Civil Division Case Management Unit

• Circuit Civil
• County Civil
• Criminal
• Family
• Probate
• Unified Family Court
• Traffic
• Domestic Violence
• Appellate

The Eleventh Judicial Circuit was one of five jurisdictions nationwide selected to participate in a Pilot Case Management project under a State Justice Initiative Grant, following recommendations by the Conference of Chief Justices, the National Center for State Courts, and the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System. As a result, in November 2016, the circuit implemented a Civil Justice Initiative Project (CJIPP). These innovations were designed to meet the challenges of contemporary civil caseloads by taking advantage of modern technologies and highly trained court staff to provide effective oversight and timely intervention to move civil cases to resolution by supporting the work of the judge. A summary evaluation report on the project was issued by the National Center for State Courts.

On May 23, 2024, the Florida Supreme Court entered In re Amendments to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, which amended certain Rules of Civil Procedure to further enhance active case management of civil cases, including amending Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.200 to require the Chief Judge of each judicial circuit to enter an administrative order addressing certain case management requirements; by issuing case management orders to set a plan for consistent progress towards the timely resolution of each case and to set reasonable expectations for the client, the attorneys, and the Court in every case.

On December 5, 2024, the Florida Supreme Court entered In re Amendments to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, No. SC2023-0962, which adopted additional amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure; and the amendments to Rule 1.200 adopted by the Florida Supreme Court to become effective on January 1, 2025.

Local Administrative Order 24-20 was issued on December 30, 2024, in accordance with Rule 1.200; rescinding AO 21-09 and to become effective January 1, 2025.