Charles T. Canady, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida has proclaimed September as Opioid and Stimulant Awareness Month. Please join the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit throughout the month of September as we raise awareness and help to educate the effects of this deadly disease.
Events

A ribbon cutting was held on June 11th at the St. Lucie County courthouse to open the new Nursing Room. Located on the third floor of the Courthouse, the room is the result of nearly eight months of collaboration between the Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL), the St. Lucie County Chapter of FAWL, the Court and staff, the St…

May is National Drug Court and Mental Health Court month and the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit created a video to recognize those who continue to fight the diseases of addiction and/or mental health issues. A current Martin County Mental Health Court participant, Max Pierre, purchased the copyrights to a song and changed the lyrics to…

Amendment 12 of the Florida Supreme Court Administrative Order AOSC20-23 requires each of the Florida Circuit Courts to implement a differentiated case management plan for civil cases as…

On Tuesday April 20th, 2021, Judge Nicole Menz held the eighteenth Mental Health Court graduation ceremony at the Indian River County Courthouse.
The Indian River County Mental Health Court was implemented in January 2015 as a community-based program that provides court supervision and services to individuals…

Indian River County Mental Health Court will graduate sixteen people during their eighteenth graduation ceremony on Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. The ceremony will take place at the Indian River County Courthouse located at 2000 16th Avenue, Vero Beach, FL 32960 inside Courtroom 3. The public is invited join Judge Nicole…

Your Courts Up Close (Virtual) was held on March 2nd 2021. More than 50 attendees came together via Zoom to learn about the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court System and to hear about all of the updates and new practices at the courts since the COVID-19 pandemic began just one year ago. Judge Isenhower was the host of the…

The Nineteenth Judicial Circuit congratulates Drug Court participants with their successes in the program. Program participants are required to complete several phases, with each phase having its own requirements. The goal of the program is to assist its participants in becoming “productive members of (the) community, reducing…