A. Kathleen McNeilly
Circuit Judge · Seventh Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Circuit Judge · Seventh Judicial Circuit Court
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Div 07 Felony; Div 22 Drug Court — Volusia County
Circuit Judge A. Kathleen McNeilly was elected to the bench in 2016. She earned her undergraduate degree from Stetson University and her Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law. She was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1988 and served as a law clerk for the federal judiciary before entering private practice. She currently hears criminal and Drug Court cases at the Volusia County Courthouse in DeLand.
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Volusia County Courthouse, 101 N. Alabama Ave, Suite D-337, DeLand, Fl. 32724
Published forms & procedures: Plea Form; Plea Form Spanish; Plea Form (Admission Of VOP); Plea Form (Admission Of VOP - Spanish); Judicial Practices and Procedures
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Fifth District Court of Appeal (Daytona Beach).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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H.D., MOTHER OF L.R., A CHILD VS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
last checked September 3, 2026
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Div 07 Felony; Div 22 Drug Court — Volusia Countycurrent
date not recorded — present
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Calaisi J. Gomes v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Todd Eric Dugan v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Frederick Thomas Staats v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
H.D., MOTHER OF L.R., A CHILD VS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
H.D., MOTHER OF L.R., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
W.L., A CHILD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
F.S., MOTHER OF G.R., I.R., L.R. AND S.R., CHILDREN vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.W., FATHER OF J.W., Z.R.W., AND Z.W., CHILDREN vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
D.D., FATHER OF D.D., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
R.V., FATHER OF E.V. AND G.V., CHILDREN vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Gary R. Richardson v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Kenneth M. Gonzalez v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
R.R., Mother of H.R., C.R., and G.R., Children v. Department of Children and Families
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
F.S., MOTHER OF L.R., G.A.R., I.R., AND S.R., CHILDREN VS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
D.B., A Child v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Levros v. LaToya Rolle, Tiffany Nervill, and Thomas Levros,
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
M.A., FATHER OF L.A., A CHILD VS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
C.R., FATHER OF A.D., A CHILD VS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
D.K., A MINOR VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Oscar Miguel Torres v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Richard L. Gaylord v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Z.E.L., A CHILD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JULIANA GAITA, P.A., ADOPTION ENTITY, AND K.S., FATHER OF J.S., A CHILD vs J.F., MOTHER OF J.S., A CHILD
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
D.C., MOTHER OF B.C., M.S. AND D.S., CHILDREN vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JESSICA CLINGERMAN AND STEVEN CLINGERMAN vs J.F. MOTHER OF J.S., K.S. FATHER OF J.S., BELINDA HENDRIX, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Certiorari Review of Order from the Circuit Court for Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Granted in Part/Denied in Part
J.A., FATHER OF J.C., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
L.M., FATHER OF M.M., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
K.M., A CHILD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
K.M.M., A CHILD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
M.E.J., A CHILD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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