
Assignment
Martin: All Felony Drug Court cases.
St. Lucie: All Non-Jury Civil Cases, including Residential and Commercial Mortgage Foreclosures; All Probate and Guardianship Cases (and corresponding MH cases); Weekday First Appearance Hearings (in rotation with County Court Judges); All civil forfeiture cases; AllJimmy Ryce Cases.
Administrative Judge, Problem-Solving Courts
Additional Information
2025 Civil Non-Jury Assignment
We encourage all parties to become familiar with the appropriate procedures and requirements (located in the column on the right) for the following:
- Civil Non-Jury
- Foreclosure
- Guardianship
- Probate
Any communication should be sent directly to the appropriate email address:
- Civil Non-Jury – [email protected] (Except for Agreed Case Management Plans which must be sent to the email below)
- Agreed Case Management Plan - [email protected]
- Foreclosure – [email protected]
- Guardianship – [email protected]
- Probate – [email protected]
IMPORTANT
ALL Notice of Hearings must include the following:
- Courthouse address: 218 S. 2nd St., Fort Pierce, FL 34950
- Courtroom number: 3-E
- Amount of hearing time reserved.
- Zoom link information (Please see exceptions to Zoom appearances on the judge's webpage.)
Failure to comply with the above may result in the cancellation of the hearing.
ALL proposed orders must have the language below under the service list (follow instructions in parentheses).
A COPY OF THIS ORDER IS BEING SERVED ON THE FOLLOWING PARTIES VIA THE E-FILING PORTAL: (Include ALL parties with email addresses below this paragraph)
COUNSEL FOR (Insert the moving party, e.g. PLAINTIFF’S, DEFENDANT’S, etc.) SHALL SERVE A COPY OF THIS ORDER ON THE FOLLOWING PARTIES IMMEDIATELY AND FILE A CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE IN THIS COURT FILE: (Include parties that only have physical addresses).