Dennis Craig

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JUDGE CRAIG’S DIVISION 31 PROCEDURES
AND HELPFUL INFORMATION
(2025 updated )
LOCATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION
Judge Dennis Craig’s chambers, courtroom and hearing room are located at the Steven C.
Henderson Judicial Center, 125 East Orange Avenue, Daytona Beach, Florida, 32114. Chambers
are located in Room 307 and Courtroom 7. Telephone number is 386-257-6071 and fax number
is 386-248-8132. The judicial assistant is Justy Turberville whose email address is
jturberville@circuit7.org. The division 31 email address is division31@circuit7.org.
EMAILS TO JUDICIAL ASSISTANT
Proposed orders should be emailed to the Division 31 email address. When coordinating hearing
time, those emails should be sent directly to the Judicial Assistant at jturberville@circuit7.org.
ZOOM
Judge Craig prefers in-person hearings; however, he does use Zoom. The zoom meeting ID is
386 257 6071 and the passcode is 32114. For all zoom hearings, attorneys should advise any
party or witness to have Zoom available on their computers or electronic devices with both audio
and video capability. For all persons appearing on Zoom, please make sure your first and last
name are entered accurately. Attorneys are requested to include “attorney” or “esquire” so that
licensed attorneys can be identifiable to the judge, clerk and court reporter. All persons
appearing via Zoom shall wear appropriate attire for the hearing.
Zoom link:
Join from a PC, Mac, IPad, IPhone or Android device:
https://zoom.us/join and enter
meeting ID: 3862576071 and Password 32114 Join from dial-in phone line:
Dial by your location
+1 786 635 1003 US (Miami)
Meeting ID: 386 257 6071
Password: 32114
Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/aFwsTiPYQ
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IN PERSON APPEARANCES REQUIRED
Attorneys, parties and witnesses are expected to appear in person for all trials and evidentiary
hearings unless there are special circumstances requiring a Zoom appearance. If a Zoom
appearance is needed, the request must be sent to the Judicial Assistant in an email copying
opposing party and letting the court know there is no objection. Zoom appearances for expedited
hearings and case management conference do not require permission. All other hearings require
permission.
COURT REPORTERS
Parties arranging a court reporter for attendance for a court proceeding must assure the court
reporter meets the requirements set forth in the Seventh Judicial Circuit Administrative Order G-
23-041-SC.
https://circuit7.org/orders/g-2023-041-sc/
If an attorney or a party would like a court reporter for the hearing, they are responsible for
making those arrangements. The arranging attorney or party shall provide all the information
necessary for the court reporter to attend. The court does prefer court reporters in person, it
assures the court reporter can hear all participants, but they may appear by zoom.
MOTIONS
Parties should be prepared to discuss case management matters at all court appearances.
SCHEDULING HEARINGS
Civil hearings shall be coordinated with opposing counsel/pro se party and scheduled on
benchmark. Hearings may be scheduled on the Benchmark system assessed by the following
link:
https://circuit7.org/wp-content/uploads/KW_Benchmark_scheduling.pdf
If you don’t have a benchmark account, please fill out the registration application following the
link:
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https://circuit7.org/wp-
content/uploads/VOLUSIA_COUNTY_BENCHMARK_REGISTRATION_APPLICATION.pdf
For additional information, please see:
https://circuit7.org/wp-content/uploads/BENCHMARK_FAQ.pdf
If Benchmark does not show any available hearing time, you may check with the Judicial Assistant
to see if additional time will be added, and you should conti

[Excerpt — full procedures at the official source link.]