UPDATE: Information on Escambia/Santa Rosa/Okaloosa/Walton Court Closures
State Courts in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton Counties will be closed at noon on Tuesday, October 9 and will remain closed on Wednesday, October 10. Any further decisions regarding court operations on Thursday, October 11, will be announced as soon as possible.
Escambia County:
- Traffic Citation hearings in Division IV (Judge Frydrychowicz) set for October 10 at 1:30 p.m. are rescheduled for November 14 at 1 p.m.
- Docket day for Division A (Judge Pitre) set for October 10 is rescheduled for October 16 at 9 a.m.
- Juvenile delinquency arraignments (Judge Allen) set for October 10 are rescheduled for October 17 at 8:30 a.m.
- First Appearance hearings/Shelter hearings/Detention hearings will be held at the Juvenile Justice Center, 1800 St. Mary Avenue, at 8 a.m. on October 10.
- County court arraignments/traffic matters in Division I (Judge Williams) set for October 10 at 8:30 are reset for Thursday, October 11 at 8:30 a.m.
- Child support hearings scheduled for October 10 will be rescheduled for January 8, 2019.
- Domestic Violence hearings set for October 10 before Judge Nobles will be held Thursday, October 11.
Santa Rosa County:
- First Appearances set for October 10will be held at 7:30 a.m. at the Santa Rosa County Jail.
- Any Detention or Shelter hearings set for October 10 will be conducted in Escambia County in conjunction with the Escambia County hearings
- Domestic Violence Injunction hearings set for October 10 are rescheduled to October 17.
- VOP hearings before Judge Hilliard set for October 9 are rescheduled to October 24 at 2:30 p.m.
- Misdemeanor arraignments set before Judge Giraud on October 9are rescheduled to October 30 at 1 p.m.
- VOP hearings before Judge Giraud set for October 10are rescheduled to October 31 at 8:30 a.m.
- Docket day before Judge Giraud set for October 10is rescheduled to October 17 at 1:30 p.m.
- The truancy docket before Judge Ross Goodman set for October 10 is rescheduled to November 7 at 3 p.m.
- Criminal Motion hearings before Judge Rimmer set for October 10are rescheduled to October 15.
Okaloosa County:
- Judge Mason’s plea day (scheduled for October 9 at 1:30 p.m.) is rescheduled for October 23.
- Judge Brown’s Tuesday criminal pre-trial hearings (scheduled for October 9) with incarcerated defendants that are represented by Regional Conflict Counsel or the Public Defender are rescheduled to docket day on October 17.
- First Appearance hearings/Shelter hearings/Detention hearings will be held at the Okaloosa County Courthouse Annex Extension by video on October 10 at 7:30 a.m.
Walton County:
- All hearings set for the Walton County Courthouse Annex in Santa Rosa Beach on October 10 are rescheduled for October 26 at the same times originally scheduled.
- Cases scheduled on the Domestic Violence court docket for Judge Lewis on Wednesday, October 10 are rescheduled for Wednesday, October 17 at 8:30 a.m.
- All misdemeanor and traffic infraction hearings set for Thursday, October 11, have been rescheduled for October 25 at the same times originally scheduled.
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