Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Palm Beach County Page & Word Limits
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Maximum page counts and word limits for motions, briefs, and other filings by judge. This page is scoped to Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Palm Beach County; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
Page, word and line limits
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026CRITICAL
- Limit
- 10 pages
- Applies to
- Memorandum
Memoranda are limited to ten pages and must be memoranda of law rather than argument.
Memorandum shall not exceed ten pages and shall be memorandums of law not argument.
Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 1, 2026CRITICAL
- Limit
- 10 pages
- Applies to
- Memoranda
- Spacing
- Double
Memoranda submitted for the hearing may not exceed 10 pages and must be double-spaced.
MEMORANDA (WHICH SHALL NOT EXCEED TEN (10) DOUBLE SPACED PAGES)
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026CRITICAL
- Limit
- 10 pages
- Applies to
- Brief
Memoranda may not exceed 10 pages absent good cause.
Memorandums must not exceed ten (10) pages without good cause.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026WARNING
- Limit
- 10 pages
- Applies to
- Document for court review
The court can print only documents totaling ten pages or fewer.
The court can only print documents that are ten (10) pages or less.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026WARNING
- Limit
- 10 pages
- Applies to
- Motion brief and authority
For special-set hearings, motions, supporting or opposing memoranda totaling no more than ten pages, and case authorities are reviewed in advance.
Judge Burton will review all motions, memoranda of law ten (10) pages combined maximum - either in support or opposition to the motion), and case authority in advance of all special set hearings.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026WARNING
Civil cases
- Limit
- 10 pages
- Applies to
- Memorandum
Memoranda may not exceed ten pages without court approval.
Memorandums may not exceed ten (10) pages without Court approval.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026INFO
- Limit
- 5 pages
- Applies to
- Motion or response
For UMC hearings, parties should make best efforts to limit both motions and responses to five pages each.
As the issues raised at UMC hearings should be limited, the parties should make best efforts to restrict Motions and Responses to no more than 5 pages each.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026INFO
- Limit
- 5 pages
- Limit
- 12 pages
- Applies to
- Motion response or memorandum
Although there is no strict page limit, motions, responses, and incorporated memoranda should rarely exceed five pages for UMC matters and 12 pages for Special Set matters.
While the Court has no strict page limitation, Motions, Responses and incorporated Memoranda of law should rarely exceed 5 pages for UMC and 12 pages for Special Set matters.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026INFO
- Attorney limit
- 10 pages
- Applies to
- Motion or memorandum
The Court has eliminated a strict page limit but encourages counsel to keep motions and memoranda, whether incorporated or separate, generally within 10 pages.
The court has removed its strict page limitation, but implores Counsel to understand that Motions and Memoranda of law, incorporated or separate, should rarely exceed 10 pages.
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?
- Limit
- 10 pages
- Applies to
- Memorandum
Memorandums must not exceed ten (10) pages without good cause.
Summary: A memorandum may not exceed 10 pages absent good cause.
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?
Civil cases
- Limit
- 5 pages
- Applies to
- Response brief ?
The Defendants and/or the Deponent will have seven (7) days to respond to the motion in a brief not to exceed five (5) pages.
Summary: The defendants or deponent have seven days to respond to a motion concerning confidential information, and the response brief may not exceed five pages.
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Civil cases
- Limit
- 10 pages ?
- Applies to
- Memoranda
- Spacing
- Double
ALL MEMORANDA, NOT TO EXCEED TEN (10) DOUBLE SPACED PAGES, OR CASE AUTHORITY SHALL BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO MY OFFICE NO LATER THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE HEARING
Summary: All summary judgment memoranda are limited to 10 double-spaced pages and must be submitted directly to the judge's office no later than seven days before the hearing.
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.WARNING?
- Limit
- 12 pages
- Applies to
- Brief ?
The parties should make best efforts to restrict Motions and Responses to no more than 12 pages each.
Summary: Motions and responses in Special Set matters should each be limited to 12 pages.
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.INFO?
- Limit
- 12 pages
- Applies to
- Motion or response ?
The parties should make best efforts to restrict Motions and Responses to no more than 12 pages each.
Summary: For Special Set matters, parties should make best efforts to limit both motions and responses to 12 pages each.
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.INFO?
- Limit
- 5 pages
- Limit
- 10 pages
- Applies to
- Motion
The parties should make best efforts to restrict Motions and Responses to no more than 5 pages for UMC and 10 pages for special set and ensure a proposed order is provided as indicated herein.
Summary: The standing order recommends limiting motions and responses to five pages on the Uniform Motion Calendar and ten pages for a special set, with a proposed order provided.
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.INFO?
- Limit
- 10 pages
- Applies to
- Brief ?
The court has removed its strict page limitation, but implores Counsel to understand that Motions and Memoranda of law, incorporated or separate, should rarely exceed 10 pages.
Summary: The court removed its strict page limit but encourages motions and memoranda to rarely exceed 10 pages.
Other limits (time, motions, days)
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?
- Applies to
- Brief ?
Memoranda of law shall not exceed the technical size limitations as set forth by the Florida Court Technology Standards and shall not exceed any page limitation as set forth by the divisional judge.
Summary: Memoranda of law must comply with the Florida Court Technology Standards' technical size limits and any page limit set by the divisional judge.
What page or word limits apply to memorandum in Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Palm Beach County?
Judge Dina Keever-Agrama's rule states these limits: 10 pages. Memoranda are limited to ten pages and must be memoranda of law rather than argument.
Judge Rosemarie Scher's rule states these limits: 10 pages. Memoranda may not exceed ten pages without court approval.
Judge Daliah H. Weiss' rule states these limits: 10 pages. A memorandum may not exceed 10 pages absent good cause. Machine summary, not yet verified; check the linked order.
What page or word limits apply to memoranda in Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Palm Beach County?
Judge Jaimie Goodman's rule states these limits: 10 pages. Memoranda submitted for the hearing may not exceed 10 pages and must be double-spaced.
Judge Reid P. Scott II's rule states these limits: 10 pages. All summary judgment memoranda are limited to 10 double-spaced pages and must be submitted directly to the judge's office no later than seven days before the hearing. Machine summary, not yet verified; check the linked order.
What page or word limits apply to brief in Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Palm Beach County?
Judge Rosemarie Scher's rule states these limits: 10 pages. Memoranda may not exceed 10 pages absent good cause.
Judge Scott Ryan Kerner's rule states these limits: 12 pages; 12 pages. Motions and responses in Special Set matters should each be limited to 12 pages. Machine summary, not yet verified; check the linked order.
Judge Danielle Sherriff's rule states these limits: 10 pages. The court removed its strict page limit but encourages motions and memoranda to rarely exceed 10 pages. Machine summary, not yet verified; check the linked order.
What page or word limits apply to document for court review in Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Palm Beach County?
Judge Charles E. Burton's rule states these limits: 10 pages. The court can print only documents totaling ten pages or fewer.
What page or word limits apply to motion brief and authority in Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Palm Beach County?
Judge Charles E. Burton's rule states these limits: 10 pages. For special-set hearings, motions, supporting or opposing memoranda totaling no more than ten pages, and case authorities are reviewed in advance.
What page or word limits apply to motion or response in Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Palm Beach County?
Judge Carolyn Bell's rule states these limits: 5 pages; 5 pages. For UMC hearings, parties should make best efforts to limit both motions and responses to five pages each.
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