IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR HARDEE, HIGHLANDS, AND POLK COUNTIES, FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 1-1.47 ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES JULY 6, 015 THROUGH JANUARY 3, 016 WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of the Tenth Judicial Circuit Court s Local Rule One, which provides for the assignment of judges to sections and divisions of the Court; it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that: 1. Administrative Order No. 1-1.46 is modified as outlined herein to provide for the assignment of judges to sections and divisions of the Court for the period beginning July 6, 015, and ending January 3, 016;. Effective July 6, 015, the Polk, Highlands, and Hardee County Clerks of Courts shall assign cases to the sections and divisions of the court in accordance with the ratio shown in Exhibit A (attached and incorporated herein), which lists the assignments of judges to sections and apportionment of new caseload assignments. 3. The judges are assigned additional duties, as outlined in Exhibits B, C, D, E, and F (all attached and incorporated herein), in order to provide adequate judicial manpower for various divisions of the Court. 4. When a visiting judge presides over matters in a section due to the assigned judge s unavailability, immediately upon becoming available, the assigned judge shall notify the visiting judge and the Court Administrator of their availability and shall take the section assignments. 5. When two or more cases are consolidated, any judge to whom one of the cases has been assigned shall enter an Order of Consolidation and provide that all cases are assigned to the section having the lower numbered case file. 6. This Order is effective immediately for planning and implementation as indicated herein and shall SUPERSEDE Administrative Order No. 1-1.46 on July 6, 015. DONE AND ORDERED in chambers, at Bartow, Polk County, Florida this 7 th day of May, 015. Wm. Bruce Smith, Chief Judge
POLK COUNTY EXHIBIT A ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES TO SECTIONS AND APPORTIONMENT OF NEW CASELOAD ASSIGNMENTS JULY 6, 015 THROUGH JANUARY 3, 016 UNITS: TITLES AND AMOUNTS F1: OJEDA 5 F: STARGEL 5 F3: DURDEN 5 F4: DURRANCE 5 F5: BUTZ 5 F6: SHELBY 5 F9: HARB (Capital) 3 VP: RAIDEN(Adm. Judge) 5 CIVIL FELONY JUV FAMILY PROBATE 01: PINCKET 5 0: ABDONEY 5 04: CARPANINI 5 05: SITES 5 07: HELMS 5 08: RADABAUGH (Adm. Judge) 5 09: COMBEE 5 11: A. SMITH 5 13: SELPH (Adm. Judge) 5 APPEALS/ WRITS MENTAL/ PUBLIC HEALTH 14: MASTERS 3 15: SPOTO 5 30: JACOBSEN 3 J1: RODDENBERY (DEP) (Adm. Judge) J: HOFSTAD (DEL) 5 J4: : Wm. BRUCE SMITH (DEP) 5 JR: MCKIBBEN.5 5 CHIEF JUDGE 80:BARBER 1 TOTALS 7 38 15.5 5 3 3 1 HIGHLANDS COUNTY 06: YANCEY 5 10: ESTRADA(Adm. Judge) 5 CIVIL FELONY JUV FAMILY PROBATE 1: SHINHOLSER 5 Juvenile/Probate/Guardianship-Mental Health/Family Relief/ProSe: COWDEN APPEALS/ WRITS MENTAL/ PUBLIC HEALTH CHIEF JUDGE SELF HELP SELF HELP 1.5 1.5 TOTALS 5 5 6.5 1 0 0 0.5 HARDEE COUNTY CIVIL FELONY JUV FAMILY PROBATE APPEALS/ WRITS MENTAL/ PUBLIC HEALTH 03: EZELLE (Adm. Judge) 1 1.75.15.15 CHIEF JUDGE TOTALS 1 1.75.15 0.15 0 0 SELF HELP Exhibit A: 1-1.47
EXHIBIT B WEEKEND, AND DUTY ASSIGNMENT INCLUDING FIRST APPEARANCE HEARINGS AND JUVENILE DETENTION HEARINGS JULY 6, 015 THROUGH JANUARY 3, 016 Weekend and holiday hearings for all three counties are held in Bartow. (First Appearance and Juvenile Detention Hearings required on all listed dates.) 8:15 A.M. - JUVENILE DETENTION HEARINGS 9:00 A.M. - FIRST APPEARANCE HEARINGS DAY DATE JUDGE Saturday & Sunday July 11 & 1 Durden Saturday & Sunday July 18 & 19 Estrada Saturday & Sunday July 5 & 6 A. Smith Saturday & Sunday August 1 & McKibben Saturday & Sunday August 8 & 9 Durrance Saturday & Sunday August 15 &16 Stargel Saturday & Sunday August & 3 Harb Saturday & Sunday August 9 &30 Fegers Saturday, Sunday & Monday* September 5, 6 & 7 Sites Saturday, Sunday & Monday* September 1, 13 & 14 Barber Saturday & Sunday September 19 & 0 Ezelle Wednesday* September 3 Carpanini Saturday & Sunday September 6 & 7 Abdoney Saturday & Sunday October 3 & 4 Bennett Saturday & Sunday October 10 & 11 Green Saturday & Sunday October 17 & 18 Radabaugh Saturday & Sunday October 4 & 5 Selph Saturday & Sunday October 31 &Nov 1 Kirkland Saturday & Sunday November 7 & 8 Masters Wednesday* November 11 Roddenbery Saturday & Sunday November 14 & 15 Ojeda Saturday & Sunday November 1 & Griffin Thursday & Friday* November 6 & 7 Helms Saturday & Sunday* November 8 & 9 Pincket Saturday & Sunday December 5 & 6 Combee Saturday & Sunday December 1 & 13 Yancey Saturday & Sunday December 19 & 0 Williams 1 Exhibit B: 1-1.47
Thursday & Friday* December 4 & 5 Franklin Saturday & Sunday December 6 & 7 Shelby Friday, Saturday & Sunday* January 1, & 3 Butz *Denotes Holiday or Holiday Weekend Notes: 1. Juvenile Detention Hearings for all three counties are conducted at the Central County Jail Annex in Bartow, located at 390 Bob Phillips Road, just south of Polk County Human Services. The assigned judge is requested to commence these hearings at 8:15 a.m. on holidays and weekends. The Judge should call in advance to determine the need to hold hearings: 534-613 or 534-6163.. First Appearance Hearings on holidays and weekends are conducted at the Polk County Courthouse in Bartow commencing at 9:00 a.m. Please be on time in order to hold to a minimum the hours of overtime for support personnel. 3. Regular weekend duty hours are from 5:00 p.m. Friday until 8:30 a.m. Monday. Holiday weekend duty shall begin at 5:00 p.m. on the last regular working day and conclude at 8:30 a.m. on the next regular working day. Isolated single day holiday duty shall begin at 5:00 p.m. on the preceding day and conclude at 8:30 a.m. on the day following the holiday. Exhibit B: 1-1.47
EXHIBIT C DUTY JUDGE SCHEDULES FOR HARDEE, HIGHLANDS AND POLK JULY 6, 015 THROUGH JANUARY 3, 016 Except on Friday, regular workday duty shall begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 8:30 a.m. the following morning. Friday regular workday duty will conclude at 5:00 p.m. that day, at which time the weekend duty judge assignment will begin. A. The administrative judges in Hardee and Highlands Counties are responsible for ensuring the availability of a duty judge in their respective counties. B. Polk County duty judge schedule: 6 7 JULY 8 9 10 ABDONEY 13 BENNETT 14 BUTZ 15 CARPANINI 16 COMBEE 17 DURDEN 0 DURRANCE 1 HARB HELMS 3 HOFSTAD 4 FEGERS 7 BARBER 8 GREEN 9 KIRKLAND 30 MASTERS 31 FRANKLIN OJEDA PINCKET RADABAUGH RAIDEN 3 4 AUGUST 5 6 7 FRANKLIN 10 BENNETT 11 FEGERS 1 GREEN 13 JACOBSEN 14 RODDENBERY 17 SELPH 18 SHELBY 19 SITES 0 A. SMITH 1 SPOTO 4 STARGEL 5 WILLIAMS 6 ABDONEY 7 BUTZ 8 CARPANINI 31 COMBEE DURDEN DURRANCE BARBER HARB 1 Exhibit C: 1-1.47
Exhibit C: 1-1.47 SEPTEMBER 1 HELMS HOFSTAD 3 KIRKLAND 4 MASTERS 7 8 OJEDA 9 PINCKET 10 RADABAUGH 11 RAIDEN 14 15 SELPH 16 SHELBY 17 SITES 18 A. SMITH 1 B. SMITH SPOTO 3 4 WILLIAMS 5 JACOBSEN 8 GREEN 9 FRANKLIN 30 ABDONEY OCTOBER 1 BENNETT BUTZ 5 CARPANINI 6 COMBEE 7 DURDEN 8 DURRANCE 9 FEGERS 1 BARBER 13 HARB 14 HELMS 15 HOFSTAD 16 FRANKLIN 19 KIRKLAND 0 MASTERS 1 OJEDA PINCKET 3 RADABAUGH 6 RAIDEN 7 RODDENBERY 8 SELPH 9 SHELBY 30 SITES
Exhibit C: 1-1.47 3 NOVEMBER A. SMITH 3 JACOBSEN 4 SPOTO 5 STARGEL 6 WILLIAMS 9 FRANKLIN 10 GREEN 11 1 ABDONEY 13 BUTZ 16 BENNETT 17 CARPANINI 18 BARBER 19 DURDEN 0 B. SMITH 3 FEGERS 4 COMBEE 5 GREEN 6 7 30 DURRANCE DECEMBER 1 HARB HELMS 3 HOFSTAD 4 KIRKLAND 7 MASTERS 8 OJEDA 9 PINCKET 10 RADABAUGH 11 RAIDEN 14 RODDENBERY 15 SELPH 16 SHELBY 17 STARGEL 18 A. SMITH 1 SPOTO B. SMITH 3 WILLIAMS 4 5 8 BENNETT 9 BUTZ 30 CARPANINI 31 DURDEN
EXHIBIT D JURY TRIAL SCHEDULE WEEK OF FELONY (POLK) CIVIL (POLK) JULY 6, 015 THROUGH JANUARY 3, 016 JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER 6 13 0 7 3 10 17 4 31 7 14 1 8 F1 F1 F1 F1 C F F1 F1 F1 F1 F1 F F1 F F F F J F3 F3 F F F F F3 F3 F4 F3 F3 F3 S F4 F4 F4 F3 F3 F3 F4 F4 F5 F5 F4 F4 F5 F5 F5 F5 F4 F4 F5 F5 F6 F6 F6 F5 F6 F6 F6 F6 F6 F5 F6 F6 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 11 7 15 8 4 11 7 15 8 4 11 7 15 7 15 8 4 11 7 15 8 4 11 7 15 8 HIGHLANDS JT JT JT HARDEE JT JT JT WEEK OF FELONY (POLK) CIVIL (POLK) OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMEBR 5 1 19 6 9 16 3 30 7 14 1 8 F1 F1 F1 F1 F F1 F1 F1 F1 F1 F N N F F F F F3 F3 F F F F F3 O O F4 F3 F3 F3 F4 F4 F4 F3 F3 F3 F4 T T F5 F5 F4 F4 F5 F5 F5 F5 F4 F4 F5 R R F6 F6 F6 F5 F6 F6 F6 F6 F6 F5 F6 I I F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 A A 8 4 11 7 15 8 4 11 7 15 8 L L 4 11 7 15 8 4 11 7 15 8 4 S S HIGHLANDS JT JT JT HARDEE JT JT JT SECTION F1 F F3 F4 F5 F6 F9 VP 1 3 4 5 6 30 JUDGE OJEDA STARGEL DURDEN DURRANCE BUTZ SHELBY HARB RAIDEN PINCKET ABDONEY EZELLE CARPANINI SITES YANCEY JACOBSEN SECTION JV/Prob/Guard-MH/Fam. Relief/ProSe 7 8 9 10 11 1 13 14 15 J1 J J4 JR 80 JUDGE COWDEN HELMS RADABAUGH COMBEE ESTRADA A. SMITH SHINHOLSER SELPH MASTERS SPOTO RODDENBERY HOFSTAD Wm. B. SMITH MCKIBBEN BARBER NOTE: These are designated weeks for jury trials only. Judges needing additional trial weeks are requested to coordinate schedules with the Court Administrator. Exhibit D: 1-1.47
EXHIBIT E CALENDAR FOR CHAMBER HEARINGS JULY 6, 015 THROUGH JANUARY 3, 016 01 MICHELLE PINCKET 06 JAMES A. YANCEY POLK FAMILY DIVISION HIGHLANDS COUNTY FELONY DIVISION Judicial Assistant: Jennifer Brown Judicial Assistant: Debra Coleman 863 534-6909 863 534-77 (fax) 863 40-6618 863 40-6977 (fax) P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J170, 430 S. Commerce Avenue Sebring 33870 Monday Friday, Sebring Judicial Assistant: Juli Rueblin 0 J. KEVIN ABDONEY 863 534-4576 863 534-584 (fax) POLK FAMILY DIVISION P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J146, Judicial Assistant: Kim Stip 863 534-6961 863 534-4094 (fax) P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J165, 07 LARRY HELMS POLK CIVIL DIVISION Judicial Assistant: Babs Franck 863 534-6908 863 534-4454 (fax) 03 MARCUS EZELLE P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J17, Administrative Judge HARDEE COUNTY Civil, Family, Felony, Juvenile, Mental Health, and Probate 08 JOHN RADABAUGH Judicial Assistant: Libby Bradley Administrative Judge 863 773-6547 863 773-3505 (fax) POLK CIVIL DIVISION 417 W. Main St. Suite 37, Judicial Assistant: Sally Utsey Wauchula 33873 863 534-6963 863 534-4454 (fax) Monday Friday, Wauchula P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J115, 04 MARK CARPANINI POLK CIVIL DIVISION Judicial Assistant: Lisa Pynes 09 CATHERINE L. COMBEE 863 534-4149 863 534-774 (fax) POLK FAMILY DIVISION P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J155, Judicial Assistant: Karen Starling 863 534-4550 863 534-4098 (fax) P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J164, 05 WILLIAM SITES 10 PETER ESTRADA POLK FAMILY DIVISION Administrative Judge Judicial Assistant: Wendy Watson HIGHLANDS COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION 863 534-4456 863 534-4495 (fax) Judicial Assistant: Lisa McIntyre P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J147, 863 40-6994 863 40-6993 (fax) 430 South Commerce Avenue Sebring 33870 Monday Friday, Sebring Exhibit E: 1-1.47
11 ANDREA TEVES SMITH J1 NEIL A. RODDENBERY POLK CIVIL DIVISION Administrative Judge Judicial Assistant: Ginger Corda POLK JUVENILE DIVISION Dependency 863 534-580 863 534-404 (fax) Judicial Assistant: Lisa Schrader P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J168, 863 534-4688 863 534-583 (fax) P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J158, 1 OLIN W. SHINHOLSER HIGHLANDS COUNTY J MARK H. HOFSTAD FAMILY DIVISION/ DOMV POLK JUVENILE DIVISION Delinquency Judicial Assistant: Dani Flowers Judicial Assistant: Theresa Cooper 863 40-6901 863 40-6918 (fax) 863 534-7769 863 534-77 (fax) 430 South Commerce Avenue P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J135, Sebring 33870 Monday Friday, Sebring 13 STEVEN L. SELPH J4 WM. BRUCE SMITH Administrative Judge POLK JUVENILE DIVISION Dependency POLK FAMILY DIVISION Judicial Assistant: Leslie Carroll Judicial Assistant: Cheryl Hess 863 534-4653 863 534-466 (fax) 863 534-468 863 534-7783 (fax) P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J13, P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J113, JR ANGELA J. COWDEN 14 ELLEN S. MASTERS HIGHLANDS COUNTY Juvenile/Probate/ POLK MENTAL HEALTH, PROBATE Guardianship-Mental Health/Family Relief/Pro Se AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE Judicial Assistant: Janet Pitts Judicial Assistant: Linda Grubbs 863 40-6617 863 40-660(fax) 863 534-4669 863 534-7783 (fax) 430 South Commerce Avenue Sebring 33870 P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J145, Monday Friday, Sebring Judicial Assistant: Janet Pitts 863-534-5883 863-534-4665 (fax) P.O. Box 9000 Drawer J156 15 KEITH SPOTO POLK CIVIL DIVISION Judicial Assistant: Susan Riffle F1 REINALDO OJEDA 863 534-586 863 534-583 (fax) POLK FELONY DIVISION P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J15, Judicial Assistant: Tammy Furlong 863 534-6931 863 534-4373 (fax) P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J167, 30 DONALD G. JACOBSEN Chief Judge Judicial Assistant: Melanie Komorowski F JOHN K. STARGEL 863 534-4649 863 534-771 (fax) POLK FELONY DIVISION P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J107 Judicial Assistant: Liz Medina 863 534-4910 863 534-4689 (fax) P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J157, Exhibit E: 1-1.47
F3 WAYNE DURDEN VP MICHAEL E. RAIDEN POLK FELONY DIVISION Administrative Judge Judicial Assistant: Tracy Skeen POLK FELONY DIVISION 863 534-4645 863 534-774 (fax) Judicial Assistant: Dale Edwards P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J116, 863 534-4366 863 534-4108 (fax) P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J137, F4 J. DALE DURRANCE POLK FELONY DIVISION Judicial Assistant: Bridgett Bulman Polk County Courthouse 863 534-4648 863 534-4098 (fax) 55 North Broadway Ave., Bartow, FL 33830 P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J111, Clerk 863 534-4000 Highlands County Courthouse F5 KELLY P. BUTZ 430 S. Commerce Ave., Sebring, FL 33870 POLK FELONY DIVISION Clerk 863 40-6564 Judicial Assistant: Cynthia Marazzito County Judge 863 40-6614, Fax 863 40-6930 863 534-6907 863 534-773 (fax) P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J174, Hardee County Courthouse 417 W. Main St., Wauchula, FL 33873 Clerk 863 773-4174 County Judge 863 773-3174, Fax 863 773-4165 F6 GLENN T. SHELBY POLK FELONY DIVISION Office of the Court Administrator Judicial Assistant: Angela Jones P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J10, Bartow, FL 33831-9000 863 534-4650 863 534-771 (fax) 863 534-4686, Fax 863 534-4699 P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J118 F9 JALAL HARB POLK FELONY DIVISION (CAPITAL) Judicial Assistant: Cindy Sullivan 863 534-4077 863 534-4495 (fax) P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J140, Exhibit E: 1-1.47
EXHIBIT F COUNTY COURT CALENDAR JULY 6, 015 THROUGH JANUARY 3, 016 COUNTY JUDGE JUDICIAL ASSISTANT/ADDRESS M0 GERALD P. HILL, II County Civil Kimberly Jenkins, Judicial Assistant Phone (863) 534-5; Fax: (863) 534-773 P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J109, BTW BTW BTW BTW BT LK BOB GRODE L1 County Court Lakeland Nicki Offermann, Judicial Assistant Phone: (863) 603-6637; Fax: (863) 68-453 930 E. Parker St., Lakeland 33801 Phone: (863) 534-4643; Fax: (863) 534-430 P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J101, LKD LKD LKD LKD LKD M SUSAN L. BARBER County Small Claims/Criminal Relief/Pro Se Section 80 Susan Blackner, Judicial Assistant Phone (863) 534-6934; Fax: (863) 534-404 P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J166, BTW BTW BTW BTW BTW NE ROBERT GRIFFIN W3 County Court Winter Haven Susan McAuley, Judicial Assistant Phone: (863) 401-484; Fax (863) 94-1949 345 Lake Alfred Rd., #14 Gill Jones Center, Winter Haven 33881 Phone: (863) 534-4890; Fax: (863) 534-555 P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J163, WH WH WH WH WH 1 Exhibit F: 1-1.47
M4 MARY CATHERINE GREEN County Criminal Fran Walden, Judicial Assistant Phone: (863) 534-4667; Fax: (863) 534-555 P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J131, BTW BTW BTW BTW BTW M5 JOHN KIRKLAND County Criminal Laurie Schley, Judicial Assistant Phone: (863) 534-496; Fax: (863) 534-4689 P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J16, BTW BTW BTW BTW BTW M6 ROBERT G. FEGERS County Criminal Janice Sylvain, Judicial Assistant Phone: (863) 534-4088; Fax: (863) 534-4108 P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J19, BTW BTW BTW BTW BTW M7 SHARON M. FRANKLIN County Criminal Amy Tolley, Judicial Assistant Phone: (863) 534-4693; Fax: (863) 534-584 P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J173, BTW BTW BTW BTW BTW M8 ROBERT L. WILLIAMS, Jr. BHC/Competency/Drug Court Karen Scholten, Judicial Assistant Phone (863) 534-5840; Fax: (863) 534-4373 P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J159, BTW BTW BTW BTW BTW M9 BARRY W. BENNETT Administrative Judge/ VOP Frances Stebbins, Judicial Assistant Phone (863) 534-7704; Fax: (863) 534-4094 P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J119, BTW BTW BTW BTW BTW Exhibit F: 1-1.47
JEFF J. MCKIBBEN Hardee County Court Jean Graham, Judicial Assistant Hardee County Courthouse Phone: (863) 773-3174; Fax: (863) 773-4165 417 West Main St., Suite 335, P.O. Drawer 1749, Wauchula 33873 ----------------------WAUCHULA---------------------- ANTHONY L. RITENOUR Highlands County Court Jessica LeConey, Judicial Assistant Highlands County Courthouse Phone: (863) 40-6614; Fax: (863) 40-6930 430 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring 33870 ------------------------SEBRING------------------------ Lakeland Branch Courthouse: Judge s Office: (863) 603-6637; Clerk: (863) 603-641 930 East Parker St., Lakeland, Florida 33801 Winter Haven Branch Courthouse: Judge s Office: (863) 401-484; Clerk: (863) 401-400 345 Lake Alfred Rd., #14 Gill Jones Center, Winter Haven, Florida 33881 3 Exhibit F: 1-1.47