WHEREAS, it has been made known to the undersigned that the prompt and expeditious administration of justice in Volusia County requires the publication of a revised case assignment order for the various divisions of the Volusia County Court;

          NOW THEREFORE, I, JAMES R. CLAYTON, Chief Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, hereby order that effective January 3, 2022, the criminal and civil assignment systems in Volusia County Court be modified to allow for cases to be assigned on a rotation basis among the judges within civil or criminal divisions as further stated herein.

1. All civil and criminal case filings are to be assigned to the designated divisions listed herein on an automatic basis in the manner described below.
2. The Volusia County Clerk of Court’s office is hereby directed to reflect the following substantive division assignments in its case assignment system.

                    Daytona Beach

                              Division           Assignment
                              80                        County Criminal
                              81                       County Criminal
                              82                       County Civil & Civil Infractions
                              83                       County Criminal
                              84                       County Civil & Civil Infractions
                              85                       County Criminal
                              87                       County Criminal – DUI Court
                              88                       County Criminal – Veterans Court

                    DeLand

                              70                       County Criminal
                              71                       County Civil & Civil Infractions
                              72                       County Criminal
                              73                       County Civil & Civil Infractions
                              75                       County Criminal – Veterans Court

3. Of the judges located in Daytona Beach, two judges are assigned to the Civil Division and four judges are assigned to the Criminal Division. Of the judges located in DeLand, two judges are assigned to the Civil Division and two judges are assigned to the Criminal Division.
4. County Civil cases in the Eastern Division are to be assigned equally and randomly to Divisions 82 and 84. County Civil cases in the Western Division are to be assigned equally and randomly to Divisions 71 and 73.  County Civil cases in which a geographical division (Eastern, Western) cannot be determined are to be assigned randomly to Divisions 71, 73, 82 and 84.
5. East-side Civil Infractions are to be assigned equally and randomly to Divisions 82 and 84.  West-side Civil Infractions are to be assigned equally and randomly to Divisions 71 and 73.  Civil Infractions from the southeastern part of the county are to be assigned equally and randomly to Divisions 71 and 73.
6. East-side criminal cases, including those from the southeastern part of the county, are to be assigned equally and randomly to Divisions 80, 81, 83 and 85.  West-side criminal cases are to be assigned equally and randomly to Divisions 70 and 72.
7. The Clerk of Court’s office is to assign cases as specified in this Order.  If any uncertainty or ambiguity arises concerning the assignment of a case, the matter should be referred to the Court Administrator’s office for resolution by the Chief Judge {see Kruckenberg v. Powell, 422 So. 2d 994 (Fla. 5 DCA 1982)}.

TO BE RECORDED in Volusia County, FL.

DONE AND ORDERED in DeLand, Volusia County, Florida this 27^th day of September 2022.