Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Courts

Serving the Citizens of Brevard and Seminole Counties

CIRCUIT JUDGE

The Honorable Mark E. Herr

Division: L, Civil/Family
Judicial Assistant: Christine Hutchison
Office: (407) 665-4299 | Email
Located at the Civil Courthouse, Sanford, Seminole

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.

JACs

JACs Instructions

Judge Mark Herr Division “L” Pre-Trial Dockets

Civil/Family Case Manager

Select Pre-Trial Docket Month Below:

January
February
March 
April

May
June
July
August

September
October
November
December

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 Herr'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.

Division L - Judge Herr's Policies and Procedures

Judge Mark Herr Division “L” Pre-Trial Dockets

Civil/Family Case Manager

Select Pre-Trial Docket Month Below:

January
February
March 
April

May
June
July
August

September
October
November
December

MARK E. HERR

BIOGRAPHY

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

  • Admitted to Florida Bar – 1986
  • Admitted to the Middle District of Florida – 1987
  • Assistant State Attorney, 18th Judicial Circuit of Florida – 1986-1988
  • Private Practice – 1989-2000
  • Traffic Court Hearing Officer – 1998-2000

EDUCATION

  • Stetson University – B.A. – 1982
  • Mercer University School of Law – J.D. – 1985

JUDICIAL HISTORY

  • Elected County Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit of Florida – January 2001
  • Administrative Judge, Criminal Division – 2007-2015
  • Administrative Judge, Criminal Division – 2017 – 2023
  • Appointed as Circuit Judge, October 2023 - Present

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS

  • Seminole County Bar Association – 1986-present
  • Florida Bar Association – 1986-present
  • Rotary Club of Oviedo – 1990-2001
  • Rotary Club of Longwood – 2002-2004
  • Seminole Inn of Court – 2005-present
  • Conference of County Court Judges, Traffic Court Rules Committee – July 2014-June 2015
  • Judicial Needs Committee – 2015
  • Rotary Club of Lake Mary – 2016-present
Seminole Civil Courthouse
Downtown Civil Courthouse
Judge Herr Holds Court at the Downtown Civil Courthouse in
Seminole County

301 N. Park Avenue
Sanford, FL 32771-1243
(407) 665-4299

Florida Courts Help available at the touch of a screen:

For constituents, customers, or callers seeking help with family law cases – divorce, adoption, name change, custody, order of protection, and much more – there is now a one-stop source for lots of information aimed at self-represented people. Florida Courts Help is available at app stores as well as online at help.flcourts.gov.

View Case Management Administrative Orders, video tutorial on how to properly complete and submit Case Management Plan/Orders, and more. Please ensure you are utilizing the most recent Case Management Plan and Case Management Order. Click here to view Civil Case Management Orders & Forms (Updated on 4/16/2024)
Learn more
Case Management Plan/Orders
Learn more