Volusia County Court Judge Joseph LeDonne was appointed to the bench in 2023. He earned his undergraduate degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and his Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law. He was admitted to The Florida Bar in 2012 and previously worked as an attorney for the Department of Children and Families and as an Assistant State Attorney. He was also admitted to the Colorado Bar in 2006 and served as a prosecutor in the Fourth Judicial District Attorney’s Office before entering private practice. He currently hears criminal cases at the Volusia County Courthouse in DeLand.

• Defendants residing within Volusia County must appear in person unless permission is given otherwise.  Requests to appear by Zoom must be made in writing and filed through the Clerk of Court.
• Defendants residing outside Volusia County may appear by Zoom.  A request to appear by Zoom must be made in writing and filed through the Clerk of Court.
• For an arraignment or case management conference, a defendant given permission to appear by Zoom will be reset to a Zoom-only session at a date/time to be noticed by the Clerk of Court.
• Permission to appear by Zoom that results in rescheduling the court date will be treated as a request for more time, which results in a waiver of speedy trial.