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Judge Sandra Valentin
Judge

Judge Sandra Valentin

Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies

Eighteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Brevard and Seminole Counties

Limits & Logistics

Courtesy Copies

Amended Notice of Hearing, Cross Notice of Hearing

Court-wide
  • Email

Motion

Court-wide
  • Within 10 Days After Service

Notice of Hearing

Court-wide
  • Email

Objection to Order of Referral to General Magistrate

Court-wide
  • 1 copy • Email

Adjournments

Court-wide

Request must include

Adversary PositionProposed New Dates

Communication

Email
Court-wide

Chambers

seminolefamilygmdept@flcourts18.org
Email
Court-wide

Chambers

meagan.rodriguez@flcourts18.org
Scheduling
Email
Court-wide

Chambers

amanda.joseph@flcourts18.org
Email
Court-wide

Chambers

christine.hutchison@flcourts18.org
Phone
Court-wide

Chambers

+1 386-310-1754
Emergencies
Email
Court-wide
Scheduling
Email
Court-wide

Chambers

Scheduling

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Filing & Service rules

Chambers Communication Rules

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Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 218 rules apply across Eighteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Brevard and Seminole Counties. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Extradition waiver

    An extradition waiver must be written, executed before a judge, and state that the person consents to return to the demanding state.

  • Applies to
    Probable cause arrest affidavit

    Probable-cause arrest affidavits for probation or community-control violations must include the specified supervision and case information; unsupported database assertions are insufficient.

  • Applies to
    Probable cause finding

    A probable-cause finding must be written, signed by the first appearance judge, and filed with the evidence supporting it.

Communication

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  • Contact
    Email

    A party canceling a hearing must email the Court a copy of the Notice of Cancellation at the same time it is filed.

  • Contact
    Email to chambers

    Email is the most effective way to communicate with the Court, but emails to a Judicial Assistant must not include legal argument or substantive discussion of case facts.

  • Contact
    Email to chambers

    For additional information or assistance, contact the judicial assistant by email.

Formatting

All 21

  • Exhibits must be pre-marked with stickers identifying the offering party, hearing date, and case number.

  • Each exhibit must be marked in sequence with an identifying letter.

  • DJMCA date and signature codes must be used in pairs, placed alone on a line without spaces or tabs, aligned using Word’s alignment features, written in four uppercase letters, and used only once per line.

Service

All 19
  • Applies to
    Complaint or arrest report and bail documents

    Before first appearance, the clerk must provide the state attorney and the public defender or present private counsel copies of the complaint or arrest report and documents the judge used to set bail.

  • A release for failure to meet specified time periods requires a judge’s order and notice to the state; at daily first appearance hearings, receipt of the docket copy by the state attorney satisfies notice.

  • Applies to
    Complaint related documents and clerk minutes

    Correctional officers must give each defendant scheduled for first appearance copies of the complaint, related documents, and the clerk’s minutes setting the next court date.

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About Judge Sandra Valentin
  • J.D., University of Puerto Rico College of Law, 1988.
  • B.A., University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, with honors, 1985.
  • Practicing law in Florida since early 2002, handling family law matters.
  • Location: Moore Justice Center Viera, Brevard
  • Address: 2825 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Viera, FL 32940-8006
  • Phone (judicial assistant): (321) 637-5536
  • Email (judicial assistant): Frances.Bernal@flcourts18.org
  • Judicial assistant: Frances Bernal
Common questions about Judge Sandra Valentin's rules

How may parties contact Judge Sandra Valentin's chambers?

Contact the presiding judge’s Judicial Assistant for hearing-scheduling needs.

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