For the first time in the history of Florida courts, the Chief Judges from three Florida judicial circuits (the 1st, 11th and 19th Judicial Circuits) participated in a joint ceremony on February 26, 2010, which was conducted using video conferencing technology.  A Florida Supreme Court Justice participated in the ceremony as well.  The Chief Judges simultaneously signed administrative orders that implemented managed mediation for all owner occupied residential foreclosure cases filed in their circuits. 

The three administrative orders were based upon the Florida Supreme Court Model Administrative Order (MAO), which promotes managed mediation for all trial courts statewide, and promotes consistency in the handling of owner occupied residential foreclosure cases statewide.

First Judicial Circuit Administrative Order 2010-01 and the notices listed below take effect for any owner occupied residential mortgage foreclosure case filed by or on behalf of a commercial lender in the First Judicial Circuit on or after March 29, 2010. 

Any such case filed in the First Circuit before March 29, 2010 is subject to Administrative Order 2009-18 which is also listed below.  

Administrative Order 2010-01 (77 pages) 

Escambia County - Notice

Santa Rosa County - Notice

Okaloosa County - Notice

MAO History

Administrative Order 2009-18

Foreclosure and Economic Recovery Program; Creation of Division "W"