Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Courts

Serving the Citizens of Brevard and Seminole Counties

CIRCUIT JUDGE

The Honorable Donna M. Goerner

Division: M - Criminal
Judicial Assistant: Dawn Allen-Stallworth
Office: (407) 665-4996 | Email
Located at the Seminole Criminal Justice Center Sanford

SCHEDULING HEARINGS

JACs Dockets & Calendars

The Eighteenth Judicial Circuit provides the JACs (Judicial Automatic Calendar System). JACs online scheduling is for attorneys only and requires a login. It is important to review any policies and procedures that apply before contacting judges’ chambers. If you don’t see the docket, you are looking for within the JACs list, please contact the Judicial Assistant.

NOTE: Not all of the judges post their calendars online. Calendars are subject to change hourly, so check back frequently to guarantee accurate updates.

Felony Division Calendar(s)

JACs

JACs Instructions

HOW TO SIGN UP FOR A JACS ACCOUNT

Attorneys Only (You will need your Florida Bar Number)

ATTORNEYS CLICK HERE TO SIGN-UP OR RESET YOUR ACCOUNT. (You will need your Florida Bar Number)

FOR ALL OTHER PLEASE NOTE: The JACS system was designed to work with bar license numbers only, as a way of tracking attorneys who schedule hearings. We will not be able to create a JACS account for you.

Luckily, JACS is only one of the many ways we have to schedule hearing dates in our Court. If you require a hearing date please use one of these methods:

  1. Work with opposing counsel and have them schedule a hearing on an agreed time/date.
  2. Contact the presiding judge’s Judicial Assistant for your scheduling needs. 
  3. File a motion requesting a hearing per the Florida Trial Court Rules.

JACS INSTRUCTIONS

JACS General Instructions (Attorneys Only)

JACs

JACs Instructions

INSTRUCTIONS AND MORE

Judge Goerner's Policies and Procedures (See Below)

The Eighteenth Judicial Circuit provides procedural instructions for attorneys along with policies that may differ within the guidelines of the law between judges and county or circuit court.

Attorneys in both Brevard and Seminole have the resources offering many new facets of modern technology including but not limited to online scheduling, instructions, provider listings, policies and procedures and much more.

There are courtroom rules and policies governing all divisions of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court. All parties are expected to follow these rules.

Judge Goerner's Policies and Procedures

Felony Division Forms

DONNA M. GOERNER

BIOGRAPHY

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

  • Assistant State Attorney, 1995-2007 and 2016-2018
  • The Law Office of Donna M. Goerner, P.A., 2007-2016 and 2018-2020
  • Assistant Regional Conflict Counsel, 2007-2016

EDUCATION

  • University of Florida, B.S., Finance, 1992
  • University of Florida College of Law, J.D., 1995

JUDICIAL HISTORY

  • Elected Circuit Judge of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, August 2020
  • Circuit Judge Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, January 2021 to present

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS

  • Board Certified in Criminal Trial Law, 2012 - present
  • Board Certified Criminal Trial Committee, 2020 - present
  • Seminole Inn of Court, 2005-2006, 2016 - present
  • Seminole County Bar Association, 2004 - present (Board of Directors 2006-2009)
  • Seminole County Association for Women Lawyers, 2019 - present
  • Paul C. Perkins Bar Association, 1997 - present (President 1997-1998)

COMMUNITY SERVICE HISTORY

  • Seminole County and Orange County Teen Court volunteer, 2009, 2011, 2013
  • Florida Bar Grievance Committee, 2010-2013 (Chairperson in 2013)
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Criminal Justice Center
Judge Goerner Holds Court at the Criminal Justice Center in
Seminole County

101 Eslinger Way
Sanford, FL 32773-6707
Office: (407) 665-4996

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