JA's email: emcruz@jud11.flcourts.org - (Copy to all parties required).
Effective December 2025: Judge Watson's Chambers: OSJC 13.235 & Courtroom: 13-B
Important: Any movant scheduling and noticing a hearing (Motion Calendar and Special Set) before this Court must meet and confer with opposing counsel in order to attempt to resolve any and all issues possible. Unilateral setting of hearings is not permitted.
Most court proceedings will continue to take place remotely via Zoom. Trials and evidentiary hearings will take place in Courtroom 13-B of the Osvaldo Soto Justice Center.
Important Notices Re: Zoom Meeting ID and Submission of Original Notes
Zoom Meeting ID: Seven (7) days prior to the scheduled hearing, you will receive an email from courtMAP with the information that will allow you to appear remotely via Zoom.
Submission of Original Note/Loan Documents: Do not file or deliver original loan documents until Judge Watson specifically instructs you to do so. If motion is granted or mortgagee prevails at trial, the Final Judgment is to be uploaded via courtMAP and the Original Note/Loan Documents are to be delivered to Judge Watson's Chambers, Osvaldo Soto Justice Center, Room 13.235. Use delivery with tracking.
IMPORTANT: IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER AND TRIAL ORDER, THE EARLIEST DATE WILL CONTROL.
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Please be aware that certain items are prohibited on courthouse premises. If any listed prohibited item is detected to be in your possession when entering a court facility, you will be asked to exit the facility to secure the item elsewhere or dispose of it, before being allowed entry into the facility.