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

SEMINOLE COUNTY JUDGE

Vacant

Division: U, Criminal
Judicial Assistant: Interim: Jane Damron 
Office: (407) 665-4921 | Email
Located at the Criminal Justice Center, Sanford, Seminole

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 policies and procedures that apply before contacting judges’ chambers. If you don’t see the docket you are looking for within the JACs list, please contact 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.

Division U 2026 Calendar Dates

Judicial Assistant - (407) 665-4921 or email


JACs 

JACs Instructions

HOW TO SIGN UP FOR A JACS ACCOUNT

Attorneys Only (You will need your Florida Bar Number)

ATTORNEYS CLICK HERE TO SIGN-UP OR RESET YOUR ACCOUNT. (You will need your Florida Bar Number)

FOR ALL OTHER 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.

DIVISION U, CRIMINAL (FORMERLY JUDGE JOHN L. WOODARD III)

DIVISON U INFORMATION

Judge Woodard retired in 2025 and passed away on April 21, 2026. He was a kind intelligent and compassionate man and the judge who started our Veterans and Mental Health Court here in Seminole County.

Division U is currently vacant and being filled in by other judges. For contact information if you have a case assigned to division U, see below.

Division: U, Criminal
Judicial Assistant: Interim: Jane Damron 
Office: (407) 665-4921 | Email
Located at the Criminal Justice Center, Sanford, Seminole

Photo of Seminole Criminal Justice Center
Criminal Justice Center
Division U Holds Court at the Criminal Justice Center in
Seminole County

101 Eslinger Way
Sanford, FL 32773-6707
Office: (407) 665-4921