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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR HARDEE, HIGHLANDS,

AND POLK COUNTIES, FLORIDA

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 1-1.56

ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES

JANUARY 6, 2020 THROUGH JULY 5, 2020

WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of the Tenth Judicial Circuit Court’s

Local Rule One, which provides for the assignment of judges to sections and divisions of the

Court; it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that:

1. Administrative Order No. 1-1.55 is modified as outlined herein to provide for the

assignment of judges to sections and divisions of the Court for the period beginning

January 6, 2020 and ending July 5, 2020.

2. Effective January 6, 2020, the Polk, Highlands, and Hardee County Clerks of Courts shall

assign cases to the sections and divisions of the court in accordance with the ratio shown

in Exhibit A (attached and incorporated herein), which lists the assignments of judges to

sections and apportionment of new caseload assignments.

3. The judges are assigned additional duties, as outlined in Exhibits B, C, D, E, and F (all

attached and incorporated herein), in order to provide adequate judicial manpower for

various divisions of the Court.

4. When a visiting judge presides over matters in a section due to the assigned judge’s

unavailability, immediately upon becoming available, the assigned judge shall notify the

visiting judge and the Court Administrator of their availability and shall take the section

assignments.

5. This Order is effective immediately for planning and implementation as indicated herein

and shall SUPERSEDE Administrative Order No. 1-1.55 on January 6, 2020.

DONE AND ORDERED in chambers, at Bartow, Polk County, Florida this 14th day of

November, 2019.

____________________________

Ellen S. Masters, Chief Judge

POLK COUNTY CIVIL FELONY JUV FAMILY PROBATEAPPEALS/

WRITS

MENTAL/

PUBLIC

HEALTH

CHIEF

JUDGE

SELF

HELP

F1: SITES 5

F2: MCDANIEL 5

F3: JACOBSEN 5

F4: ABDONEY (Adm. Judge) 5

F5: HELMS 5

F6: SPOTO 5

F9: HARB (CAPITAL) 2 3

VP: CARPANINI 5

01: RODDENBERY 5

02: MOORE 5

04: HILL 5

05: FRANKLIN 5

07: COMBEE 5

08: SELPH 5

09: YANCEY (Adm. Judge) 5

11: DURDEN 5

13: OJEDA 5

14: STARGEL (Adm. Judge) 3 215: RADABAUGH (Adm. Judge) 5

30: MASTERS 2 3

J1/MH/18: PINCKET (DEP) (Adm. Judge) 5

J2: GRAVITT (DEL) 5

J4/MH/17: Wm. BRUCE SMITH (DEP) 5

RJ: HORTON 0.5

80: FEGERS 1

TOTALS 27 38 15.5 25 3 2 2 3 1

HIGHLANDS COUNTY CIVIL FELONY JUV FAMILY PROBATEAPPEALS/

WRITS

MENTAL/

PUBLIC

HEALTH

CHIEF

JUDGE

SELF

HELP

06: ESTRADA 5

10: WARD 5

12: BUTZ 5

COWDEN (Adm. Judge)

Juvenile/Probate/Guardianship-

Mental Health/Family Relief

2 1.5 1 0.5

TOTALS 5 5 2 6.5 1 0 0 0 0.5

HARDEE COUNTY CIVIL FELONY JUV FAMILY PROBATEAPPEALS/

WRITS

MENTAL/

PUBLIC

HEALTH

CHIEF

JUDGE

SELF

HELP

03: RAIDEN (Adm. Judge) 1 2 1 0.75 0.125 0 0.125 0 0

TOTALS 1 2 1 0.75 0.125 0 0.125 0 0

EXHIBIT A

ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES TO SECTIONS AND APPORTIONMENT OF NEW CASELOAD ASSIGNMENTS

JANUARY 6, 2020 THROUGH JULY 5, 2020 UNITS: TITLES AND AMOUNTS

Exhibit A: 1-1.56

DAY DATE JUDGESaturday & Sunday January 11 & 12 CARPANINI

Saturday, Sunday & Monday* January 18, 19 & 20 KAYLOR

Saturday & Sunday January 25 & 26 DURDEN

Saturday & Sunday February 1 & 2 ESTRADA

Saturday & Sunday February 8 & 9 FRANKLIN

Saturday & Sunday February 15 & 16 GREEN

Saturday & Sunday February 22 & 23 KIRKLAND

Saturday & Sunday February 29 & March 1 RADABAUGH

Saturday & Sunday March 7 & 8 FEGERS

Saturday & Sunday March 14 & 15 MCDANIEL

Saturday & Sunday March 21 & 22 RAIDEN

Saturday & Sunday March 28 & 29 SELPH

Saturday & Sunday April 4 & 5 WARD

Friday, Saturday & Sunday* April 10, 11 & 12 GRAVITT

Saturday & Sunday April 18 & 19 HARB

Saturday & Sunday April 25 & 26 GRIFFIN

Saturday & Sunday May 2 & 3 PINCKET

Saturday & Sunday May 9 & 10 STARGEL

Saturday & Sunday May 16 & 17 SITES

Saturday, Sunday & Monday* May 23, 24 & 25 HORTON

Saturday & Sunday May 30 & 31 RITENOUR

Saturday & Sunday June 6 & 7 OJEDA

Saturday & Sunday June 13 & 14 JACOBSEN

Saturday & Sunday June 20 & 21 COWDEN

Saturday & Sunday June 27 & 28 BUTZ

Friday, Saturday & Sunday July 3, 4 & 5 WINSTEAD

*Denotes Holiday or Holiday Weekend

EXHIBIT B

WEEKEND, HOLIDAY AND DUTY ASSIGNMENT INCLUDING FIRST APPEARANCE

HEARINGS AND JUVENILE DETENTION HEARINGS


Weekend and holiday hearings for all three counties are held in Bartow. (First

Appearance and Juvenile Detention Hearings required on all listed dates.)

8:15 A.M. - JUVENILE DETENTION HEARINGS

9:00 A.M. - FIRST APPEARANCE HEARINGS

Exhibit B: 1-1.56

Notes:

1. Juvenile Detention Hearings for all three counties are conducted at the Central County Jail Annex

in Bartow, located at 2390 Bob Phillips Road, just south of Polk County Human Services. The

assigned judge is requested to commence these hearings at 8:15 a.m. on holidays and weekends.

The Judge should call in advance to determine the need to hold hearings: 534-6123 or 534-6163.

2. First Appearance Hearings on holidays and weekends are conducted at the Polk County

Courthouse in Bartow commencing at 9:00 a.m. Please be on time in order to hold to a minimum

the hours of overtime for support personnel.3. Regular weekend duty hours are from 5:00 p.m. Friday until 8:00 a.m. Monday. Holiday weekend

Exhibit B: 1-1.56

6 7 8 9 10

STARGEL GRAVITT GRIFFIN FRANKLIN HELMS

13 14 15 16 17

HILL JACOBSEN KAYLOR KIRKLAND MASTERS

20 21 22 23 24

HOLIDAY MCDANIEL MOORE PATTEY OJEDA

27 28 29 30 31

PINCKET RODDENBERY RADABAUGH SELPH SITES

3 4 5 6 7

SMITH SPOTO STAMEY WINSTEAD BARBER

10 11 12 13 14

YANCEY ABDONEY CARPANINI COMBEE DURDEN

17 18 19 20 21

FEGERS GRIFFIN GRAVITT FRANKLIN HARB

24 25 26 27 28

HELMS HILL JACOBSEN KAYLOR KIRKLAND

FEBRUARY

JANUARY

EXHIBIT C

DUTY JUDGE SCHEDULES FOR POLK COUNTY


Except on Friday, regular workday duty shall begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 8:30 a.m.

the following morning. Friday regular workday duty will conclude at 5:00 p.m. that day, at

which time the weekend duty judge assignment will begin.

Exhibit C: 1-1.56

2 3 4 5 6

MCDANIEL PATTEY MOORE PINCKET OJEDA

9 10 11 12 13

RADABAUGH RODDENBERY SELPH SITES SPOTO

16 17 18 19 20

SMITH STAMEY WINSTEAD ABDONEY BARBER

23 24 25 26 27YANCEY CARPANINI COMBEE DURDEN FEGERS

30 31

HARB GRAVITT

1 2 3

GRIFFIN FRANKLIN HELMS

6 7 8 9 10

HILL JACOBSEN KAYLOR MASTERS HOLIDAY

13 14 15 16 17

KIRKLAND MCDANIEL MOORE PATTEY OJEDA

20 21 22 23 24PINCKET RODDENBERY RADABAUGH SELPH SITES

27 28 29 30

SMITH SPOTO STAMEY STARGEL

MARCH

APRIL

Exhibit C: 1-1.56

1

WINSTEAD

4 5 6 7 8

YANCEY ABDONEY BARBER CARPANINI COMBEE

11 12 13 14 15

DURDEN FEGERS GRAVITT FRANKLIN GRIFFIN

18 19 20 21 22

HARB HELMS HILL JACOBSEN MASTERS

25 26 27 28 29

HOLIDAY MCDANIEL MOORE PINCKET OJEDA

1 2 3 4 5

PATTEY KAYLOR KIRKLAND STAMEY WINSTEAD

8 9 10 11 12

RADABAUGH RODDENBERY SELPH SITES SPOTO

15 16 17 18 19

STARGEL ABDONEY BARBER CARPANINI COMBEE

22 23 24 25 26

YANCEY DURDEN FEGERS FRANKLIN GRAVITT

29 30 1 2 3

GRIFFIN HARB HELMS JACOBSEN HOLIDAY

MAY

JUNE/JULY

Exhibit C: 1-1.56

Exhibit C: 1-1.56

6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 2 9 16 23 30

F1 F1 F1 F1 F2 F1 F1 F1 F1 F1 F2 F1 F1

F2 F2 F2 F2 F3 F3 F2 F2 F2 F2 F3 F3 F2

F4 F3 F3 F3 F4 F4 F4 F3 F3 F3 F4 F4 F4

F5 F5 F4 F4 F5 F5 F5 F5 F4 F4 F5 F5 F5

F6 F6 F6 F5 F6 F6 F6 F6 F6 F5 F6 F6 F6

F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9

11 7 15 8 4 11 7 15 8 4 11 7 15

7 15 8 4 11 7 15 8 4 11 7 15 8

HIGHLANDS JT JT JT

HARDEE JT JT JT

6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29

F1 F1 F1 F2 F1 F1 F1 F1 A F1 F2 F1 F1

F2 F2 F2 F3 F3 F2 F2 F2 J F2 F3 F3 F2

F3 F3 F3 F4 F4 F4 F3 F3 S F3 F4 F4 F4

F5 F4 F4 F5 F5 F5 F5 F4 F4 F5 F5 F5

F6 F6 F5 F6 F6 F6 F6 F6 F5 F6 F6 F6

F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9 F9

8 4 11 7 15 8 4 11 7 15 8 4 11

4 11 7 15 8 4 11 7 15 8 4 11 7

HIGHLANDS JT JT JT

HARDEE JT JT JT

SECTION

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

F6

F9

VP

1

2

3

4

5

6

30

NOTE: These are designated weeks for jury trials only. Judges needing additional trial

weeks are requested to coordinate schedules with the Administrative Office of the Courts.

COWDEN

COMBEE

SELPH

GRAVITT

SMITH

COWDEN

FEGERS

FRANKLIN

ESTRADA

80

JR

MASTERS

DURDEN

J4

YANCEY

WARD

BUTZ

OJEDA

STARGEL

RADABAUGH

PINCKET

11

12

15

J1

J2

JV/Prob/Guard-MH/Fam. Relief

7

8

9

10

RAIDEN

HILL

SECTIONJUDGE

SITES

MCDANIEL

JACOBSEN

ABDONEY

HELMS

SPOTO

13

14

HARB

CARPANINI

MOORE

RODDENBERY

CIVIL (POLK)

JUNE

FELONY

(POLK)

APRIL MAY

EXHIBIT D

JURY TRIAL SCHEDULE


WEEK OF

WEEK OF

MARCH

FELONY

(POLK)

CIVIL (POLK)

JANUARY FEBRUARY

EXHIBIT D: 1.1-56

Sec Judge Sec Judge

01 NEIL A. RODDENBERY 06 PETER F. ESTRADA

POLK FAMILY DIVISION HIGHLANDS FELONY DIVISION

Judicial Assistant: Lisa Schrader Judicial Assistant: Lisa McIntyre

(863) 534-4688; (863) 534-5832 (fax) (863) 402-6994; (863) 402-6993 (fax)

P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J158, 430 South Commerce Avenue

Bartow 33831-9000 Sebring 33870

Monday – Friday, Bartow Monday – Friday, Sebring

02 DANA Y. MOORE 07 CATHERINE L. COMBEE

POLK FAMILY DIVISION POLK CIVIL DIVISION

Judicial Assistant: Sharon Washington Judicial Assistant: Karen Starling

(863) 534-5840; (863) 534-4373 (fax) (863) 534-4550; (863) 534-4098 (fax)

P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J141, P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J164,

Bartow 33831-9000 Bartow 33831-9000

Monday – Friday, Bartow Monday – Friday, Bartow

03 MICHAEL E. RAIDEN 08 STEVEN L. SELPH

ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE POLK CIVIL DIVISION

Hardee Civil, Family, Felony, Juvenile, Judicial Assistant: Sandie Williamson

Mental Health, and Probate (863) 534-4628; (863) 534-7783 (fax)

Judicial Assistant: Dale Edwards P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J113,

(863) 773-6547; (863) 773-3505 (fax) Bartow 33831-9000

417 W. Main St. Suite 327, P.O. Drawer Box 1749 Monday – Friday, Bartow

Wauchula 33873

Monday – Friday, Wauchula

(863) 534-4366; (863) 534-4108 (fax)

P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J137,

Bartow 33831-9000

04 GERALD P. HILL 09 JAMES A. YANCEY

POLK CIVIL DIVISION ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE

Judicial Assistant: Kimberly Jenkins POLK FAMILY DIVISION

(863) 534-2522; (863) 534-7723 (fax) Judicial Assistant: Juli Reublin

P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J109, (863) 534-4576; (863) 534-5824 (fax)

Bartow 33831-9000 P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J146,

Monday – Friday, Bartow Bartow 33831-9000

Monday – Friday, Bartow

05 SHARON M. FRANKLIN 10 DAVID V. WARD

POLK FAMILY DIVISION HIGHLANDS CIVIL DIVISION

Judicial Assistant: Amy Tolley Judicial Assistant: Denise Delgado

(863) 534-4693; (863) 534-5824 (fax) (863) 402-6901; (863) 402-6918 (fax)

P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J173, 430 South Commerce Avenue

Bartow 33831-9000 Sebring 33870


11 WAYNE M. DURDEN 30 ELLEN S. MASTERS

EXHIBIT E

CALENDAR FOR CHAMBER HEARINGS


Exhibit E: 1-1.56

Sec Judge Sec Judge

POLK CIVIL DIVISION CHIEF JUDGE

Judicial Assistant: Cheryl Hess Judicial Assistant: Stephanie Lavoie

(863) 534-4645; (863) 534-7724 (fax) (863) 534-4669; (863) 534-4626 (fax)


Bartow 33831-9000 Bartow 33831-9000


12 KELLY P. BUTZ J1/MH/18 MICHELLE PINCKET

HIGHLANDS FAMILY DIVISION ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE

Judicial Assistant: Cynthia Marazzito POLK JUVENILE DEPENDENCY / MENTAL HEALTH/RISK PROTECTION

(863) 402-6959; (863) 402-6620 (fax) Judicial Assistant: Jennifer Brown

430 South Commerce Avenue Sebring 33870 (863)534-6909; (863) 534-7722 (fax)

Monday – Friday, Sebring P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J170,

(863) 534-6907; (863) 534-7723 (fax) Bartow 33831-9000

P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J174, Monday – Friday, Bartow

Bartow 33831-9000

13 REINALDO OJEDA J2 MELISSA GRAVITT

POLK FAMILY DIVISION POLK JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

Judicial Assistant: Tammy Furlong Judicial Assistant: Karen Scholten

(863) 534-6931; (863) 534-4373 (fax) (863) 534-4684; (863) 534-4098 (fax)


Bartow 33831-9000 Bartow 33831-9000


14 JOHN K. STARGEL J4/MH/17 WM. BRUCE SMITH

ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE POLK JUVENILE DIVISION DEPENDENCY/MENTAL HEALTH/RISK PROTECTION

POLK PROBATE DIVISION Judicial Assistant: Leslie Carroll

Judicial Assistant: Liz Medina (863) 534-4653; (863) 534-4665 (fax)

(863) 534-4910; (863) 534-7721 (fax) P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J132,

P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J157, Bartow 33831-9000

Bartow 33831-9000 Monday – Friday, Bartow

15 JOHN RADABAUGH JR ANGELA J. COWDEN

ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE

POLK CIVIL DIVISION HIGHLANDS COUNTY Juvenile/Probate/

Judicial Assistant: Sally Utsey Guardianship-Mental Health/Family Relief

(863) 534-6963; (863) 534- 4454 (fax) Judicial Assistant: Anita Reiley

P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J115, (863) 402-6617; (863) 402-6620(fax)

Bartow 33831-9000 430 South Commerce Avenue Sebring 33870


F1 WILLIAM D. SITES VP MARK F. CARPANINI

POLK FELONY DIVISION POLK FELONY DIVISION (VOP)

Judicial Assistant: Wendy Watson Judicial Assistant: Lisa Pynes

(863) 534-4456; (863) 534-4495 (fax) (863) 534-4149; (863) 534-7724 (fax)


Bartow 33831-9000 Bartow 33831-9000


F2 MICHAEL P. MCDANIEL Polk County Courthouse

POLK FELONY DIVISION 255 North Broadway Ave., Bartow, FL 33830

Exhibit E: 1-1.56

Sec Judge Sec Judge

Judicial Assistant: Julie Duffey Clerk (863) 534-4000

(863) 534-2505; (863) 534-4665 (fax)

P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J134, Highlands County Courthouse

Bartow 33831-9000 430 S. Commerce Ave., Sebring, FL 33870

Monday – Friday, Bartow Clerk (863) 402-6564

County Judge (863) 402-6614; (863) 402-6930 (fax)

F3 DONALD G. JACOBSEN

POLK FELONY DIVISION Hardee County Courthouse

Judicial Assistant: Melanie Komorowski 417 W. Main St., Wauchula, FL 33873

(863) 534-4649; (863) 534-7783 (fax) Clerk (863) 773-4174

P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J107, County Judge (863) 773-3174; (863) 773-4165 (fax)

Bartow 33831-9000

Monday – Friday, Bartow Administrative Office of the Courts

P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J102, Bartow, FL 33831-9000

F4 J. KEVIN ABDONEY (863) 534-4686; (863) 534-4699 (fax)

ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE

POLK FELONY DIVISION

Judicial Assistant: Cindy Stevens

(863) 534-6961; (863) 534-4094 (fax)


Bartow 33831-9000


F5 LARRY HELMS


Judicial Assistant: Babs Franck

(863) 534-6908; (863) 534-4454 (fax)


Bartow, FL 33831-9000


F6 KEITH SPOTO


Judicial Assistant: Joanna Delacerda

(863) 534-5862; (863) 534-5832 (fax)


Bartow 33831-9000


F9 JALAL HARB

POLK FELONY DIVISION (CAPITAL)

Judicial Assistant: Cindy Sullivan

(863) 534-4077; (863) 534-4495 (fax)


Bartow 33831-9000


Exhibit E: 1-1.56

COUNTY JUDGE JUDICIAL ASSISTANT/ADDRESSM0 Susan L. Barber Susan Blackner, Judicial Assistant

County Civil Phone: (863) 534-6934; Fax: (863) 534-4024


MON TUES WED THUR FRI

BTW BTW BTW BTW BTW

L1 Mary Catherine Green

County Court Lakeland Phone: (863) 603-6637; Fax (863) 682-4253

930 E. Parker St., Lakeland, FL 33801

Phone: (863) 534-4667; Fax: (863) 534-4024



LKD LKD LKD LKD LKD

M2 Lori Winstead

County Small Claims Phone: (863) 534-5820 Fax: (863) 534-2555

Evictions P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J160, Bartow, FL 33831-9000


BTW BTW BTW BTW BTW

W3 Bob Grode Angela Jones, Judicial Assistant

County Court Winter Haven Phone: (863) 401-2484; Fax: (863) 294-1949

3425 Lake Alfred Rd. Gill Jones Center Winter Haven, FL 33881

Phone: (863) 534-4643; Fax: (863) 534-7721



WH WH WH WH WH

M4 Hope M. Pattey Courtney Harrell, Judicial Assistant

County Criminal Phone: (863) 534-4650; Fax: (863) 534-4689



BTW BTW BTW BTW BTW

EXHIBIT FCOUNTY COURT CALENDAR


Cassie Aviles, Judicial Assistant

Kerri Adams, Judicial Assistant

Exhibit F 1-1.56

COUNTY JUDGE JUDICIAL ASSISTANT/ADDRESSM5 John E. Kirkland




BTW BTW BTW BTW BTW

M6 Stacie L. Kaylor Caitlyn Clyatt, Judicial Assistant




BTW BTW BTW BTW BTW

M7 Robert E. Griffin Susan McAuley, Judicial Assistant




BTW BTW BTW BTW BTW

M8 David E. Stamey, Jr. Amanda Leatherwood, Judicial Assistant

Problem Solving Courts/VPJV/ Phone: (863) 534-7769; Fax: (863) 534-7722

Competency P.O. Box 9000, Drawer J136, Bartow, FL 33831-9000


BTW BTW BTW BTW BTW

M9 Robert G. Fegers Janice Sylvain, Judicial AssistantAdm Judge/VOP/Pro-Se Sec 80 Phone: (863) 534-4088; Fax: (863) 534-4108



BTW BTW BTW BTW BTW

David N. Horton Jean Graham, Judicial Assistant

Hardee County Court/RJ Hardee County Courthouse

Phone: (863) 773-3174; Fax: (863) 773-4165

417 West Main St., Suite 335, P.O. Box Drawer 1749

Wauchula, FL 33873


Laurie Schley, Judicial Assistant

Wauchula

Exhibit F 1-1.56

COUNTY JUDGE JUDICIAL ASSISTANT/ADDRESSAnthony L. Ritenour Jessica LeConey, Judicial Assistant

Highlands County Court Highlands County Courthouse

Phone: (863) 402-6614; Fax: (863) 402-6930

430 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870


Lakeland Branch Courthouse: Judge's Office: (863) 603-6637; Clerk: (863) 534-4000

930 East Parker St.

Lakeland, FL 33801

Winter Haven Branch Courthouse: Judge's Office: (863) 401-2484; Clerk: (863) 534-4000

3425 Lake Alfred Rd. Gill Jones Center,

Winter Haven, FL 33881

Sebring

Exhibit F 1-1.56

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