06/05/2026
As of today, several moves regarding judicial assignments go into effect. Judge Knute Nathe, who was recently elevated by Gov. Ron DeSantis from the county bench to the circuit bench, is, as a result, leaving his county division at the Robert D. Sumner Judicial Center in Dade City, where he handled small claims, civil traffic matters and evictions, among other things (the position is now vacant because of his departure.) As a new circuit judge, he will take over a family division at the Robert D. Sumner Judicial Center previously assigned to Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge Nicole Pearlman. Judge Pearlman, in turn, will move to the West Pasco Judicial Center in New Port Richey, where she will continue to preside over family matters. She takes over a division previously held by Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge Dustin Anderson, who will now handle probate cases and injunctions in New Port Richey. Finally, Olivier Lindemann, who Gov. DeSantis recently appointed to the county bench, will preside over a community violence division left vacant when then-Pinellas County Judge Aaron Hubbard was elevated to the circuit bench by the governor and was assigned to the downtown Clearwater courthouse, where he now handles family matters.
