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

24-01 2nd Amended

That qualified circuit judges in Brevard and Seminole Counties are authorized and directed to supplement and aid the county judges of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit by sitting as county judges. FOR PURPOSES OF CONDUCTING THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCEEDINGS, I DETERMINE THE FOLLOWING CIRCUIT JUDGES TO BE APPROPRIATELY QUALIFIED:

THE HONORABLE TESHA BALLOU
THE HONORABLE SCOTT BLAUE
THE HONORABLE SAMUEL BOOKHARDT III
THE HONORABLE MELANIE CHASE
THE HONORABLE CHARLES G. CRAWFORD
THE HONORABLE JOHN D. GALLUZZO
THE HONORABLE DONNA M. GOERNER
THE HONORABLE STEVE HENDERSON
THE HONORABLE MARK EDWARD HERR
THE HONORABLE CURT JACOBUS
THE HONORABLE KELLY J. MCKIBBEN
THE HONORABLE MICHELLE L. NABERHAUS
THE HONORABLE WILLIAM S. ORTH
THE HONORABLE JIGISA PATEL-DOOKHOO

24-03-s 3rd Amended

Assignment of Circuit Judges to Divisions: The circuit judges assigned to the divisions of the court from November 1, 2023, until June 30, 2024, are as follows:
Division A: Melanie Chase – Criminal
Division B: Melissa Souto – Juvenile/Probate/Guardianship/Mental Health
Division E: William S. Orth – Criminal
Division G: Michael J. Rudisill – Civil/Family
Division J: Jessica Recksiedler – Criminal
Division K: Christopher Sprysenski – Civil/Family
Division L: Mark E. Herr – Civil/Family
Division M: Donna M. Goerner – Criminal
Division P: John Galluzzo – Juvenile/Probate/Guardianship/Mental Health
Division W: Susan Stacy – Civil/Family
Assignment of County Court Judges to Divisions:
The county court judges assigned to the divisions of the court from April 1, 2024, until December 21, 2024 are as follows:
Division C: James Joseph Dekleva – County Criminal
Division F: Sylvia Grunor – County Civil
Division R: Carsandra Buie – County Criminal
Division S Wayne Culver – County Civil
Division U John L. Woodard, III – County Criminal
Division Z: Debra L. Krause – County Criminal

23-34-s

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 23-34-S SUPERSEDES 21-33-S – RESCINDS ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 21-33-S – ORDERED 10/02/2023 BY CHARLES G. CRAWFORD

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