Alicia Garcia Priovolos — Circuit Unified Family Court FC 206

Alicia Garcia Priovolos

• Division: Circuit Unified Family Court
• Section: FC 206
• Court Location: MDC Children's Courthouse
• Phone: (305) 679-1762
• Room: MDCC 13348
• Judicial Assistant: Paula Lopez

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For scheduling: Please email the Judicial Assistant, Paula Lopez at palopez@jud11.flcourts.org, with the Request for Hearing and a copy of the motion. Make sure the motion has been filed with the Clerk of Court and all parties are included on the electronic mail correspondence.

Division Zoom Instructions: If a hearing is set for Zoom appearance, please contact the Judicial Assistant at the phone number listed on this page for the Zoom Meeting ID. 

• Standing Order Criminal Division M89
• Firearm Affidavit/Declaracion Jurada de Posesion de Armas
• Waiver allowing Zoom

• Bachelor of Arts, Florida International University, 2002
• JD, Florida International University, College of Law, 2005
• Admitted to Florida Bar, 2005
• Assistant State Attorney, 2005-2022
• County Court Judge, 2023

Judge	Section	Room	Telephone
Martinez-Scanziani, Denise	D 203, J 203, FC 203	MDCC 14356	305-679-1752

MONDAYS - TRIAL CALENDAR is in-person at 9:00 am in courtroom 2-B.  No zoom appearances are permitted. 

TUESDAYS - SOUNDING CALENDAR is a hybrid calendar.  It takes place in-person and on zoom simultaneously.  The in-person sounding calendar is conducted in courtroom 2-A commencing at 9:30 am.  Defendants are welcome and encouraged to attend, but not required to be present if; (1) the defendant is represented by counsel and (2) counsel is not arguing a substantive motion. 

WEDNESDAYS - ARRAIGNMENT CALENDAR is a hybrid calendar.  It takes place in-person and on zoom simultaneously.  In-person arraignments are conducted in courtroom 2-C beginning at 9:30 am.  If written pleadings are filed by counsel and comply with Fla. R. of Crim. Pro. 3.160, the defendant and counsel are excused from appearing at arraignment calendar.  Both are always welcome to appear, but not required to appear. 

WEDNESDAYS - MOTION CALENDAR is a hybrid calendar.  It takes place in-person and on zoom simultaneously.  In-person motion calendar is conducted in courtroom 2-C starting at 10:00 am and 10:30 am.  If the motion is a non-evidentiary motion, parties may appear in person or on zoom.  If the motion is an evidentiary motion, (ie: one which requires testimony or evidence of any kind) counsel, the defendant, and any witnesses the parties wish to call are required to appear in person.  If a party is seeking an exception to the in-person appearance requirement, parties must comply with Fla. R. Crim. Pro 3.116(d)(2).

To request a hearing date: email Judicial Assistant Paula Lopez palopez@jud11.flcourts.org and copy opposing counsel.  The e-mail should also include the motion seeking to be heard and a proposed Order, in Microsoft Word format.  Please note e-filing motions will not provide the court with a copy, even if you add the court’s email address in the e-filing service. 

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND:
If a defendant is required to appear in-person, counsel must also appear in-person.
If you are seeking to modify the conditions of release and the defendant is out on bond, a bondsman must be present at the hearing and the State must be given reasonable time notify the alleged victim of the hearing.
If you are seeking to modify a stay away order, the defendant and the person which the stay away order protects (and/or their guardian) must be present at the hearing.

MORE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE FOUND ON THE JUDGES STANDING ORDER FOR CRIMINAL CASES WHICH IS LINKED ON THIS WEBPAGE.

Documents and forms this judge posts

• Standing Order Criminal Division M89
• Firearm Affidavit/Declaracion Jurada de Posesion de Armas
• Waiver allowing Zoom