Judicial Section Details

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION:
JUDICIAL ASSISTANT’S NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS:
Jessica Galeas – jgaleas@jud11.flcourts.org
(If you email the judicial assistant, you must copy all counsel of record in the same email.)

BAILIFF’S NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS:
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(If you email the bailiff, you must copy all counsel of record in the same email.)

CHAMBERS INFORMATION:
Address: 1351 NW 12th Street, Room 616, Miami, Florida 33125
Telephone: 305-548-5194
Zoom Meeting ID: 912-1118-1073

Judge Benedi presides in Courtroom 6-5 of the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building over the County Criminal Court - Jail Division. To check the status of a criminal misdemeanor case, visit the Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts website at https://www2.miami-dadeclerk.com/cjis/CaseSearch.aspx.  To check the status of a criminal traffic case, visit the Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts website at https://www2.miami-dadeclerk.com/TrafficApp/.

ANY INDIVIDUAL HAVING COURT BUSINESS BEFORE JUDGE BENEDI IS EXPECTED TO READ AND FAMILIARIZE HIMSELF/HERSELF WITH THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN “JUDGE BENEDI'S JAIL DIVISION PROCEDURES” IN THE DOCUMENTS SECTION OF THIS PAGE.

IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA

In re all Cases in Division M099                                            Division: Jail Division

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STANDING ORDER IN CRIMINAL CASES

DIVISION INFORMATION AND PROCEDURES

Effective September 29, 2026

THIS ORDER shall apply in all criminal cases filed in the Misdemeanor Criminal Jail Division of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit.  To ensure the timely and orderly disposition of criminal cases and comply with the directive of the Florida Supreme Court in Rule 2.250(a)(1)(A) of the Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration and the Florida Supreme Court in Rule 2.545, the following requirements shall apply in all cases absent express permission of the Court to the contrary:

1. DAILY CALENDAR: Calendar will begin at 9:00 a.m. Zoom ID# 912 1118 1073   in courtroom 6-5.

   Mondays: Misdemeanor trials

   Tuesday: Traffic Trials

   Wednesday: Misdemeanor arraignments /reports and Motion Calendar at 10:30am

   Thursday: Misdemeanor arraignments/reports and Motion Calendar at 10:30am

   Friday: Traffic arraignments/reports Misdemeanor arraignments/reports and Motion Calendar at 10:30am

   ** Attorney are expected to appear in person for Motion Calendar unless a request has been made to the Court pursuant to Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.530.

2. PROCEDURES FOR PLACING MOTIONS ON CALENDAR:

1. Prior to setting any motion for hearing, counsel for the movant shall confer (orally or in writing), or make a reasonable effort to confer (orally or in writing), with all parties who may be affected by the relief sought in the motion in a good faith effort to resolve by agreement the issues to be raised in the motion. Counsel conferring with movant’s counsel shall cooperate and act in good faith in attempting to resolve the dispute. If, after conferring, certain issues have been resolved by agreement, the parties shall inform the Court of the issues so resolved and the issues that remain unresolved.

    

2. To set the case for hearing, contact the Judge’s Judicial assistant and opposing counsel by e-mail. The request should include the written motion, defendant’s name, case number, motion/matter to be addressed, whether an interpreter is required, and whether the defendant’s presence is required . Requests to set cases on the following day’s calendar must be received by 1:30 PM absent exceptional circumstances.[1] Once the matter has been scheduled, the Judicial Assistant will provide both parties the date and time for the motion calendar.

1. MOTIONS

    

   1. Motions to Compel, Motions to Set Aside Bench Warrant and D6, Motions to Set Aside Bond Estreature, Motion to Depose, Motions for Bill of Particulars, and Motions to withdraw, for example, will be addressed on Motion calendars.

       

   2. Special Set Motions and/or Evidentiary hearings will be set by the Court.

       

      1. Motions must be filed and served upon opposing counsel five (5) days prior to being heard. See Fla. R. Gen. Practice and Jud. Admin. 2.514 regarding computation of time. A copy of the filed motion must be forwarded to the Judicial Assistant by e-mail once filed to ensure it is properly scheduled. E-mails must include the subject line: HRG REQUEST M21-012345 JOHN DOE. The setting party is responsible for noticing all hearings.
      2. Absent exceptional circumstances, motions may be special set for hearing no sooner than one (1) week before the case is set for trial. Id. Failure to timely comply with this directive may result in continuance of trial attributable to the non-compliant party.
      3. The Court reserves the right to restrict the number of motions heard on a particular setting or reset motions that require additional time to argue.  (See Florida Supreme Court in Rule 2.545)
      4. All evidentiary hearings are held in person .

          

2. METHOD OF PROVIDING COURTESY COPIES: Courtesy copies may be provided by email to the Judicial Assistant.  See directory for email.

    

3.  POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR SPECIFIC MOTIONS:

1. CONTINUANCES: Motions for Continuance should be made as soon as possible.  All reasonable efforts should be made to avoid unnecessary inconvenience to witnesses and defendants by contacting the other side to alert them of any such request.   If Counsel is unavailable, please set the Motion for Continuance prior to the trial calendar.

    

2. STIPULATED or AGREED MOTIONS: Agreed orders may be submitted to chambers.  Include the motion, the order, and the stipulation signed by both parties, an email or other proof indicating agreement of both parties.

    

3. MOTION TO MODIFY OR MOTION TO REVOKE BOND: Motion to Modify or Motion to Revoke bond must be filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.131.  Motion to Modify/Revoke bond MUST be emailed to the Judicial Assistant who will place the Motion on the first available date. 

    

4. EMERGENCY OR URGENT MATTERS: Any Motion filed, requesting urgent or emergency action, must be sent to the Judicial Assistant with an email explaining the emergency or urgency.   A copy of the Motion and email must be sent to the opposing party. [2]

    

5. Motions in Limine: Motions in Limine will be addressed pre-trial so long as it is filed seven (7) days prior to same. Failure to comply with this directive may result in continuance of trial attributable to the non-compliant party or striking the Motion as untimely.

    

6. MOTION TO SET ASIDE BENCH WARRANT: The Jail Division shall hear all Motions to set aside a bench warrant wherein the Defendant is in the custody of Miami-Dade Corrections or on House Arrest. If the Defendant was issued a bench warrant in the Jail Division but is now released and out of custody, the motion to set aside the bench warrant shall be set in the out of custody division Judge. Motions to set aside bench warrant must be heard in person, unless otherwise allowed by the Court. If there is a bond on the case that was estreature, the motions must attach an affidavit from the bondsperson that the surety is willing to remain on bond. Failure to do so may result in denial of the motion.

    

7. SEAL AND EXPUNGE:  Defendant must file the original with the Clerk's office and send a copy to chambers.  The JA will email the attorney's office with the date that the motion will be on calendar.

    

8. RETURN OF PROPERTY: Defendants must file the original motion with the Clerk’s Office and provide a copy to the Judicial Assistant and cover opposing counsel for the motion to be set. The motion will be scheduled on or about 10 days after to give the moving party time to notice the arresting agency of the hearing and to give the State sufficient time to determine if it, or the arresting agency, has an objection. It is the State’s responsibility to determine whether the arresting agency has an objection to the granting of the motion. After the filing of the motion for return of property, the defendant must contact the Judicial Assistant to schedule the motion on Calendar. Then, defendant must file a notice of hearing indicating the date, time, physical address, and zoom meeting ID for the motion calendar hearing date for your motion for return of property. Notices should be sent to the legal department for that agency with at least ten (10) days’ notice. Both the motion and notice of hearing need to be served on the agency holding the property as well as the State. Failure to file/provide notice/proof of notice to all interested parties will be grounds for denial of the motion.

    

9. PRETRIAL MOTIONS: Pretrial Motions including but not limited to Motions to Suppress , Daubert Motion, Motion to Exclude, and Probable Cause Motions must be filed in writing seven (7) days before trial and responses to be filed in writing three (3) days before trial.  Failure to do so, absent good cause, is sufficient basis for the Court to charge a continuance to the requesting party.

1. MISCELLANEOUS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES:

    

   1. The Court requires attorneys to adhere strictly to the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Standards of Professionalism Courtesy and Civility for South Florida, and the Florida Bar Ideals and Goals of Professionalism, as adopted by Administrative Order 2-14-01-A1 (available at http://goo.gl/QNc2j2).

       

   2.  If an opposing party is not meeting its discovery obligations, it is Counsel's responsibility to bring the matter to the attention of the Court. 

       

   3. If the parties have case law they will present to the Court, please provide it two days prior to the hearing.

       

   4.  Meet-and- Confer.  Attorneys are expected to conduct themselves professionally at all times.  This includes communicating with each other regarding procedural and discovery issues that arise and genuinely attempting in good faith to resolve them before asking the court to intervene.