DISSOLVING BREVARD COUNTY COURT CRIMINAL DIVISION – Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Courts https://flcourts18.org Proudly Serving the Citizens of Brevard & Seminole Counties Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:35:49 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://flcourts18.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-pngwing.com13-32x32.webp DISSOLVING BREVARD COUNTY COURT CRIMINAL DIVISION – Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Courts https://flcourts18.org 32 32 2026 Admin Order 26-20-b https://flcourts18.org/document/26-20-b/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:30:14 +0000 https://flcourts18.org/?post_type=dlp_document&p=30408 WHEREAS, pursuant to Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.215(b)(4), the chief judge assigns judges to the courts and divisions and determines the length of each assignment; and WHEREAS, it has been determined that the dissolution of Judge Katie Jacobus’ County Court Criminal Division is necessary to assign the judge to the Circuit Juvenile Dependency Division;

IT IS ORDERED:

I. DISSOLUTION:
Effective April 1, 2026, Judge Katie Jacobus’ County Court Criminal Division is hereby dissolved.

II. REASSIGNMENT OF PENDING CASES:
The Clerk of Court shall evenly and randomly reassign all pending criminal cases currently assigned to Judge Katie Jacobus to the following County Court Criminal Judges:

A. Judge Kelly Ingram, Division 2
B. Judge David Koenig, Division 5
C. Judge Thomas Brown, Division 6
D. Judge Jonathan Skinner, Division 7
E. Judge Benjamin Garagozlo, Division 8

DONE AND ORDERED this 27th day of March 2026.

MELANIE CHASE
CHIEF JUDGE

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