ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 6.106-12/22* IN RE: ESTABLISHMENT OF MAIN COURTHOUSE PROBATE/GUARDIANSHIP DIVISIONS “IC” AND “ID” AND ASSOCIATING DOMESTIC RELATIONS DIVISIONS

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Administrative Order 6.106 (as amended) is obsolete due to the entry of Administrative Order No. 6.101 (as amended).

NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby ORDERED that Administrative Order 6.106 (as amended) is vacated and set aside.

DONE and SIGNED in Chambers at West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, this 12th day of December 2022.
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Glenn D. Kelley, Chief Judge
* Supersedes Administrative Order 6.106- 10/17

GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS APPOINTS TWO NEW JUDGES

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Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced two judicial appointments: one to the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court and one to the Palm Beach County Court.

John Parnofiello, of Jupiter, to serve as Judge on the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court

Parnofiello has served as a Judge on the Palm Beach County Court since his appointment by Governor DeSantis in 2021. Previously, he served as an Assistant State Attorney for five years in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit. He received his bachelor’s degree and law degree from the University of Florida. Parnofiello fills the judicial vacancy created by the elevation of Justice Renatha Francis.

 

Stephanie Tew, of Palm Beach Gardens, to serve as Judge on the Palm Beach County Court

Tew has served as Chief Assistant Statewide Prosecutor for the Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution since 2011. Previously, she served as an Associate at the Law Firm of Cindy Goldstein and as Assistant State Attorney in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina and her law degree from Florida Coastal School of Law. Tew fills the judicial vacancy created by the elevation of Judge Melanie Surber.

COURT CLOSURES

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Chief Judge Kelley has announced that due to the National Hurricane Center’s forecast that Tropical Storm Nicole will become a hurricane as it reaches southeast Florida, the courts of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit will be closed Wednesday, November 9, and Thursday, November 10.   The courts are closed on Friday, November 11 in recognition of Veterans’ Day.

PLEASE NOTE:  First Appearance hearings on Wednesday will be held at the normal time, 10:00 a.m.  First Appearances on Thursday will take place at 1:30 p.m.  

The Courts will reopen on Monday, November 14.