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

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CIRCUIT JUDGE

The Honorable Jigisa Dookhoo

The Honorable Jigisa Dookhoo

Division: F - FAMILY
Judicial Assistant: Chris Trammell
Office: (321) 617-7281 | Email
Located at the Moore Justice Center Viera, Brevard

Scheduling Hearings

JACs Dockets & Calendars

The Eighteenth Judicial Circuit provides the JACs (Judicial Automatic Calendar System). JACs online scheduling is for attorneys only and requires a login. It is important to review any applicable policies and procedures before contacting judges’ chambers. If you don’t see the docket you are looking for within the JACs list, please get in touch with the Judicial Assistant.

NOTE: Not all of the judges post their calendars online. Calendars are subject to change hourly, so check back frequently to guarantee accurate updates. Circuit Judges in Brevard County will not accept unilateral Case Management Plans unless the parties have been defaulted or have otherwise received permission from the assigned judge due to unique circumstances. If no agreement is reached or if the Case Management Plan Order is not filed and submitted by the due date in AO 24-06 3rd Amended, the court will sua sponte issue a Case Management Plan Order.

JACs 

JACs Instructions

How to sign up for a JACS account

Attorneys Only (You will need your Florida Bar Number)

Attorneys sign up or reset your account here. (You will need your Florida Bar Number)

For all other users, please note: The JACS system was designed to work with bar license numbers only, as a way of tracking attorneys who schedule hearings. We will not be able to create a JACS account for you.

Luckily, JACS is only one of the many ways we have to schedule hearing dates in our Court. If you require a hearing date, please use one of these methods:

  1. Work with opposing counsel and have them schedule a hearing on an agreed time/date.
  2. Contact the presiding judge’s Judicial Assistant for your scheduling needs. 
  3. File a motion requesting a hearing per the Florida Trial Court Rules.

JACS Instructions

JACS General Instructions (Attorneys Only)

JACs 

JACs Instructions

Instructions and More

Judge Dookhoo Policies and Procedures (See Below)

The Eighteenth Judicial Circuit provides procedural instructions for attorneys along with policies that may differ within the guidelines of the law between judges and county or circuit courts.

Attorneys in both Brevard and Seminole have resources that offer many new facets of modern technology, including, but not limited to, online scheduling, instructions, provider listings, policies and procedures, and much more.

There are courtroom rules and policies governing all divisions of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court. All parties are expected to follow these rules.

Uniform Procedures for Family Division for all 4 Brevard Family Judges;

Judge Jigisa Dookhoo

JIGISA DOOKHOO

BIOGRAPHY

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

  • Admitted to the Florida Bar 2009
  • Assistant State Attorney 2016-2022 (Seminole County, 18th Judicial Circuit)
  • Legal Consultant for TAYS, Inc. 2015-2019
  • General Counsel for IT Concepts, Inc. 2014-2015
  • Adjunct Professor for Eastern Florida State College 2009-2014
  • Assistant State Attorney 2009-2014 (Brevard County, 18th Judicial Circuit)

EDUCATION

  • Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
  • University of Florida
  • Eastern Florida State College
  • Rockledge High School

JUDICIAL HISTORY

  • Circuit Court Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit
  • Family Division
  • Administrative Judge for the Brevard County Law Library Board of Trustees
  • Administrative Judge as the Circuit Wide Hague Convention Representative

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS

  • Brevard County, The Vassar B. Carlton Inn of Court
  • Brevard County Bar Association
  • Seminole County Bar Association
  • Seminole County, The Volie A. Williams Inn of Court
  • Seminole County Florida Association for Women Lawyers
  • The Federalist Society
  • The Florida Bar
  • Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association
  • Violence Against Women Project
  • Florida Association for Women Lawyers
  • Slated to serve on the Florida Association of Women Lawyers Board of Directors
  • The U.S. Small Business Administration
  • Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
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AWARDS

  • Award of Excellence, Indian Association of the Space Coast
  • Pride in Excellence Award, State Attorney’s Office
  • MDT Partner in Excellence Award, Kids House of Seminole County
  • Outstanding Program of the Year, Vassar B. Carlton Inn of Court
  • Clarence T. Johnson, Jr. Member of the Year, Vassar B. Carlton Inn of Court
  • Associate Member of the Year, Vassar B. Carlton Inn of Court
  • Brevard County Bar Association Professionalism Award

COMMUNITY SERVICE

  • Justice Teaching Center by Florida Supreme Court Justice R. Fred Lewis, Volunteer Judge for the High School Mock Trial Competition (Brevard and Seminole County)
  • Seminole County Domestic Violence Task Force
  • Seminole County Human Trafficking Task Force
  • Seminole County Child Abuse Prevention Task Force
  • Healthy Start Coalition of Seminole County
  • Indian Association of the Space Coast
  • Brevard County Teen Court, Volunteer Judge
  • Justice Teaching Program by Florida Supreme Court Justice R. Fred Lewis, Volunteer at Enterprise Elementary School

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Human Trafficking: A Systemwide Public Safety and Community Approach (Higher Education Coursebook) by Jeffrey Goltz, Roberto Potter, Joseph Cocchiarella – Contributing Writer Jigisa Patel-Dookhoo - West Academic Publishing (August 2023)

Brevard County -Moore Justice Center Courthouse
Moore Justice Center
Judge Dookhoo Holds Court at the Moore Justice Center in
Brevard County

2825 Judge Fran Jamieson Way
Viera, FL 32940-8006
(321) 617-7281