Which Judge Will Preside Over My Tampa/Hillsborough County Drug Crimes Case?

W.F. ''Casey'' Ebsary Jr. — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 20:00:00 GMT

How are Judges in new Drug Crimes cases are assigned in Hillsborough County and Tampa, Florida?

Felony and Misdemeanor drug charges are assigned to the various divisions of the court. According to Court rules Misdemeanor Drug Crimes and criminal traffic offenses in which the offense occurred are assigned to a county criminal drug divisions according to the first letter of the defendant’s last name. Felony cases are randomly assigned to the circuit Judges.

The Drug Crimes rule also states, “When a [Misdemeanor Drug Crimes] notice to appear, criminal report affidavit, or information is filed, the clerk will assign the case according to the following alphabetical distribution.” This means that misdemeanor drug cases outside of the Plant City, Florida Division will be assigned according to these charts and pictures seen above and below. Felony cases are all randomly assigned to the Tampa Division. If a defendant is on Probation, the case will be assigned to the Judge that originally heard the case(s).

Which Judge will preside over my Tampa / Hillsborough County Drug Crimes Case?

First Letter Last Name	Division / Judge	Floor	Courtroom
G, 0, S, U	Division A — Greco	2nd	20
B, F, P	Division B — Myers	1st Floor	12
D, M, N, X, Y	Division C — Farr	2nd	24
C, K, R	Division D — Lefler	2nd	23
H, L, W	Division E — Taylor	2nd	22

A, E, J, I, Q, T, V, Z	Division G — Jeske	2nd	21
First Appearance	Division 0 — Conrad	1st	15
Plant City	Division P — McNeil	2nd	1