Chief Judge Crawford has authorized the cancellation of all court proceedings in Seminole and Brevard Counties effective Noon, Tuesday, October 8, 2024, through Thursday, October 10, 2024.
A decision will be made Thursday regarding Friday proceedings.Stay informed by following us on Facebook or X (Twitter). You may also call (321) 637-5700 in Brevard or (407) 665-4945 in Seminole.

Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Courts
Serving the Citizens of Brevard and Seminole Counties

Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Courts Judicial Directory

What is Circuit Court?

Brevard and Seminole make up the Eighteenth Circuit Courts which have jurisdiction over matters not assigned to county courts.

What is County Court?

County courts' work involves voluminous citizen disputes, traffic court, misdemeanors, and relatively small monetary disputes.

Magistrates & Hearing Officers

Learn more on what GM's and Hearing Officers are responsible for and how they are appointed.

Download Directory

Get phone numbers, addresses, division assignments, and such here. Downloads as an Adobe PDF.

Holiday Schedule

A complete list of holidays observed by the courts. All courthouses will be closed to allow staff to observe them.

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.

To contact a Magistrate, click here

Judges of the Eighteenth Circuit

BREVARD CIRCUIT JUDGES
LOCATION JUDGE DIVISION JUDICIAL ASSISTANT PHONE #  DESG
(TC) BALLOU, TESHA (P/G) COLLETTE COLEGROVE (321) 264-6756 P
(MJC-4th) BLAUE, SCOTT (CI) JENNIFER JOHNSTON (321) 617-7279
(MJC-4th) BOOKHARDT III, SAMUEL (CI) VALERIE MACKEY (321) 617-7289 K
(MJC-2nd) CRAWFORD, CHARLIE (CJ/CR) TATUM REED  (321) 617-7258 N
(MJC-2nd) DOOKHOO, JIGISA (FM) CHRIS TRAMMELL (321) 349-7281 F
(MJC-4th) HENDERSON, STEVE (CR) TRACI MOSS (321) 349-0268 H
(MJC-2nd) JACOBUS, CURT (CR) LORI TODD (321) 617-7283 L
(MJC-2nd) MCKIBBEN, KELLY J. (JUV DEP) AMANDA AVALOS  (321) 637-5594 O
(MJC-4th) MOODY, LAURA (FM) ALLANA EDWARDS (321) 617-7287 S
(MJC-4th) NABERHAUS, MICHELLE L. (CR) THERESA GODDARD (321) 617-7270 T
(TC) PAULK, GEORGE T. (CI) MICHELLE KOLCZYNSKI (321) 264-6759 M
(MJC-2nd) SEGAL, ROBERT (FM) DEBBIE LANSING (321) 637-5641 G
(MC) SERRANO, CHRISTINA (JUV DEL) CARMEN REYES (321) 952-4702
(TC) SMITH-RODRIGUEZ, KRISTEN (CI)  KAREN FLASH (321) 264-6777 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) BAKER, MICHELLE VITT (CR) LISA WALTERS (321) 264-6996 1
(MJC-3rd) BROWN, THOMAS J. (CR) NANCY HICKMAN (321) 617-7285 6
(MJC-3rd) GARAGOZLO, BENJAMIN B. (CI – Circuit) KIMBERLY POZGAR (321) 617-7266 8
(MJC-4th) HARRELL, CLARISSA (CI) SHANNON ZELENIAK (321) 637-5305 3
(MJC-3rd) INGRAM, KELLY (CR) MELLISA DIX (321) 308-1450 2
(MJC-3rd) JACOBUS, KATIE (CI) SHERRY TUTTLE (321) 617-7268 11
(MJC-1st) KOENIG, DAVID C. (AJ/CR) LINDA PAUKEN (321) 617-7262 5
(MJC-3rd) MUSSELMAN, KIMBERLY (DAJ/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. (CI) ALEXIS LECLERC (321) 617-7284 4
(MJC-3rd) SKINNER, JONATHAN (CR) EVA WALLS (321) 617-7256 7
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) 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
(CJC) RECKSIEDLER, JESSICA (CR) VANESSA LAU (407) 665-4939 J
(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
(SCC) STACY, SUSAN (CI) 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 GOEBEL, TRANG    TBA
(321) 617-7274  
SEMINOLE NARDI, MARY   MEAGAN RODRIGUEZ (407) 665-4050  
BREVARD PEREZ, LINDA   LAKISHA WILCOX (321) 637-5138  
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  

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