The Honorable Robert Panse oversees Division E
County Criminal Judge
Effective, July 26, 2024, all future hearings to be set shall be scheduled for in person appearances in courtroom 9-H on a Monday or Thursday.
All hearings in Division E are held in person. Any request to appear remotely for a hearing must be made by written motion filed with the Clerk no later than three (3) days before the scheduled hearing with a proposed Order submitted through OLS.
Additional General Requirements
The State and Defense Counsel are encouraged to communicate in advance of all scheduled hearings to attempt in good faith to resolve or narrow all issues. Counsel shall submit agreed orders (electronically in WORD) to the Court no later than 48 hours prior to the hearing, which if approved by the Court may under most circumstances alleviate the need for the hearing.
Defense counsel are encouraged to file waivers of speedy trial where appropriate and submit agreed orders (electronically in Word) resetting case dispositions and status hearings (and other non-essential hearings where appropriate) in order to avoid unnecessary motion practice and unnecessary hearings. The agreed orders must identify the anticipated efforts and nature of activities to be undertaken prior to the next hearing that will progress the case towards a conclusion and that warrants the agreed reset.
All counsel shall continue to monitor the Court's divisional instructions as well as the 15th Judicial Circuit's and Florida Supreme Court's Administrative Orders concerning emergency operations, and suspension/modification/implementation of court rules/procedures arising out of or related to mitigation of the spread of COVID-19.
Compliance with Local Rule 4 applies to all motion hearings. Prior to setting a motion hearing the party or attorney noticing the motion shall attempt to resolve the matter and shall, in the Notice of Hearing, certify that good faith attempts have been made to resolve the matter.