A. James Craner
Circuit Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Circuit Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
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Circuit Criminal — Division 1/15 (Orange)
Judicial Assignment: 2026 Circuit Judge, Orange County Criminal; 2022-2025 Circuit Judge, Orange County Civil; 2021 Administrative Circuit Judge, Orange County Juvenile; 2019-2021 Circuit Judge, Orange County Juvenile Dependency; 2017-2018 Circuit Judge, Orange County Criminal; 2014-2016 Circuit Judge, Osceola County Criminal; 2014 Orange County Judge, Civil; 2011-2013 Orange County Judge, Criminal — Education: Juris Doctor: University of Akron; Bachelor of Arts: Kent State University
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Orange County Courthouse
Published forms & procedures: Administrative Order 2012-03 - Circuit Court Civil Guidelines; Courtroom Decorum Policy; Florida Handbook on Civil Discovery Practice; Guidelines and Procedures
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Sixth District Court of Appeal (Lakeland).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 132 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (October 30, 2015–July 31, 2026) that name this judge as the lower-tribunal judge — the courts’ own disposition labels, counted verbatim. This is a census of the appellate record we hold, not a complete case history, an affirmance rate, or a performance rating.
Florida appellate and Supreme Court opinions naming this judge as the lower-tribunal judge, taken verbatim from each court’s official slip opinion (source-hashed). Descriptive record, not a rating. Showing the 50 most recent; all 132 are counted in the outcome census above.
last checked September 3, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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HOLDING INSURANCE COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE, LLC A/A/O VS SECURITY FIRST INSURANCE COMPANY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
S.B., MOTHER OF T.B., T.B. AND T.B., CHILDREN vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PATRICK BROWN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SAFEPOINT INSURANCE COMPANY VS MARISOL ROSA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
S.D., MOTHER OF B.R., AND J.R., CHILDREN vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
UPLAND VENTURES, INC. VS HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2007-SL2 ASSET BACKED, ET AL
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
ELEGUAS TRUCKING, INC. VS IVONNE MARIE LLOPIZ FONTANEZ AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF SAILE REYES GONZALEZ
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MARIDORY GONZALEZ VS PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
PLAZA DES LAS FUENTES CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. VS UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BANKUNITED, N.A. v. KAY BARRINGTON DUNN a/k/a KAY DUNN a/k/a KAY BARRINGTON a/k/a KAY C. BARRINGTON
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MAYRA HERNANDEZ RODRIGUEZ VS MARIEDI SANCHEZ, MIGUEL VERA, MIRIAM MORALES AND OMAR GONZALEZ
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
STEPHANIE GUSS v. 3217 CORRINE, LLC, BRIAN ALBERTSON, CARYN ALBERTSON, ERIC HOLM, and DIANE HOLM
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - Authored Opinion
PETER R. SOLOMON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KORTNI MICHELE ROBINSON VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
BEACON PARK PHASE I HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. v. D.R. HORTON, INC., n/k/a A.B. DESIGN GROUP, LLC; ADVANCED WRAPPING & CONCRETE SOLUTIONS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, INC.; BRAVEN PAINTING, INC.; BUILDING FIRSTSOURCE-FLORIDA, LLC; C & M CONCRETE CONSTRUCTIONS, INC.; CJS ALUMINUM, INC.; COLLIS ROOFING, INC.; HIGHWOODS CONTRACTING CORPORATION; J & N STONE, INC.; SEVAN PLASTERING, INC.; SOLAR-TITE, INC.; and TRADEWINDS GROUP OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, INC. d/b/a G.B. PAINTING, INC.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
FRANKLIN J. NERO, SR. AND CHAD JEREMY NERO v. THE JOAN R. NERO TRUST a/k/a JOAN K. NERO TRUST, DEBRA Z. MURPHY, MICHELLE Z. JONES, AND WILLIAM A. NERO
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DAVID LAI VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
WAL-MART STORES EAST, LP VS DOROTHY WYNN
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
TERRY L. YOUNG v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
A.B., MOTHER OF C.B. AND Z.B.P., CHILDREN vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DEBORAH KARIM VS CITRUS CHASE HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION, INC.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CAPTAIN D'S, LLC VS UNIFIED BRANDS, INC. AND REGINA AKINS
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
ROBERT B. REESE, JR. VS US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE OF THE CABANA SERIES IV TRUST
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BROOKE ROYAL VS KIM ROYAL AND TAMMY DICKERSON
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
N.R., FATHER OF B.R. AND J.R., CHILDREN vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
D.D., FATHER OF S.D., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
E.T.C., MOTHER OF B.S.T. AND E.S.T., CHILDREN vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
R.M., MOTHER OF P.D., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.D., FATHER OF R.M.M., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
D.T., MOTHER OF M.M., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
B.C., MOTHER OF E.M. AND J.W., CHILDREN vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
T.M., FATHER OF T.M., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND R.T.T., MOTHER OF T.M., A CHILD
Fifth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Brent Clark v. Masters Condominiums, Inc., and P&R Housing Management Corp.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JERIMIAH JOSEPH LOVETT vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CRAFTED AUDIO, LLC v. CLAIR GLOBAL INTEGRATION, LLC
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
M.M., MOTHER OF J.H., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND D.H., FATHER OF J.H., A CHILD
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ABDEL RAHMEN MAHMUD IDHEILEH vs BEST BUY STORES, L.P.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ATP PROPERTIES, LLC, BEVERLY H. DARE, KAMEILA DARE, CHRISTOPHER THOMAS, DANIEL WILLIAM DE ARMAS, VS K. HOVNANIAN CAMBRIDGE HOMES, LLC
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MCPICCOLA CORPORATION and SEBASTIAN VANELLA v. KINGYARD ASSETS III, LLC
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
PROGRESSIVE MARATHON INSURANCE COMPANY v. ANTOINETTE RIVERA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
BASHAR ATOUT, AS TRUSTEE OF THE HMH LAND TRUST DATED OCTOBER 29, 2013 VS BRENDA ROZANC, ONE SOURCE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, INC., DOUGLAS W. OSWALD AND
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
CYNTHIA LEGGETT VS WESTYN BAY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
B.D., MOTHER OF A.D. AND S.D., CHILDREN vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
S.C., MOTHER OF J.L., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BAXTER BAILEY & ASSOCIATES, STEVEN JAY GUTTER and STEVEN J. GUTTER, P.A. v. MORO TRUCKING, LLC, LODESTAR TRANSPORT, LLC, SERGES MOREAU and EVENCIA MILLIEN CADET
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
PAULA COLLINS, IN HER CAPACITY AS THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR PLANTIFF, VS CCH MARKETING & EVENTS, INC.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
R.W., FATHER OF J.W. AND E.M., CHILDREN vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ERIC SANTIAGO v. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BANC OF AMERICA FUNDING CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-B
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
J.F., MOTHER OF E.F., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOHN HODGES v. THE HELITEAM, LLC d/b/a SPEEDBIRD
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
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