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In the Circuit and County Courts of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit
of Florida in and for Manatee, Sarasota and DeSoto Counties

Administrative Order No: 2023–19.4

(Amends 2023–17.4)

Amended Judicial Assignments 2024

The following judicial assignments are effective January 2, 2024

Position	Assigned Judge
Chief Judge	Honorable Diana L. Moreland
Acting Chief Judge (in absence of Chief Judge)	Honorable Frederick P. Mercurio
DeSoto County Administrative Judge	Honorable Don T. Hall
Manatee County Administrative Judge	Honorable Frederick P. Mercurio
Sarasota County Administrative Judge	Honorable Hunter W. Carroll

Circuit Court Administrative Judges

Civil Division

Honorable Hunter W. Carroll (Sarasota County)
Honorable Edward Nicholas (Manatee County)

Unified Family Court

(DeSoto, Manatee and Sarasota counties - has operational authority to implement UFC policy and procedures circuit-wide)

Honorable Maria Ruhl

Family Division

Honorable Maria Ruhl (Sarasota County)
Honorable Charles Sniffen (Manatee County)

Hague Convention Cases (see AO 2023-15.12)

Honorable Maria Ruhl (Sarasota and DeSoto Counties)
Honorable Charles Sniffen (Manatee County)

Criminal Division

Honorable Donna Padar (Sarasota County)
Honorable Frederick P. Mercurio (Manatee County)

Probate/Guardianship Division

Honorable Charles E. Williams (Sarasota County)
Honorable Diana L. Moreland (Manatee County)

Circuit Civil – Manatee & Sarasota Counties

Division	Location	Assigned Judge
Civil Division B	Manatee County	Honorable David Ryan Felix
Civil Division D	Manatee County	Honorable Edward Nicholas
Civil Division A	Sarasota County	Honorable Stephen Walker
Civil Division C	Sarasota County	Honorable Hunter W. Carroll
Civil Division H	South Sarasota County	Honorable Danielle Brewer
Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Offenders (Jimmy Ryce Act)	*in DeSoto, Manatee and Sarasota counties	Honorable Diana L. Moreland

Circuit Criminal – Manatee & Sarasota Counties

Division	Location	Assigned Judge
Felony Division I	Manatee County	Honorable Matt Whyte
Felony Division III	Manatee County	Honorable Frederick P. Mercurio
Felony Division V	Manatee County	Honorable Teresa K. Dees
Felony Division II	Sarasota County	Honorable Donna Padar
Felony Division IV	Sarasota County	Honorable Thomas W. Krug
Felony Division VI	Sarasota County	Honorable Dana Moss

Unified Family Court – Manatee & Sarasota Counties

Family Division – Manatee & Sarasota Counties

Division	Location	Assigned Judge
Family Division 3	Manatee County	Honorable Kevin Bruning
Family Division 4	Manatee County	Honorable Charles Sniffen
Family Division 1	Sarasota County	Honorable Rochelle T. Curley
Family Division 2	Sarasota County	Honorable Maria Ruhl
South County Family Division 1		Honorable Danielle Brewer
South County Family Division 2		Honorable Maria Ruhl

Juvenile Division – Manatee & Sarasota Counties

Division	Location	Assigned Judge
Division J	Manatee County	Honorable Gilbert A. Smith, Jr.
Division K	Manatee County	Honorable Susan B. Maulucci
Sarasota Division	Sarasota County	Honorable Andrea McHugh

Probate & Guardianship Division – Manatee & Sarasota Counties

County	Assigned Judge
Manatee County	Honorable Diana L. Moreland
Sarasota County	Honorable Charles E. Williams
South County Probate & Guardianship	Honorable Maria Ruhl

Circuit Court – DeSoto County

Court	Assigned Judge
All Circuit Civil, Unified Family, Circuit Criminal, Juvenile Dependency and Delinquency, Probate and Guardianship	Honorable Don T. Hall

Problem-Solving Courts – Division P

Division	Assigned Judge
Division P Administrative Judge	Honorable Lon S. Arend

Court	County	Assigned Judge
Comprehensive Treatment Court	Sarasota County	Honorable Lon S. Arend
Drug /Opioid/ Veteran’s Court	Sarasota County	Honorable Lon S. Arend
Health Care Court	Sarasota County	Honorable Lon S. Arend
CTC – Manatee	Manatee County	Honorable Lon S. Arend
Drug Court, Veteran’s Court	Manatee County	Honorable Lon S. Arend
Early Childhood Court	Manatee County	Honorable Lon S. Arend

All problem-solving courts are assigned to Division P. The problem-solving courts listed below will be presided over by a judge other than the Division P Judge.

Court	County	Assigned Judge
DeSoto Case Mgmt. Court	DeSoto County	Honorable Danielle Brewer
TYLA Court	Manatee County	Honorable Susan B. Maulucci
Community Care Court	Sarasota County	Honorable David L. Denkin
DUI Court	Sarasota County	Honorable David L. Denkin
Early Childhood Court	Sarasota County	Honorable Andrea McHugh
TYLA Court	Sarasota County	Honorable Erika N. Quartermaine

County Court Administrative Judges

County	Assigned Judge
DeSoto County	Honorable Guy A. Flowers
Manatee County	Honorable Renee L. Inman
Sarasota County	Honorable Maryann Olson Uzabel

DeSoto County Court

Court	Assigned Judge
All County Civil and Criminal	Honorable Guy A. Flowers

Manatee County Court

Court	Assigned Judge
Civil Division 1	Honorable Renee L. Inman
Civil Division 2	Honorable Jacqueline B. Steele
Criminal Division 3	Honorable Heather Doyle
Criminal Division 4	Honorable Melissa Gould

Sarasota County Court

Court	Assigned Judge
Criminal/Civil Division A	Honorable Maryann Olson Uzabel
Criminal/Civil Division B	Honorable Kennedy Legler
Criminal/Civil Division C	Honorable David L. Denkin
South County Criminal/Civil Division E	Honorable Erika N. Quartermaine
South County Criminal/Civil Division F effective 4/1/2024	Honorable TBD

General Magistrates/Hearing Officers

David P. Caskey
Bradley Ellis
Natalya Evans
Mary Ann Floyd
Vincent A. Giura
Laura M. Hale
Paul Hudson
Rebecca L. Hunt
Lawrence Jacobs
Edward C. Wilson

Child Support Enforcement Hearing Officers

Laura M. Hale
Lawrence Jacobs

Truancy Court General Magistrate

Linda Lorrier

Civil Traffic Infractions Hearing Officer

Matthew K. Peters

Done and Ordered this 14 day of December, 2023.

Diana L. Moreland, Chief Judge
Twelfth Judicial Circuit
State Of Florida

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