W. Joel Boles

Type: 
Circuit Judge
County: 
Escambia County
Division: 
“K” – Criminal, "U" – Probate/Guardianship, “X” – Drug Court
Jurisdiction: 
Criminal, Tobacco Litigation, Probate, Guardianship, Drug Court
Judicial Assistant: 
Kimberly Eaton
Address: 

M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building
190 Governmental Center, 6th Floor
Pensacola, FL 32502

Phone: 
850-595-4448

Email Address: ​​​ 


DIVISION PREFERENCES

Please note the information contained on this website is a brief overview of the division's policies regarding procedural matters and is only intended as a general guide.
 

Division “K” in Escambia County is a felony criminal division and an Engle tobacco division. 

Division "U" in Escambia County is a probate/guardianship division. 

Division “X” in Escambia County is a drug court division.  

The following is a brief overview of procedures related to these division:

SUBMITTING PROPOSED ORDERS

Please e-mail ALL proposed orders in Microsoft Word with the case name, number and title of document (Ex. Jones 18 CF 1111 Order to Withdraw) to the appropriate e-mail address:

Criminal, Engle and Drug Court cases – esc.divk.eserve@flcourts1.gov 

Probate/Guardianship cases – esc.divu.eserve@flcourts1.gov

CRIMINAL CASES - DIVISION “K”

Criminal motions are scheduled through the judicial assistant after the motion is filed.  Requests for a hearing date should be sent by e-mail to kimberly.eaton@flcourts1.gov and the request should include all parties.

All proposed orders shall be submitted in Word format to esc.divk.eserve@flcourts1.gov.  Please title the document with the case name, number and title of the document.  (Ex. Jones 18 CF 1111 Order to Withdraw).

Docket Day begins at 9:00 a.m. and criminal jury selection is approximately 1 1/2 weeks from Docket Day.  Criminal jury selection begins at 8:30 a.m.  Jury trials begin at 9:00 a.m. unless (due to the length of the trial) an earlier or later time has been agreed to by both counsel and the court.

Violation of probation hearings begin at 9:00 a.m. and occur generally on a monthly basis.  Contested violation of probation hearings are scheduled at 1:30 p.m. on the day set aside for VOPs.

ENGLE TOBACCO CASES – DIVISION “K”

Requests for hearings are scheduled through the judicial assistant after the motion is filed.  Requests for a hearing date should be sent by e-mail to kimberly.eaton@flcourts1.gov and the request should include all parties.

All proposed orders shall be submitted in Word format to esc.divk.eserve@flcourts1.gov.  Please title the document with the case name, case number and title of the document.  (Ex. Jones 18 CA 1111 Order of Discharge).

PROBATE/GUARDIANSHIP CASES – DIVISION “U”

Probate/Guardianship hearing requests are scheduled through the judicial assistant after the motion is filed.  Requests for a hearing date should be sent by e-mail to kimberly.eaton@flcourts1.gov and the request should include all parties.

All proposed orders shall be submitted in Word format to esc.divu.eserve@flcourts1.gov.  Please title the document with the case name, case number and title of the document.  (Ex. Jones 18 CP 1111 Order of Discharge).

All motions/orders shall include the case number as well as the correct division.

Effective June 1, 2018, a checklist is required for opening all probate cases and closing formal administration cases. 

 

PROBATE FORMS

●       Opening Formal Administration Checklist

●       Summary Administration Checklist

●       Closing Formal Administration Checklist

 

DRUG COURT CASES - DIVISION “X”

Drug Court for Division “X” is held every Tuesday at 7:00 a.m.