Brevard and Seminole make up the Eighteenth Circuit Courts which have jurisdiction over matters not assigned to county courts.
County courts' work involves voluminous citizen disputes, traffic court, misdemeanors, and relatively small monetary disputes.
Learn more on what General Magistrates and Hearing Officers are responsible for and how they are appointed.
General Magistrates are responsible for cases involving:
As part of the Guardianship Law, General Magistrates assist the Probate Court with guardian application and background checks, and plenary and limited guardianships.
Hearing Officers are appointed to hear Family Division cases dealing with family support issues. The Findings and Recommendations entered by the Hearing Officer have the same force and effect as Orders entered by a Circuit Judge.
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Get phone numbers, addresses, division assignments, and such here. Downloads as an Adobe PDF.
BREVARD CIRCUIT JUDGES | |||||
LOCATION | JUDGE | DIVISION | JUDICIAL ASSISTANT | PHONE # | DESG |
(TC) | BALLOU, TESHA | (CR) | COLLETTE COLEGROVE | (321) 264-6756 | P |
(MJC-4th) | BLAUE, SCOTT | (CI) | JENNIFER JOHNSTON | (321) 617-7279 | D |
(MJC-4th) | BOOKHARDT III, SAMUEL | (CR) | CHRISTA CONKLIN | (321) 617-7289 | K |
(MJC-2nd) | CRAWFORD, CHARLIE | (CJ/CR) | TATUM REED | (321) 617-7258 | N |
(MJC-2nd) | DOOKHOO, JIGISA | (FM) | TRACI MOSS | (321) 349-0268 | H |
(MJC-4th) | HENDERSON, STEVE | (CI) | LORI TODD | (321) 617-7283 | L |
(MJC-2nd) | JACOBUS, CURT | (JUV DEL) | BARBARA MELTON | (321) 617-7274 | B |
(MJC-4th) | MALONEY, NANCY | (JUV DEP) | AMANDA AVALOS | (321) 637-5594 | O |
(MJC-2nd) | MCKIBBEN, KELLY J. | (CI) | THERESA GODDARD | (321) 617-7270 | T |
(MJC-4th) | NABERHAUS, MICHELLE L. | (FM) | CHRIS TRAMMELL | (321) 617-7281 | F |
(TC) | PAULK, GEORGE T. | (CI) | MICHELLE KOLCZYNSKI | (321) 264-6759 | M |
(MJC-2nd) | SEGAL, ROBERT | (FA) | DEBBIE LANSING | (321) 637-5641 | G |
(MJC-2nd) | SERRANO, CHRISTINA | (G/P) | CARMEN REYES | (321) 617-7256 | C |
(MJC-4th) | SPEICHER, KATHRYN M. | (CR) | LISA BAUMHOVER | (321) 617-7260 | X |
(MJC-4th) | STUDSTILL, MICHELLE | (FM) | LINDA PAUKEN | (321) 617-7272 | V |
(MJC-4th) | TAYLOR, JENNIFER | (FM) | BARBARA OPPERMAN | (321) 617-7287 | S |
BREVARD COUNTY COURT JUDGES | |||||
LOCATION | JUDGE | DIVISION | JUDICIAL ASSISTANT | PHONE # | DESG |
(MJC-3rd) | ATKIN, JUDY | (CR) | SHANNON ZELENIAK | (321) 637-5644 | 11 |
(TC) | BAKER, MICHELLE VITT | (CR) | LISA WALTERS | (321) 264-6996 | 1 |
(MJC-3rd) | BROWN, THOMAS J. | (DAJ/CR) | NANCY HICKMAN | (321) 617-7285 | 6 |
(TC) | FRIEDLAND, KENNETH | (CI) | VALERIE MACKEY | (321) 264-6777 | 7 |
(MJC-3rd) | GARAGOZLO, BENJAMIN B. | (CI – Circuit) | KIMBERLY POZGAR | (321) 617-7266 | 8 |
(MJC-3rd) | INGRAM, KELLY | (CR) | MELLISA DIX | (321) 308-1450 | 2 |
(MJC-3rd) | JACOBUS, KATIE | (CI) | SHERRY TUTTLE | (321) 617-7268 | 3 |
(MJC-1st) | KOENIG, DAVID C. | (CI) | ALLANA EDWARDS | (321) 617-7262 | 5 |
(MJC-3rd) | MUSSELMAN, KIMBERLY | (AJ/CR) | HENRIETTA FRAZIER | (321) 637-5604 | 10 |
(MJC-3rd) | PEACOCK, AARON J. | (CR – Circuit) | TINA DERWITSCH | (321) 617-7236 | 9 |
(MJC-3rd) | SILVERMAN, DAVID E. | (CR) | ALEXIS LECLERC | (321) 617-7284 | 4 |
SEMINOLE CIRCUIT JUDGES | |||||
LOCATION | JUDGE | DIVISION | JUDICIAL ASSISTANT | PHONE # | DESG |
(CJC) | CHASE, MELANIE | (DCJ/CR) | JENNIFER JONES | (407) 665-4993 | A |
(JJC) | GALLUZZO, JOHN D. | (JUV/P/MH/G) | STEPHANIE MAUSSER | (407) 665-5398 | P |
(SCC) | GOERNER, DONNA M. | (CI/FM) | DAWN ALLEN-STALLWORTH | (407) 665-4218 | G |
(SCC) | HERR, MARK E. | (CI/FM) | CHRISTINE HUTCHISON | (407) 665-4299 | L |
(CJC) | ORTH, WILLIAM S. | (JUV/P/MH/G) | DEBBIE WHITEHEAD | (407) 665-5342 | B |
(CJC) | RECKSIEDLER, JESSICA | (CR) | VANESSA LAU | (407) 665-4939 | J |
(CJC) | RUDISILL, MICHAEL | (CR) | ALYSSA BASHISTA | (407) 665-4996 | M |
(JJC) | SOUTO, MELISSA D. | (CR) | NICOLE DANIELS | (407) 665-4926 | E |
(SCC) | SPRYSENSKI, CHRISTOPHER | (CI/FM) | AMANDA JOSEPH | (407) 665-4245 | K |
(SCC) | STACY, SUSAN | (CI/FM) | ANNE BREZINA | (407) 665-4048 | W |
SEMINOLE COUNTY COURT JUDGES | |||||
LOCATION | JUDGE | DIVISION | JUDICIAL ASSISTANT | PHONE # | DESG |
(CJC) | BUIE, CARSANDRA D. | (CR) | LACEY BILLICK | (407) 665-4982 | R |
(SCC) | CULVER, WAYNE | (CI) | CAMILA GARCIA | (407) 665-4132 | S |
(CJC) | DEKLEVA, JAMES | (AJ/CR) | JANE DAMRON | (407) 665-4921 | C |
(SCC) | GRUNOR, SYLVIA | (CI) | KIM ROBINSON | (407) 665-4092 | F |
(CJC) | KRAUSE, DEBRA | (DAJ/CR) | CHRISTINE OLSON | (407) 665-4905 | Z |
(CJC) | WOODARD III, JOHN L. | (CR) | JEANIE CARTER | (407) 665-4906 | U |
GENERAL MAGISTRATES AND HEARING OFFICERS | |||||
LOCATION | GM/HEARING OFFICER | JUDICIAL ASSISTANT | PHONE # | ||
SEMINOLE | DESANTO, BRIAN | KRIS EBERT | (407) 665-5462 | ||
BREVARD | ERLENBACH, KURT | MAUREEN SALAMONE | (321) 637-5429 | ||
BREVARD | FREYBERG, DANIEL | PEGGY MCFARLAND | (321) 637-5138 | ||
SEMINOLE | NARDI, MARY | MEAGAN RODRIGUEZ | (407) 665-4050 | ||
BREVARD | PARK, EDWARD | PEGGY MCFARLAND | (321) 637-5138 | ||
BREVARD | PEREZ, LINDA | LAKISHA WILCOX | (321) 637-5138 | ||
SEMINOLE | PAULTER, KRISTINA | SAVANNA HUDSON | (407) 665-4239 | ||
SEMINOLE | SILVER, STANLEY | MEAGAN RODRIGUEZ | (407) 665-4050 | ||
BREVARD | SMITH-RODRIGUEZ, KRISTEN | KAREN FLASH | (321) 637-5305 | ||
BREVARD | VALENTIN, SANDRA E. | FRANCES BERNAL | (321) 637-5536 |
Agreed upon Case Management Plan Orders are to be emailed to the following addresses according to the assigned division:
An Order of Trials will be issued after the court holds the pre-trial conferences for each trial docket.
For more information on trial procedures, please review the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure on The Florida Bar website.
For assistance with the setting of Civil Trials in Brevard County, please contact:
Divisions L and M: Joanna Linkous, (321) 633-2128, Joanna.linkous@flcourts18.org
Divisions D and T: Latifah Ferron, (321) 637-2098, Latifah.ferron@flcourts18.org
For assistance with the setting of foreclosure trials in Brevard County, please contact: Lola Merrick at (321) 264-7700 or email:lola.merrick@flcourts18.org
Moore Justice Center, Viera
2825 Judge Fran Jamieson Way
Viera, FL 32940-8006
For further assistance regarding Case Management Orders, please click on the desired judge below to email case manager.
Seminole Civil Courthouse
301 N. Park Ave.
Sanford, FL 32771
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