Please be advised that the Courts of the Eighth Judicial Circuit will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 21, 2019. Regular office hours will resume on Tuesday, January 22. 

First appearances, juvenile detentions, and shelter hearings for all counties on January 21 will be held at 9:00 a.m. in the Alachua County Criminal Justice Center, Courtroom 1A.

The Eighth Judicial Circuit will welcome four new Judges to the bench in 2019. The Honorable Denise R. Ferrero will be elevated from Alachua County Court Judge to Eighth Circuit Judge. Judge Ferrero’s investiture is planned for Friday, February 1, 2019, at 3:00 pm, at the Alachua County Criminal Justice Center. The Honorable Meshon T. Rawls’ investiture is planned for Friday, February 22, 2019, at 3:00 pm, at the Alachua County Criminal Justice Center. The Honorable Gloria R. Walker's investiture is planned for Friday, March 22, 2019, at 3:00 pm, at the Alachua County Criminal Justice Center. The Honorable Mitchell D. Bishop's investiture is planned for Friday, March 29, 2019, at 3:00 pm, at the Union County Courthouse

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