This Division is dedicated to following the Florida Supreme Court Administrative Orders and the Administrative Orders of this Circuit posted on the Fifteenth Judicial Website. Please refer to the website for updates regarding COVID-19 and its impact on the courts.
Hearings in this division are being held in-person and are some hearings are still being held electronically, via Zoom.
County Criminal Hearings to be held in-person are:
Prose arraignments, violation of probation hearings, motions to recall capias (not agreed to by the State), negotiated pleas, "in custody” bond hearings and Petition for Injunction hearings are hearings to be conducted in- person, and may be set by contacting the Judicial Assistant and/or will be set by the Clerk.
Note: Effective Immediately, Wednesday Traffic Infraction Trials to be held in-person are:
1. Any traffic infraction trial arising from pretrial hearing and will be set at 9:01 am
2. Traffic Infraction Trials involving serious bodily injury or fatality and will be set at 10:00 am
Traffic Infraction trials set by the Clerk at 9:00 a.m. will still be heard via Zoom, please check your notice/subpoena for the location of the hearing.
All Petition for Injunction hearings are to be held in-person, NOT Zoom
Zoom Meeting Information
*ATTENTION: As of June 21, 2021, hearings may be held in-person and/or Zoom, as listed above. This division will still be utilizing Zoom for attorneys and anyone requesting electronic appearance for certain criminal hearings and traffic infractions. The static link below will be used for all hearings conducted via Zoom in this Division, Monday through Thursday, for County Criminal AND Civil Infraction Trials. Please continue to check your notice of hearing for instructions on how to appear for your hearing. Petitions for Injunction hearings are held on Friday and all are required to appear in-person, NOT Zoom.
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Meeting ID: 947 7097 8903
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Meeting ID: 947 7097 8903
*PLEASE NOTE: County Criminal Hearings on Mon., Tues., Thurs. - ZOOM HEARINGS BEGIN AT 9:30 AM OR 1:30 PM as the Judge will be handling in-person hearings prior to that time.
Civil Traffic Court on Wednesday- Zoom Hearings begin promptly at 9:00 AM
County Criminal Hearings
(Monday, Tuesday, Thursday) Zoom hearings will start at 9:30 AM
Hearings will be conducted in-person and via Zoom.
Civil Infraction Trials
(Wednesday) Hearings begin promptly at 9:00 AM
As the court continues to hold some hearings via Zoom, parties may view the recurring Zoom Meeting information on the Court's website to appear at Traffic/Animal Infraction Trials on Wednesdays. A recurring Zoom Meeting link is being provided for all hearings. In addition, the Clerk, when scheduling the hearing, will provide the necessary Zoom Meeting information on the subpoena and notice of hearing issued. It will be the responsibility of the parties to appear via Zoom with the Zoom Meeting information provided on the subpoena and available on the Court's website. Please continue to check your notice and/or subpoena for instructions on how/where to appear for your hearing.
Note: Effective Immediately, Wednesday Traffic Infraction Trials to be held in-person are:
1. Any trial arising from pretrial hearing-will be set at 9:01 am
2. Traffic Infraction Trials involving serious bodily injury or fatality-will be set at 10:00 am
If you have a request regarding your case, please file in writing with the Clerk. You may access the Clerk’s website for online e-filing or for information about your case at: www.mypalmbeachclerk.com
- For attorneys, some motions may be settled by agreed order in lieu of setting hearings.
- If you need a court date for a petition to expunge hearing, please contact this office and one will be scheduled for you.
- Our divisional email address: cad-divisiond@pbcgov.org
THIS INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND WILL BE UPDATED AS NEEDED.
Orders for Division "D/DR" can be found under Divisional Forms & Orders
Traffic Infraction Trials are deemed non-essential hearings and will be held electronically, when feasible, on Wednesday and begin promptly at 9:00 am.
Any motion filed with the Clerk of Court may be resolved by setting the motion for hearing OR by Agreed Order. Please check with opposing counsel for agreement PRIOR to setting a hearing or contacting the Judge's office. (See Divisional Instructions).
Compliance With Local Rule 4
Local Rule 4 has been amended effective July 18, 2017, and now requires attorneys to “make reasonable efforts to actually speak to one another” in a genuine effort to narrow disputes before seeking court intervention.
Scheduling of Hearings
5-10 minute motion hearings, including motions to withdraw capias and petitions to seal and expunge, are heard Monday and Thursday at 9:30 a.m. and may be set without the permission of the JA. Any motion needing more than 10 minutes of hearing time may be set by contacting the JA at the divisional email address at cad-divisiond@pbcgov.org to request hearing time. (See Divisional Instructions).
Note: Please be sure to check our Suspension Calendar frequently as it is subject to change.
Agreed Orders
Agreed Orders to Continue OR Recall Capias MUST reference the parties' agreement and MUST have a new court date within the order. Please do not leave the new court date blank or the order will be returned. A new court date must be agreed to by the parties and written in the order before submitting the order to the Judge. Agreed Orders may be e-mailed to the divisional e-mail address cad-divisiond@pbcgov.org and MUST be in WORD format.
- ALL ORDERS MUST BE RECEIVED IN "WORD FORMAT" ONLY
- Orders sent to the Court by email will be served to the parties by e-mail ONLY.
- All orders must state a mailing and email address for each party for service.
Motions to Continue
Defendant/Defense Motion for Continuance must be made timely and should be accompanied by a waiver of speedy trial, UNLESS the case is reset for 1-2 weeks AND prior to expiration of speedy trial. Please check with opposing counsel to see if your motion to continue is agreed to before contacting the Judge's office. Motions to Continue that are filed untimely and do not allow time for processing may be addressed in court at the time of the scheduled hearing.
E-service of Orders
Division D/DR is currently e-serving orders to attorneys/parties that have registered their primary and secondary e-mail addresses with the 15th Circuit. Please make sure you are registered for judicial e-service.
Please note: the filing of a "Notice of E-Mail Designation" does not register you for Judicial E-Service. You must register through Online Services.
Communication with the Court
All communication and requests of the Court MUST be in writing and filed with the Clerk's office, via proper motion, with a copy to all parties. Exparte telephone calls,emails and letters will not be considered proper motions.
See Divisional Instructions for further assistance.
Division D/DR E-mail address CAD-DIVISIOND@PBCGOV.ORG