Margaret H. Schreiber

Circuit Judgepublished

NINTH Judicial Circuit · Orange County · Circuit Civil — Div. 35

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Judicial Practices and Procedures (official document)

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STATE OF FLORIDA
Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida
Margaret H. Schreiber Michelle “Shelly” Mears
Circuit Judge Judicial Assistant
Counties of Orange and Osceola
425 N. Orange Avenue, Suite 2030
Orlando, Florida 32801
Hearing Room 2000.02 / Courtroom 19 B
35orange@ninthcircuit.org
407-836-2036
DIVISION 35 PROCEDURES
The following Procedures1 are hereby adopted for
Circuit Civil Division 35 in Orange County, Florida before Judge Margaret H. Schreiber
Please periodically review the Procedures for updates
(REVISED AND EFFECTIVE July 1, 2025)
1 These Procedures are minimum standards. All counsel must be familiar with and abide by the Rules
Regulating The Florida Bar and the Guidelines for Professional Conduct promulgated by the Trial Lawyers
Section of The Florida Bar and adopted by the Conference of Circuit Judges. Copies of each of these documents
may be obtained from The Florida Bar and/or are available on-line on its website http://www.floridabar.org. In
addition, counsel must be aware of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Courtroom Decorum Policy promulgated on
February 11, 2003 and Amended September 2014. (See http://www.ninthcircuit.org.
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A. HEARINGS
1. Setting of Hearings
2. Videoconference Appearance
3. Cooperation of Counsel/Unilateral Setting of Hearings
4. Emergency and Time-Sensitive Hearings
5. Ex Parte and Short Matters
6. Foreclosure Cases
7. Discovery Motions
8. Motions in Limine (“MIL”)
9. Hearing Materials, Exhibits, Legal Memoranda
10. Limitation on Hearings
11. Orders and Rulings of the Court
12. Hearings on Motions for Rehearing, Reconsideration, or New Trial
B. SETTING OF TRIALS
1. Setting Cases for Trial
2. Continuance of Trials
3. Pretrial Conferences
C. SETTLEMENT OR RESOLUTION
1. Notice of Settlement
D. TRIALS
1. Location and Times
2. Courtroom Decorum
3. Cell Phones, Communication Devices, and Cameras
4. Trial Briefs
5. Voir Dire
6. Opening Statement and Closing Argument
7. Exhibits
8. Demonstrative Aids
9. Objections
10. Experts
11. Jury Instructions
12. Jury Deliberations
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A. HEARINGS
1. Setting of Hearings
a. Determine which type of hearing you need: (i) Ex Parte: defined as a purely uncontested matter and/or
non-evidentiary matter which is very brief (5 minutes); (ii) Short Matter: defined as a non-evidentiary
contested matter that requires less than 10 minutes to hear; or (iii) Contested: defined as a contested
matter that will require more than 10 minutes, or which is an evidentiary hearing.
b. Ex Parte and Short Matter hearings are not scheduled with the Judicial Assistant, but must be
coordinated with opposing counsel. You must email the NOH to the JA at 35orange@ninthcircuit.org
to be added to the schedule and receive confirmation that your case has been added to the list.
c. Contested hearing times may be obtained by using the aiCalendar system: Circuit Civil Division 35 -
9th Judicial Circuit Court Calendar. Detailed instructions regarding the setting of hearings appear on
the aiCalendar page:
d. Prior to scheduling a hearing, the motion(s) must be filed and visible on the docket. True Ex Parte
motions (e.g., motions for injunctive relief without notice, or for execution on a judgment) still must
be filed and visible on the docket to be acted on by the Court.
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e. All counsel must comply with Admin. Order 2012-03’s mandatory “meet and confer” requirements
before securing hearing time. The Certificate of Compliance for the setting of a hearing is in addition
to the Certificate of Conferral required by Rule 1.202(b), Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, which must
be contained in the motion.
f. Matters requiring more than fifteen (15) m

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

9th Jud. Cir. per-judge Judicial Practices and Proceduresofficial source ↗

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Judge Margaret H. Schreiber — Division 35 procedures (Orange Circuit Civil (Administrative Judge))

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Judge Margaret H. Schreiber — Division 35 (Orange Circuit Civil (Administrative Judge)), Ninth Judicial Circuit. Official Guidelines & Procedures document, live-fetched and sha256-verified 2026-07-06 (sha256 9d712eaa983a…).

Key requirements (verbatim excerpts from the published procedures):
• "Joint Proposed Jury Instructions and Verdict Form must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant at 35orange@ninthcircuit.org in Word format no later than 24 business hours before the trial."
• "Proposed orders must be submitted electronically in Word format by email to 35orange@ninthcircuit.org The email submitting a proposed order must be copied to all parties to the case, and should specifically indicate whether the form and/or content of the order is agreed or not. b."
• "In the latter event, the report must be emailed to 35orange@ninthcircuit.org no later than five (5) days prior to the date of the hearing. f."
• "If a trial brief is to be filed with the Court it must be submitted via email to 35orange@ninthcircuit.org no later than five (5) business days before the trial is to commence."
• "In addition, counsel must be aware of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Courtroom Decorum Policy promulgated on February 11, 2003 and Amended September 2014."
• "(v) Failure to properly notice evidentiary hearings in compliance with these procedures may result in delay, sanctions, or denial of the Motion."

Full procedures: https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/guidelines-procedures/2025-12/Div-35-Procedures.pdf

9th Jud. Cir. (Orange/Osceola), Division 35 Guidelines & Procedures — Judge Margaret H. Schreiber (official published doc)official source ↗

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