MELANIE SURBER, OF DELRAY BEACH, TO SERVE AS JUDGE ON THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT

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Melanie Surber, of Delray Beach, to serve as Judge on the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court

Surber has served as a Judge on the Palm Beach County Court since her appointment by Governor DeSantis in 2019. Previously, she served as a Senior Assistant Attorney General for 19 years in the Criminal Appeals Division. She received her bachelor’s degree from Boston University and her law degree from Nova Southeastern University. Surber fills the judicial vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Janis Brustares Keyser.

 

SCHEDULE FOR PROBATE/GUARDIANSHIP TRANSFER OF CASES

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Effective July 5, Court Administration began drafting Orders for the Chief Judge to Transfer cases into IA and IZ from the other Probate/Guardianship divisions.    The transfer process is expected to take 30 days and will cease once all pending and reopened cases are successfully transferred into IA and IZ.  Please continue to check the Circuit’s website for updates: https://15thcircuit.com/announcement/reorganization-probate-guardianship

Below is the order of the transfers.  Transfers into IA and IZ will occur simultaneously.

IA IZ
1st IB 1st IC
2nd ID 2nd IY
3rd IH 3rd IX
4th II  
5th IJ