WHEREAS, the prompt and expeditious administration of justice in Volusia County necessitates the publication of a revised case assignment order for the various divisions of the Volusia County Court;

          NOW THEREFORE, I, LEAH R. CASE, Chief Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, hereby order that County Court cases be assigned 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. Volusia County Clerk of Court’s office is hereby directed to reflect the following substantive division assignments in its case assignment system effective February 2, 2026.

                    Daytona Beach

                              Division           Assignment
                              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. 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.
4. 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.
5. East-side criminal cases, including those from the southeastern part of the county, are to be assigned equally and randomly to Divisions 81, 83 and 85. Cases currently assigned to Division 80 which have not yet been scheduled for an arraignment are to be reassigned equally and randomly to Divisions 81, 83 and 85. Likewise, cases previously disposed of in Division 80 are to be reassigned equally and randomly to Divisions 81, 83 and 85 if reopened. West-side criminal cases are to be assigned equally and randomly to Divisions 70 and 72.
6. 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).

          IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that administrative order G-2022-026-VL is hereby rescinded.

TO BE RECORDED in Volusia County, FL.

DONE AND ORDERED in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, this 23rd day of January 2026.