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Judge Peacock

The Honorable

The Honorable Emily A. Peacock

UFC: Juvenile Dependency, Division B & J/Family Law Division N
  • Edgecomb Courthouse
    800 E. Twiggs St., Room #320C
    Tampa, Florida 33602
    Courtroom #308
  • Judicial Assistant: Jessica Mothershed
  • (813) 272-5103
  • juvdepdivb@fljud13.orgJudicial Biography
  • Dep. B Meeting ID:829-4976-6513
    Password: Not required Court Zoom Link
  • Dep. J Meeting ID: 783-621-5837 
    Password: Not required Court Zoom LinkAdministrative Orders
Judicial Biography

The Honorable Emily A. Peacock


Court Experience – Judge Peacock was elected to the Circuit Court for a term beginning in January 2007. She served in Unified Family Division, Domestic Relations, from 2007 to 2011. Judge Peacock served in a Dependency division from 2011 through 2018 where her case load included Chapter 39 proceedings related to Dependency, Termination of Parental Rights and adoptions. Since January 2019 Judge Peacock has been assigned to General Civil Division D.

Education – Hillsborough County Public Schools for Grades 1 through 12; B. A. from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN awarded in May 1978. J. D. from Stetson University College of Law, December 1980.

Honors, Awards and Activities - Judge Peacock is very involved in the legal community. She is a guest lecturer in family law related classes at Cooley Law School; she has participated as a guest lecturer at Stetson University College of Law; she is also a Judicial Mentor, and has been a mentor for other lawyers and law students through Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers (HAWL) and Cheatwood Inn of Court. She regularly participates as a Faculty Member of the Florida Bar Trial Section’s Advanced Trial Advocacy program. She has received the following honors:

2015 – Robert W. Patton Outstanding Jurist Award from the Hillsborough County Bar Association (HCBA).

2014 – Florida Supreme Court Chief Justices’ Distinguished Judicial Service Award.

2014 – HAWL Trailblazer Award.

2013 – Award from HCBA for service to the Bench Bar Committee.

2012 – Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL) Leaders in the Law Recognition.

2011 – Florida Bar Family Law Section Making a Difference Award.

Judge Peacock has served as an instructor at State Judicial Conference events and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Florida Conference of Circuit Judges. She has volunteered as a speaker for various continuing legal education programs and participates in numerous local bar and legal community activities. She is a member of the J. Clifford Cheatwood Inn of Court, a former member of the Stann W. Givens Family Law Inn of Court (2007-2012); the George Edgecomb Bar Association, the Tampa Hispanic Bar Association, the 13th Judicial Circuit Professionalism Committee, the 13th Judicial Circuit Technology Executive Committee.

Judge Peacock is an active member of her church and its choir and sings with a local community choral group. She is a mother and a grandmother.

Work Experience

~ Judge Peacock was an assistant state attorney in Seminole and Hillsborough Counties; she was a senior attorney for the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services; she was an assistant public defender in Hillsborough County, and then spent several years in private practice specializing in civil litigation and class action matters.


  • Schedule
  • Procedures & Preferences
    UFC: Juvenile Dependency, Division B & J

Schedule

Juvenile Dependency B 2026 Trial Schedule
MonthPretrial DateTrial DayTrial Period
November11/9/202611/13/202611/16-11/20
December12/2/202612/11/202612/14-12/18

UFC: Juvenile Dependency, Division B & J 

Important Notice Regarding Administrative Order S-2026-023:

Administrative Order S-2026-023, promulgated by the Chief Judge of the Thirteenth Circuit and applicable to all Circuit Civil divisions, establishes requirements that apply to your case. Please familiarize yourself and your office staff with this order.

All Hearings (with theexception of adjudicatory hearings) will be conducted with the option of Zoomappearance and may be conducted in a hybrid fashion.

Division B -TheCourt’s Zoom link is https://zoom.us/j/82949766513 and the Zoom Meeting ID is 829 4976 6513 No additionalpassword is required.   

Dial In:305-224-1968 Meeting ID 829 4976 6513 

Division J-TheCourt’s Zoom link is https://zoom.us/j/7836215837  andthe Zoom MeetingID is 783 621 5837 No additional password isrequired.   

Dial In: 786-635-1003Meeting ID 783-621-5837 

When signing inthrough Zoom, please take a moment to rename yourself, Your Screen Name shouldinclude the case name and your association to the case i.e. (Case Manager,Mother, Father, GAL, etc.) If you are covering multiple cases, please use thecase name of your first case 

When entering thehearing room please look at the bottom of the screen for more/ join breakoutrooms. Please join the room that reflects your case number and name. The Courtwill hear them in the order of the breakout rooms. YOU ARE RESPONISBLE FORMOVING YOURSLEF BETWEEN ROOMS for multiple cases. 

When your case iscalled:Use videocapability. Keep your camera still.Be courteous. Donot speak over each other.Conduct yourselfas if you were appearing in person. 

All Dependency/ TPRAdjudicatory hearing dates are mandatory in person appearances for parties andcounsel connected with the case, without specific leave of Court. 

The Court is not inclined to entertain OralMotions. Parties must properly motion the Court for relief any sought

The Court is not inclined to entertainOral Motions. Parties must properly motion the Court for relief any sought.

Scheduling is done via email: 


Juvenile Dependency B juvdepdivb@fljud13.org
Juvenile Dependency J JuvDivj@fljud13.org

Request must include:

Thespecific type and reason for the hearing and if it is urgent or time sensitive.Include whether or not there are any objections to the matter at issue, andapproximately how much time is needed for the hearing all related parties onthe case should be included in the email..

Proposed Orders must be uploaded in pdf. Proposed Orders uploadedin WORD are rejected by the eportal. Parties must ensure they are associated tothe case in JAWS and have selected recipients for rejection Notices.

Uploading Orders & Exhibits to E-Filing Portal - provides instructions for uploading documents through theE-Portal for Electronic Signature.

Proposed orders that are agreed upon by the parties are to beuploaded through the portal in PDF format. Please include a reminder of thedate of the hearing in the cover letter, and if the Order is agreed to by theparties.

In the case of orders NOT agreed to, please submit one email tothe JA at juvdepdivb@fljud13.org or juvdivj@fljud13.org  containing a cover letter which describes the differencesin the Orders, a reminder of the hearing date, and WORD versions of thecompeting orders for the Court’s review and editing; the Court will upload andsign an order on the hearing.

Please email the JAat  juvdepdivb@fljud13.org or juvdivj@fljud13.org   and copy all other parties withyour request or message. The JA will respond as efficiently as possible.

Please email courtesy copiesto the JA at juvdepdivb@fljud13.org or juvdivj@fljud13.org   Please ensure the email includesthe case number and hearing date and time. Documents that are viewable in thecourt file do not need to be provided. Hearing binders should be provided asbookmarked pdfs. Documents cannot be accepted via sharefile links.

After the motion is filedwith the clerk and properly flagged as an emergency pursuant to AdministrativeOrder S-2024-046, Paragraph 19 (B), please email the JA with a courtesy copy sothe Court is aware of the need to act on the Motion. juvdepdivb@fljud13.org orjuvdivj@fljud13.org

If the parties wish to cancel a hearing, they mustreach out to the JA at juvdepdivb@fljud13.org or juvdivj@fljud13.org, indicate if the motion has resolved or if anagreed order has been entered. Once our office has verified the hearing is nolonger needed a cancelation memo will be entered.

Notice of Hearing must be filed for the clerk to set a hearing on the dates provided by our office. To secure the hearing time a Notice of Hearing must be promptly filed by the scheduling party.

Please refer to the administrative order. Pleaserefer to the Clerk of Courts Trial Exhibits Memorandum for exhibits. https://hillsclerk.com/Court-Services/Circuit-Civil Exhibits for Evidentiary hearings should uploadvia the eportal: proposed documents, exhibits


Parties submitting pro se motions should contact the Hillsborough CountyJuvenile Dependency Court Clerk for information and/or for forms or go to theClerk's website at www.hillsclerk.com, select Forms, locate and select "motions for/to,"print and fill out the motion. You may mail the motion to the Clerk or bring itin person to file at the Edgecomb Courthouse, 1st Floor, Customer ServiceDesk.

Hillsborough County Clerk of the Court
Customer Service Desk,1st Floor
Edgecomb Courthouse
800 East Twiggs Street
Tampa, FL 33602

Mailing Address:
Hillsborough County Clerk of the Court
Juvenile Dependency Division
P.O. Box 3360 Tampa, FL 33601

(813) 276-8100
Website: 
www.hillsclerk.com



Additional Procedures


Pretrial will occur via Zoom. At least one trial counselper party must appear at the pretrial conference.

Please review the pre-trial order linked here. Pre-Adjudicatory Conference Hearing Order.docx.Counsel for parties must be prepared with the required information for theCourt to properly complete the order.


The Court is not inclined to entertain OralMotions. Parties must properly motion the Court for any relief sought.

Theparties may agree that the Court may rule on the pleadings for particularmotions. If the parties agree, e-file motions and responses and advise thejudicial assistant via email of the title(s) of the specific motions you wantthe Judge to resolve without a hearing. juvdepdivb@fljud13.org or juvdivj@fljud13.org Partiesshould submit proposed orders in accordance with the “Submitting ProposedOrders” instruction.

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