Hon. James F. Stewart — Judicial Procedures
Collier County General Civil (Including Foreclosure)
Quick operational summary based on publicly available court procedure materials. Always verify with the official court source before relying on this information.
Quick Rules
Zoom Hearings
Regular Zoom or other remote appearances are not permitted for parents, their attorneys, DCF attorneys, or case managers in court proceedings.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Children may appear by Zoom during school hours on school days or when they reside or attend school outside Collier County, Florida.
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Caregivers residing outside Collier County, Florida, may appear by Zoom.
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Experts may be permitted to testify by Zoom during evidentiary proceedings upon motion by the attorney calling the witness.
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Special Set Hearings
All people and parties must be ready for trial as scheduled; trials are called under a rolling schedule based on case age and legal requirements.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Attorneys and unrepresented parties must be prepared to give a short opening statement and closing argument; the court may require a written closing or schedule oral closing argument later.
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Attorneys, clients, and necessary parties must be present at the beginning of the scheduled group time period for Judicial Review hearings, subject to the stated exceptions.
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Other
A motion must be filed in the court file before hearing time is obtained; a recently filed motion may be scanned and emailed with the hearing-time request if it is not yet visible in the file.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Specified evidentiary motions must be filed before the applicable pretrial hearing or at least two weeks before the first day of a dependency adjudicatory trial period, and must be heard before that trial period begins.
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When scheduling a motion hearing by email, attorneys must copy all attorneys of record, identify the case number and motion, provide the filing date or docket line number, attach a recently filed motion if applicable, identify upcoming deadlines, and limit communication to scheduling matters.
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Attorneys must file witness and exhibit lists at least two weeks before the first day of the scheduled trial period; witness lists must identify the subject of testimony and whether expert testimony will be offered, except for parents at issue.
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Attorneys are expected to confer no later than two days before trial and, when possible, agree on exhibit admission.
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To schedule a motion hearing, contact Judge Stewart’s Judicial Assistant, Carol Andrews, at the expressly listed email address.
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The court, its Dependency Case Manager, and DCF attorneys are responsible for scheduling under applicable statutory time frames.
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Continuances may be limited and are governed by Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.200(d) and the listed statutory provisions.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Contact Information
Judicial Assistant
Carol
JA Email
candrews@ca.cjis20.orgPhone
(239) 252-8132Official Page
Court WebsiteLast Verified
June 30, 2026
Official Sources
Source: Official court page or published division procedure material.
Official court pageDivision procedures pageOther Collier County judges
- Hon. Amanda Levy-ReisCollier County Unified Family Court/Domestic Relations Civil Domestic, Repeat, Dating Violence, Stalking & Sexual Violence Cases (Rule 2.545 Fla. R. Jud. Admin.) Probate
- Hon. Blake AdamsCollier County Misdemeanors, Ordinances, Criminal Traffic and Civil Traffic Infractions
- Hon. Christopher BrownCollier County Unified Family Court/Domestic Relations Civil Domestic, Repeat, Dating Violence, Stalking & Sexual Violence Cases (Rule 2.545 Fla. R. Jud. Admin.) Probate
- Hon. Deborah CunninghamCollier County Misdemeanors, Ordinances, Criminal Traffic and Civil Traffic Infractions Mental Health Court Veterans Court
- Hon. Elizabeth V. KrierCollier County Unified Family Court/Juvenile Dependency Juvenile Delinquency Truancy Court Crossover and Related Cases in Domestic Relations, Juvenile Delinquency, and Civil Domestic, Repeat, Dating Violence, Stalking & Sexual Violence As indicated under Rule 12.003 Fla. Fam. L.R.P. Guardianship
- Hon. Janeice T. MartinCollier County County Civil, Small Claims, Other and Evictions
