Judge Thompson

Thomas P. Thompson, III.

County Judge

Judicial Assistant: Christina Jones
Office: 352-401-7888
Fax: 352-401-6776

Office Information
Marion County Judicial Center
110 N.W. 1st Avenue
Ocala, FL 34475

*NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:* The Code of Judicial Conduct governing behavior by judges forbids the Judges of the Fifth Judicial Circuit to discuss pending cases with the public. Please do not call the Court expecting to speak with a Judge about any case. The Court is only allowed to consider arguments made in the courtroom and in documents properly filed by actual parties in the case as authorized by law and the Rules of Court. The Court cannot ethically read or consider any other opinions or arguments about the case. Communications that do not meet these legal requirements cannot be forwarded to the Judges.

GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR JUDGE THOMAS P. THOMPSON, III

(All are subject to change at the Court’s discretion)

EC3

“EC3” is Judge Thompson’s “Expedited Criminal Case Calendar”

For a case to be considered on any particular EC3, all of the following
requirements must be complied with:

  1. To be added to a specific EC3, contact Suzanne Watson, with
    the State Attorney’s Office, to be added to that specific EC3.
    You must obtain the consent of an Assistant State Attorney to
    have your matter taken up on a specific EC3.
    The cut-off time to be added to a specific EC3 is 12:00 pm, the
    day before the hearing.
  2. A Notice of Hearing is to be filed, and a copy of the filed Notice
    is to be sent to cjones@circuit5.org.
    If a Notice of Hearing is not filed, your hearing will be cancelled
    by the Court.
  3. You must contact the Court’s Certified Spanish Language
    Interpreter 24 hours before the specific EC3 you desire to request
    the Interpreter’s presence if your client needs services. Request
    a Court’s Certified Spanish Language Interpreter at:
    Interpreting Services – State of Florida Fifth Judicial Circuit
    If your client needs some other interpreter services, then you must
    make the necessary arrangements to have such services available.
  4. You must make all necessary arrangements for timely transport
    if your client is in custody.
  5. You must not bring a matter to EC3 that cannot reasonably be
    completed within 15 minutes.
  6. Failure to comply with all of these requirements will result in
    your matter being passed to a later date.
Small Claims Procedures

Standing Order Establishing Pre-Trial Procedure for Small Claims

Criminal Docket Procedures

Criminal Docket Procedures

Submitting Proposed Orders