TONYA RAINWATER – Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Courts

2019 Admin Order 19-30

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WHEREAS administrative orders from time to time become obsolete; IT IS ORDERED that the following administrative orders are hereby rescinded:

14-13-B SUPERSEDES 96-2-B: IN RE: Judges – Caseload Assignment – Reassignment of Cases Assigned to Judge Tonya Rainwater
17-34-B: IN RE: Cancellation of Foreclosure Sale – Hurricane Irma
17-35-B: IN RE: Clerk of Court – Rescheduling of September 11, 2017, Infraction Hearings Before Traffic Hearing Officers – Hurricane Irma
17-36-B: IN RE: Clerk of Court – Rescheduling of September 8, 2017, Infraction Hearings Before Traffic Hearing Officer – Hurricane Irma
18-20-B: IN RE: Judges – Caseload Assignment – Reassignment of Cases Assigned to Judge Tonya Rainwater
18-31-B AMENDED, SUPERSEDES 18-31-B: IN RE: Judges – Caseload Assignment – Reassignment of Cases Assigned to Judge David Dugan
18-41-S: IN RE: Judges – Caseload Assignment – Reassignment of Cases Assigned to Judge John D. Galluzzo
18-43-S: IN RE: Magistrate – Temporary Appointment of General Magistrate and Support Enforcement Hearing Officer Brian DeSanto
18-45-S: IN RE: Magistrate – Temporary Appointment of General Magistrate and Support Enforcement Hearing Officer Tesha Ballou
18-49-S: IN RE: Magistrate – Temporary Appointment of General Magistrate and Support Enforcement Hearing Officer Leigh Kniskern

DONE AND ORDERED this 18th day of July 2019.

2019 Admin Order 19-24

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EXCERPT: “The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (“Hague Convention”) is a mechanism for parents seeking the return of children who have been wrongfully removed or retained from the child’s country of habitual residence. The Hague Convention is not an extradition remedy but is a civil remedy for abduction. In 1988, the United States codified the terms of the Hague Convention in 42 U.S.C. § 11601, which is known as the International Child Abduction Remedies Act. In 2002, the Florida Legislature recognized the Hague Convention and enacted sections 61.524 and 61.525, Florida Statutes. On April 12, 2019, the Florida Supreme Court published Administrative Order AOSC19-19 which requires the chief judge of each judicial circuit to designate a judge with primary responsibility for handling Hague Convention cases filed within the circuit. (Open AO for more information.)”

Additional Information:

Florida Statutes Sections 43.26, 61.524 and 61.525
Rule of Judicial Administration 2.215
Article V, section 2, Florida Constitution
Supreme Court Administrative Order AOSC19-19
International Child Abduction Remedies Act (Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction)

2019 Admin Order 19-22-b

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The court having determined that Judge Garagozlo should not hear cases in which attorney Jessica Silva, Bar#1011110 appears, it is ORDERED that all pending or newly filed cases in which Jessica Silva, Bar#1011110 appears as attorney of record for any party shall be reassigned to the next judge in rotation pursuant to pending or existing administrative orders.

DONE and ORDERED this 26th day of March 2019.

2019 Admin Order 19-21-s Amended

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The court having determined that Judge Debra L. Krause should not hear cases in which attorney Warren Lindsey, Bar #299111 and Matthew Ferry, Bar#28950 appears, it is ORDERED that all pending or newly filed cases in which attorney Warren Lindsey, Bar #299111 and Matthew Ferry, Bar#28950 appears as attorney of record shall be reassigned to the next judge in rotation pursuant to pending or existing administrative orders.

DONE and ORDERED this 9th day of May 2019.

2019 Admin Order 19-16-b

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EXCERPT: “WHEREAS, Section 394.4625(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2018), allows a mental health facility to admit voluntarily for treatment a minor who shows evidence of mental illness with the express and informed consent of the minor and his or her parent or guardian; and WHEREAS, that same section requires, before admission, a judicial hearing to verify the voluntariness of the minor’s consent; therefore The court creates the following process for implementing that section: (Open AO for more information.)”

2019 Admin Order 19-14-b

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The court having determined that Magistrate Kristen Smith-Rodriguez should not hear cases in which attorneys Michelle Meulke, Bar#93253 and Andrew Steele, Bar#17475 appears, it is
ORDERED that all pending or newly filed cases in which Michelle Meulke, Bar#93253 and Andrew Steele, Bar#17475 appears as attorney of record for any party shall be reassigned to the same judge with the next Magistrate in rotation pursuant to pending or existing administrative orders.

DONE and ORDERED this 26th day of February 2019.

2019 Admin Order 19-13-b

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WHEREAS, in order to expedite the administration of justice in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit the Chief Judge is authorized to appoint General Magistrates and Support Enforcement Hearing Officers; and whereas the use of General Magistrates and Support Enforcement Hearing Officers as set forth pursuant to the administrative order currently in effect pertaining the appointment of General Magistrates and/or Hearing Officers;

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority vested in me as Chief Judge of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida under Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, Rule 2.215, I hereby appoint Kristen Smith-Rodriguez to serve as a General Magistrate and as a Support Enforcement Hearing Officer for the Circuit Court of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, to perform his duties in accordance with applicable Florida Statutes, federal law, court rules, and the terms and conditions of the Title IV-D program.

This Order shall take effect immediately and shall continue until further order of the Court.

DONE AND ORDERED, this 25th day of February 2019.

2019 Admin Order 19-11

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EXCERPT: “The Family Division Judges of the Eighteen Judicial Circuit have determined that a substantial portion of family law cases filed involve custody and visitation with minor children, and that a divorce or separation of their parents may detrimentally affect the children and the family relationships of the separating parents; that the children often become innocent unintended victims of the problems and “wars” of their parents; and the Court being concerned with the potential harmful impact on the children in such situations, including possible loss of self-esteem and pride, feelings of guilt in causing their parent’s break-up, weakened trust and feelings of loyalty, anger, and the economic and social impact of the break-up of the home, all of which may lead to decrease in school performance, social difficulties, grief, problems with anger, guilt syndromes, depression, unacceptable behavior, anxiety about intimate relationships, concerns about betrayal and abandonment, feelings of being unloved, and viewing the world as unsafe and unreliable; (Open AO for more information.)”

SUPERSEDES 14-05

2019 Admin Order 19-10-b

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WHEREAS administrative orders from time to time become obsolete; IT IS ORDERED that the following administrative order is hereby rescinded: 15-38-B: In Re: – Judges – Caseload Assignment – Reassignment of Cases Assigned to Judge Tonya Rainwater

DONE AND ORDERED this 17th day of January 2019.

2019 Admin Order 19-08-s

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19-08-S: JUVENILES – SEXTING BY MINORS–SECTION 847.0141, FLORIDA STATUTES, SUPERSEDES 17-22-S – ORDERED 1/09/2019 BY TONYA RAINWATER