19th Circuit

The Court has revoked the orders and amendments marked with three ***, as of April 17, 2026.  These orders are provided here for information only.

The orders are also available in print at the Main law library in downtown Ft. Pierce.

Order Number
Order Title
Order Date
2026-01
01/06/2026
2026-02
01/07/2026
2026-03
01/09/2026
Amended 2026-03
01/12/2026
2026-04
02/16/2026
2026-05
04/06/2026
2025-01
IN RE: CIVIL CASE MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION
01/10/2025
2025-02
IN RE: LOCAL BOND SCHEDULE
01/21/2025
No. AOSC24-126
Amended 2024-13
RE: JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2025
01/30/2025
2025-03
FINAL JUDGMENT ORDER FORM IN FORECLOSURE CASES
02/10/2025
2024-13
RE: JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2025
03/10/2025
Amended 2025-03
IN RE: FINAL JUDGMENT ORDER FORM IN FORECLOSURE CASES
05/14/2025
2025-04
Calendar Year 2026 Court Holidays
07/10/2025
2025-06
IN RE: MAGISTRATES AND HEARING OFFICERS
10/20/2025
Amended 2024-13
RE: JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2025
10/30/2025
2025-09
RE: ADULT DRUG COURT PROGRAMS
12/16/2025
2025-10
IN RE: USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN COURT FILINGS
12/17/2025
Amended 2017-05
IN RE: MODIFICATION OF FINAL JUDGMENT ORDER FORM IN FORECLOSURE CASES
04/05/2024
2024-01
GUARDIANSHIP EDUCATION FOR NON-PROFESSIONAL GUARDIANS
04/16/2024
2024-02
ADULT DRUG COURT PROGRAMS
05/07/2024
2024-03
AUTHORIZATION OF THE CITY OF STUART POLICE DEPARTMENT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF RISK PROTECTION ORDERS AND DOCUMENTS
05/15/2024
Amended 2023-06
SECOND AMENDED ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2023-06: Judicial Assignments for 2024
06/24/2024
2024-04
Appointment of Robert Goldman as Civil Traffic Infraction and Parking Ticket Violations Hearing Officer for Indian River, Martin, St. Lucie and Okeechobee
08/20/2024
2024-05
Appointment of Lindsay Stroke as Child Support Enforcement Hearing Officer for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, State of Florida
08/23/2024
2024-06
Appointment of Kathryn Hill as General Magistrate for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, State of Florida
08/23/2024
2024-07
Appointment of Gary Bokas as Child Support Enforcement Hearing Officer for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, State of Florida
08/13/2024
2024-08
Calendar Year 2025 Court Holidays
09/03/2024
2024-09
Appointment of Sean Lewis as General Magistrate for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, State of Florida
09/26/2024
2024-10
Appointment of Bruce Baillie as Child Support Enforcement Hearing Officer for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, State of Florida
09/26/2024
2024-11
Order Vacating Administrative Order 2022-05
10/07/2024
2024-12
Appointment of Ryan Grazi as Civil Traffic Infraction and parking Ticket Violations Hearing Officer for Indian River, Martin, St. Lucie and Okeechobee Counties
10/16/2024
2024-13
JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2025
10/29/2025
Amended 2024-13
IN RE: Judicial Assignments for 2025
11/27/2024
Amended 2024-14
IN RE: CERTIFICATION AND REGULATION OF PROCESS SERVERS
12/04/2024
2023-1
04/05/2023
Amended 2022-09
Counties
05/30/2023
2023-2
Revised Criminal Background Investigation for Prospective and Current Employees, Contractors, Volunteers, and Affiliates working in any Courthouse in the 19th Judicial Circuit of Florida
07/17/2023
2023-3
JUDICIAL ALLOTTED LEAVE
04/05/2023
2023-4
RE: Calendar Year 2024 Court Holidays
08/21/2023
2023-6
JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2024
10/05/2023
2023-7
GUARDIANSHIP EDUCATION
12/01/2023
2023-8
LOCAL BOND SCHEDULE
12/12/2023
2022-1
DRUG COURT PROGRAMS
04/01/2022
2020-17
RE: PRETRIAL RELEASE PROGRAMS - Ammendment 1
02/07/2022
2017-10
RE: SELECTION AND PAYMENT OF COURT-APPOINTED EXPERT WITNESSES
02/16/2022
Amended 2021-13
AMENDED JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2022
02/16/2022
2022-2
Appointment of Janie Lowe Crittenden as Child Support Enforcement Hearing Officer for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, State of Florida
04/01/2022
Amended 2020 -17
PRETRIAL RELEASE PROGRAMS - Ammendment 2
05/11/2022
2022-03
Magistrates and Hearing Officers
05/18/2022
2022-04
APPOINTMENT OF JESSICA SEBAG AS CIVIL TRAFFIC INFRACTION AND PARKING TICKET VIOLATIONS HEARING OFFICER FOR INDIAN RIVER, MARTIN, ST. LUCIE AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES
05/19/2022
2017-12
APPOINTMENT OF WILLIAM E. HAWKINS, JR. AS CIVIL TRAFFIC INFRACTION AND PARKING TICKET VIOLATIONS HEARING OFFICER FOR INDIAN RIVER, MARTIN, ST. LUCIE AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES
05/19/2022
2017-13
APPOINTMENT OF JEFFREY P. BATTISTA AS CIVIL TRAFFIC INFRACTION AND PARKING TICKET VIOLATIONS HEARING OFFICER FOR INDIAN RIVER, MARTIN, ST. LUCIE AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES
05/19/2022
2022-05
ALTERNATIVE SANCTIONS FOR TECHNICAL VIOLATIONS OF JUVENILE PROBATION AND INCENTIVES
06/15/2022
2022-06
APPOINTMENT OF ELIZABETH R. HUNTER AS CIVIL TRAFFIC INFRACTION AND PARKING TICKET VIOLATIONS HEARING OFFICER FOR INDIAN RIVER, MARTIN, ST. LUCIE AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES
06/06/2022
2022-07
Calendar Year 2023 Court Holidays
07/06/2022
2017-05
Second Amended Administrative Order 2017-05 MODIFICATION OF PROPOSED FINAL JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE
07/07/2022
2022-9
JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2023
09/06/2022
2022-10
REVISED COVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND TRIAL COURT OPERATIONAL MEASURES
10/04/2022
2022-11
Appointment of Sara F. Davis as General Magistrate for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
11/17/2022
Amended 2022-9
Amended - JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2023
12/01/2022
Amended 2020-17
PRETRIAL RELEASE PROGRAMS - Ammendment 3
12/14/2022
Amended 2020-17
PRETRIAL RELEASE PROGRAMS - Ammendment 4
12/15/2022
2021-1
01/05/2021
2021-2
MARTIN, ST. LUCIE AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES
02/09/2021
2021-3
Veterans' Treatment Court
02/24/2021
2021-4
Amended Judicial Assignments for 2021
04/23/2021
2021-5
Civil Case Management and Resolution
04/23/2021
2021-6
Court Attendance of the St. Lucie County Clerk of Court
05/17/2021
2021-7
Appointment of Lillian Ewen as General Magistrate
05/06/2021
2021-8
Veterans' Treatment Court
05/18/2021
2021-9
Amended Judicial Assignments for 2021
07/01/2021
2021-10
Calendar Year 2022 Court Holidays
07/30/2021
2021-11
Continued COVID-19 Reopening Procedures And Court Operations – Second Protocols
07/29/2021
2021-12
Criminal Alternative Sanctions Program
08/24/2021
2021-13
Judicial Assignments 2022
08/31/2021
2021-14
CONTINUED COVID-19 REOPENING PROCEDURES And Court Operations – Second Protocols
09/15/2021
2021-15
REVISED COVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND TRIAL COURT OPERATIONAL MEASURES
11/09/2021
Amended 2021-15
REVISED COVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND TRIAL COURT OPERATIONAL MEASURES
01/12/2022
2020-1
TRIAL COURT OPERATIONAL
03/19/2020
2020-2
Emergency Temporary Standing Order for Domestic Relations Cases
04/03/2020
2020-3
Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) - Monitored House Arrest or No Bond Until First Appearance for Quarantine/Isolation Violations
04/07/2020
2020-4
Appointment of Leatha D. Mullins as General Magistrate/Hearing Officer for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, State of Florida
04/29/2020
2020-5
Appointment of Elizabeth R. McHugh as Child Support Enforcement Hearing Officer for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, State of Florida
05/01/2020
2020-6
Covid-19 Reopening Procedures; Establishment of a Covid-19 Reopening Workgroup
05/07/2020
2020-7
AMENDED BELOW Covid-19 Reopening Procedures - First Protocols
05/15/2020
2020-7a
Covid-19 Reopening Procedures - Amended Procedures
02/10/2021
2020-8
Release of Certain Pretrial Detainees to Mitigate Threat of COVID-19 in Saint Lucie County Jail
05/26/2020
2020-9
COVID-19 Resumption of Certain Proceedings
05/29/2020
2020-10
COVID-19 REOPENING JURY PROTOCOLS
06/03/2020
2020-11
JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2021
07/14/2020
2020-12
Calendar Year 2021 Court Holidays
08/21/2020
2020-13
REVOCATION OF INACTIVE AND SUPERSEDED ORDERS
09/08/2020
2020-14
Revocation of Additional Inactive and Superseded Orders
10/12/2020
2020-15
Delegation of Contract Authority
10/12/2020
2020-16
AMENDED BELOW - Appellate Division of the Circuit Court
10/26/2020
2020-16a
Appellate Division of the Circuit Court
10/27/2020
2020-17
Pretrial Release Program
11/30/2020
2020-18
AMENDED BELOW - Transfer Of Pending Appeals From The Circuit Court To The District Court Of Appeal
12/08/2020
2020-18a
Transfer Of Pending Appeals From The Circuit Court To The District Court Of Appeal
01/04/2021
2019-1
Mental Health Court Program
01/03/2019
2019-2
Order Vacating Administrative Order 2017-11
01/31/2019
2019-3
Drug Court Programs
04/04/2019
2019-4
Appellate Division of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit
05/23/2019
2019-5
AMENDED - see below - Court Operations in Emergency Event
06/25/2019
CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLAN
2019-5a
Court Operations in Emergency Event as Amended
08/19/2019
2019-6
AMENDED - See Below - Calendar Year 2020 Court Holidays
07/16/2019
2019-6a
Amended Calendar Year 2020 Court Holidays
07/16/2019
2019-7
Revised St. Lucie County Bond Schedule
08/08/2019
SLC Adjusted Bond Schedule
2019-8
Judicial Assignments for 2020
09/12/2019
2019-8a
Judicial Assignments for 2020 - AMENDED
02/13/2020
2019-9
Approved Courses of Instruction and Training for Non-Professional Guardians Appointed by the Court
09/12/2019
2019-10
Revised St. Lucie County Bond Schedule
12/10/2019
2018-01
Order Vacating Administrative Order 1993-09
02/09/2018
2018-02
Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedures
03/01/2018
2018-03
Calendar Year 2019 Court Holidays
06/08/2018
2018-04
Authorization of Port St. Lucie Police Department to Effect Service of Risk Protection Orders and Documents
07/10/2018
2018-05
Order Vacating Administrative Order 2000-15
07/18/2018
2018-06
AMENDED - See Below - Judicial Assignments for 2019
09/14/2018
2018-06a
AMENDED - See Below - Amended Judicial Assignments for 2019
12/04/2018
2018-06a2
AMENDED - See Below - Second Amended Judicial Assignments for 2019
12/05/2018
2018-06a3
AMENDED - See Below - Third Amended Judicial Assignments for 2019
03/21/2019
2018-06a4
AMENDED - See Below - Fourth Amended Judicial Assignments for 2019
05/10/2019
2018-06a5
Fifth Amended Judicial Assignments for 2019
07/01/2019
2018-07
2018/2019 Funding of County Court Mediation
10/08/2018
2017-01
Appointment of Leatha D. Mullins as Child Support Enforcement Hearing Officer for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
01/06/2017
2017-02
AMENDED - see below. Pro Bono Services (Supersedes Administrative Order 96-2)
01/09/2017
2017-02a
Pro Bono Services (Supersedes Administrative Order 1996-02 and 2017-02)
04/19/2017
2017-03
AMENDED - see below: Second Amended Certification and Regulation of Process Servers
02/15/2017
2017-03a
AMENDED - see below: as Amended: CERTIFICATION AND REGULATION OF PROCESS SERVERS (Supersedes Administrative Order 2002-08)EXHIBIT A Initial Application for Certified Process Server EXHIBIT B Certified Process Server Renewal Application EXHIBIT C Certificate of Good Conduct EXHIBIT D Affidavit of Mentor Certified Process Server EXHIBIT E Certified Process Server Education
03/06/2017
2017-03a2
CERTIFICATION AND REGULATION OF PROCESS SERVERS (Supersedes Administrative Order 2002-08)
04/20/2017
2017-03a Exhibit A
EXHIBIT A Initial Application for Certified Process Server
03/06/2017
2017-03a Exhibit B
EXHIBIT B Certified Process Server Renewal Application
03/06/2017
2017-03a Exhibit C
EXHIBIT C Certificate of Good Conduct
03/06/2017
2017-03a Exhibit D
EXHIBIT D Affidavit of Mentor Certified Process Server
03/06/2017
2017-03a Exhibit E
EXHIBIT E Certified Process Server Education
03/06/2017
2017-04
Drug Court Programs
02/15/2017
2017-05
AMENDED - see below - Modification of Proposed Final Judgment of Foreclosure in Residential Foreclosure Cases
04/25/2017
2017-05a
Modification of Proposed Final Judgment of Foreclosure in Residential Foreclosure Cases
07/08/2019
2017-06
Order For Compensation of Examining Committee EXHIBIT A Order For Compensation of Examining Committee
04/28/2017
2017-07
Municipal Police Departments and Service of Process in Domestic Violence, Repeat Violence, Sexual Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Injunction Cases
05/12/2017
2017-07 Exhibit A
EXHIBIT A Return of Service
05/12/2017
2017-08
Calendar Year 2018 Court Holidays
05/26/2017
2017-09
AMENDED - see below. Baker Act Hearings For Involuntary Inpatient Placement
06/21/2017
2017-09a
Amended Baker Act Hearings For Involuntary Inpatient Placement
06/28/2017
2017-10
Selection and Payment of Court-Appointed Expert Witnesses
06/23/2017
2017-11
VACATED by 2019-2: Appointment of Nicole P. Menz as Civil Traffic Infraction and Parking Ticket Violations Hearing officer for Indian River, Martin, and St. Lucie Counties.
07/18/2017
2017-12
Appointment of William E. Hawkins, JR. as Civil Traffic Infraction and Parking Ticket Violations Hearing officer for Indian River, Martin, and St. Lucie Counties.
07/18/2017
2017-13
AMENDED - see below. Appointment of Jeffrey P. Batista as Civil Traffic Infraction and Parking Ticket Violations Hearing officer for Indian River, Martin, and St. Lucie Counties.
07/18/2017
2017-13a
Amended Appointment of Jeffrey P. Batista as Civil Traffic Infraction and Parking Ticket Violations Hearing officer for Indian River, Martin, and St. Lucie Counties.
07/18/2017
2017-14
Order Vacating Administrative Order 2001-20
08/21/2017
2017-15
AMENDED - see below: Judicial Assignments for 2018
09/01/2017
2017-15a
AMENDED - see below:Amended Judicial Assignments for 2018
08/11/2017
2017-15a2
AMENDED - See Below - Amended Judicial Assignments for 2018
11/13/2017
2017-15a4
4th Amended Judicial Assignments for 2018
09/06/2018
2017-16
Order Vacating Administrative Order 2007-11
10/05/2017
2017-17
AMENDED - see below:Order Vacating Administrative Order 1993-09
02/09/2018
2017-17a
Parenting Coordinators (Supersedes Administrative Order 2015-02)
11/13/2017
2017-18
Local Options, Teen Court, Juvenile Programs and Small Claims Mediation Budgets
11/09/2017
2016-01
After-Hours Injunction For Protection Against Violence Duty Judge
05/10/2016
2016-02
Calendar Year 2017 Court Holidays
06/17/2016
2016-03
After-Hours Injunction For Protection Against Violence Duty Judge
08/15/2016
2016-04
Uniform Procedures For The Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act
08/17/2016
2016-05
AMENDED - see below:Judicial Assignments for 2017
11/21/2016
2016-05a
Judicial Assignments for 2017
11/10/2016
2016-06
2016/2017 Local Options, Teen Court, Juvenile Programs and Small Claims Mediation Budgets
11/10/2016
2016-07
AMENDED - see below Criminal Alternative Sanctions Program
12/12/2016
2016-07a
Criminal Alternative Sanctions Program
01/20/2017
2015-01
Batterer's Intervention Programs For The Nineteenth Judicial Circuit
01/29/2015
2015-02
Parenting Coordination in Family Law Cases (Superseded by 2017-17a)
02/06/2015
2015-03
Amendment of St. Lucie County Circuit Judicial Assignments for 2015
07/08/2015
2015-04
Amendment of St. Lucie Judicial Assignments for 2015
07/08/2015
2015-05
Calendar Year 2016 Court Holidays
08/10/2015
2015-06
(AMENDED - see below) Nineteenth Circuit Professionalism Panel (Supersedes Administrative Order 2013-14)
08/12/2015
2015-06a
Amended Nineteenth Circuit Professionalism Panelwith Exhibit A Standards of Professional Courtesy
10/08/2018
2015-07
Residential Foreclosure Cases
09/01/2015
2015-08
(AMENDED - see below) Judicial Assignments for 2016
09/03/2015
2015-08a
Judicial Assignments for 2016
12/28/2015
2015-09
Batterers' Intervention Programs for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit
09/17/2015
2015--10
Appointment of Julie Oldehoff as General Magistrate Hearing Officer for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida
10/13/2015
2015-11
(AMENDED - see below) Teen Court and Mediation Budgets
11/02/2015
2015-11a
Teen Court and Mediation Budgets
11/02/2015
2015-12
(AMENDED - see below) Unified Family Court (UFC)
12/01/2015
2015-12a
Unified Family Court (UFC)
01/07/2016
2015-13
Appellate Division of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit
12/08/2015
2014-01
AMENDED - see below. Appointment of Civil Traffic Infraction and Parking Ticket Violations Hearing Officer for Indian River County.
10/06/2014
2014-01a
Appointment of Civil Traffic Infraction and Parking Ticket Violations Hearing Officer for Indian River County
01/18/2014
2014-02
Appointment of Civil Traffic Infraction and Parking Ticket Violations Hearing Officer for Indian River, Martin and St. Lucie Counties.
01/22/2014
2014-03
Appointment of Civil Traffic Infraction and Parking Ticket Violations Hearing Officer for Indian River, Martin and St. Lucie Counties.
01/22/2014
2014-04
Appointment of Civil Traffic Infraction and Parking Ticket Violations Hearing Officer for Indian River, Martin and St. Lucie Counties.
01/22/2014
2014-05
Administrative Order Governing Proceedings of General Media Interest and Procedures for Special Interest/High Profile Proceedings
01/17/2014
2014-06
Criminal Background Investigation for Prospective and Current Employees, Contractors and volunteers Working in any Courthouse in the 1th Judicial Circuit of Florida
05/12/2014

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