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Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Courts
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Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Courts Judicial Directory

Circuit - Trial Courts

What is a circuit?

There are 20 judicial circuits in the Florida court system. Brevard and Seminole make up the Eighteenth Circuit. Circuit courts have general trial jurisdiction over matters not assigned by statute to the county courts and also hear appeals from county court cases. Some circuits are made up of multiple counties.

County Trial Courts

What County Courts Do?

The Florida Constitution establishes that there is ONE county court in each of Florida’s 67 counties. The county courts are sometimes referred to as "the people's courts," probably because a large part of the courts' work involves voluminous citizen disputes, such as traffic offenses, less serious criminal matters (misdemeanors), and relatively small monetary disputes.

General Magistrates & Hearing Officers

What do they do?

General Magistrates are responsible for cases involving:

  • Temporary relief (alimony, child support, and attorneys fees and costs in family law cases)
  • Contempt of court
  • Support enforcement
  • Mental health (Baker Act)
  • Substance abuse (Marchman Act)
  • Tuberculosis and Sexually transmissible diseases
  • Incapacity
  • Guardianship (including guardian applications, background investigations and annual reports filed with the court)
  • Modification of prior rulings
  • Dependency review hearings

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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Judges of the Eighteenth Circuit

Brevard Circuit Judges
LOCATION JUDGE DIVISION JUDICIAL ASSISTANT PHONE # DESG
(TC-2nd) BALLOU, TESHA (P/G) TBA (321) 264-6756 P
(MJC-4th) BLAUE, SCOTT (CI) JENNIFER JOHNSTON (321) 617-7279 D 
(MJC-4th) BOOKHARDT III, SAMUEL (CI) VALERIE MACKEY (321) 617-7289 K
(MJC-2nd) CRAWFORD, CHARLIE (DCJ/CR) TATUM HENRY (321) 617-7258 N
(MJC-4th) DOOKHOO, JIGISA (FM) CHRIS TRAMMELL (321) 617-7281 F
(MJC-2nd) HENDERSON, STEVE (CR) TRACI MOSS (321) 349-0268 H
(MJC-3rd) JACOBUS, CURT (CI) JEANNE DEVEAU (321) 617-7268 L
(MJC-4th) MCKIBBEN, KELLY J. (CR) TRACIE ORMAN  (321) 637-5594 O
(MJC-4th) MOODY, LAURA (CR) ALLANA EDWARDS (321) 617-7287 S
(MJC-2nd) NABERHAUS, MICHELLE L. (CR) THERESA GODDARD (321) 617-7270 T
(MJC-3rd) PAULK, GEORGE T. (CI) MICHELLE KOLCZYNSKI (321) 637-5644 M
(MJC-2nd) SEGAL, ROBERT (FM) DEBBIE LANSING (321) 637-5641 G
(MC-1st) SERRANO, CHRISTINA (JUV DEL & DEP) CARMEN REYES (321) 952-4702 C 
(MJC-2nd) SMITH-RODRIGUEZ, KRISTEN (FM)  KAREN FLASH (321) 617-7283 B
(MJC-4th) SPEICHER, KATHRYN M. (CR) LISA BAUMHOVER (321) 617-7260 X
(MJC-4th) STUDSTILL, MICHELLE (FM) BARBARA OPPERMAN (321) 617-7272 V
Brevard County Court Judges
LOCATION JUDGE DIVISION JUDICIAL ASSISTANT PHONE # DESG
(TC-1st) BAKER, MICHELLE VITT (CI) LISA WALTERS (321) 264-6996 1
(MJC-3rd) BROWN, THOMAS J. (CR) NANCY HICKMAN (321) 617-7285 6
(MJC-3rd) GARAGOZLO, BENJAMIN B. (CR) KIMBERLY POZGAR (321) 617-7266 8
(MJC-2nd) HARRELL, CLARISSA (CI) SHANNON ZELENIAK (321) 637-5305 3
(MJC-3rd) INGRAM, KELLY (CR) MELLISA DIX (321) 308-1450 2
(MC-1st) JACOBUS, KATIE (JUV DEL) SHERRY TUTTLE (321) 952-4703 11
(MJC-2nd) KOENIG, DAVID C. (CR) ASHLEY BAIRD (321) 617-7262 5
(MJC-3rd) MUSSELMAN, KIMBERLY (AJ/CI) HENRIETTA FRAZIER (321) 637-5604 10
(MJC-3rd) PEACOCK, AARON J. (CI)  TINA DERWITSCH (321) 617-7236 9
(MJC-3rd) SILVERMAN, DAVID E. (CI) ALAIN HARPER (321) 617-7284 4
(MJC-2nd) SKINNER, JONATHAN (CR) EVA WALLS (321) 617-7256 7
Seminole Circuit Judges
LOCATION JUDGE DIVISION JUDICIAL ASSISTANT PHONE # DESG
(CJC) CHASE, MELANIE (CJ/CR) JENNIFER BIRON (407) 665-4993 A
(JJC) GALLUZZO, JOHN D. (JUV/P/MH/G) STEPHANIE MCNEAL (407) 665-5398 P
(SCC) GOERNER, DONNA M. (CI) DAWN ALLEN-STALLWORTH (407) 665-4218 G
(SCC) HERR, MARK E. (FM) CHRISTINE HUTCHISON (407) 665-4299 L
(CJC) ORTH, WILLIAM S. (JUV/P/MH/G) DEBBIE WHITEHEAD (407) 665-5342 B
(SCC) RECKSIEDLER, JESSICA (CI) VANESSA LAU (407) 665-4048 W
(CJC) RUDISILL, MICHAEL (CR) KIRSTEN TAGUE (407) 665-4996 M
(JJC) SOUTO, MELISSA D. (CR) NICOLE DANIELS (407) 665-4926 E
(SCC) SPRYSENSKI, CHRISTOPHER (FM) AMANDA JOSEPH (407) 665-4245 K
(CJC) STACY, SUSAN (CR) ANNE BREZINA (407) 665-4939 J
Seminole County Court Judges
LOCATION JUDGE DIVISION JUDICIAL ASSISTANT PHONE # DESG
(CJC) BUIE, CARSANDRA D. (CR) LACEY BILLICK (407) 665-4982 R
(CJC) BYNUM, BRYANNA (CR) COLLETTE COLEGROVE (407) 665-4906 U
(SCC) CULVER, WAYNE (CI) MELISA GARCIA-MEDINA (407) 665-4132 S
(CJC) DEKLEVA, JAMES (AJ/CR) JANE DAMRON (407) 665-4921 C
(SCC) GRUNOR, SYLVIA (CI) KIM ORT (407) 665-4092 F
(CJC) KRAUSE, DEBRA (CR) PATTIE HARDESTY (407) 665-4905 Z
General Magistrates and Hearing Officers
LOCATION GM/HEARING OFFICER   JUDICIAL ASSISTANT PHONE #  
SEMINOLE DAYAN, MELISSA MARIA MOSQUERA (407) 665-4551
SEMINOLE DESANTO, BRIAN KRIS EBERT (407) 665-5462
BREVARD ERLENBACH, KURT MAUREEN SALAMONE (321) 637-5429
BREVARD GOEBEL, TRANG LAKISHA WILCOX
 (321) 617-7274
SEMINOLE NARDI, MARY MEAGAN RODRIGUEZ (407) 665-4050
BREVARD PEREZ, LINDA STEVEN VITTITOE (321) 952-4627 ext. 7
SEMINOLE PAULTER, KRISTINA KARA MAYMI (407) 665-4239
SEMINOLE SILVER, STANLEY MEAGAN RODRIGUEZ (407) 665-4050
BREVARD VALENTIN, SANDRA E. FRANCES BERNAL (321) 952-4703