Circuit Judge · Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court
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290 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Ana Maria Garcia across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Jackson County Criminal, Family Law, Dependency, Delinquency, Injunctions, and Mental Health for Protection Hearings; Jackson County Jimmy Ryce Cases; Jackson County Drug Court
Also: Administrative Criminal Judge for the Outer Counties
Administrative Order 2026-00-03 · effective July 1, 2026 – January 1, 2029
On this assignment since July 1, 2026
Jackson County Criminal, Family Law, Dependency, Delinquency, Injunctions, and Mental Health for Protection Hearings (100% of the identified cases); Jackson County Jimmy Ryce Cases (100% of the identified cases); Jackson County Drug Court · Administrative Criminal Judge for the Outer Counties (AO 2026-00-03, eff. 2026-07-01 – 2029-01-01)
Appeals from this courtroom go to the First District Court of Appeal (Tallahassee).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
Provenance attributed 2026-08-08 by the BenchPath automated pass: the official page https://jud14.flcourts.org/judges/ana-maria-garcia was live-verified to name this judge (sha256 90de56f0eaaaa8e0…). Roster listing only — roster facts render; no narrative bio composed.
6 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 290 total requirements apply in this courtroom across all layers — the Full Premium Report assembles the complete stack.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 96 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (March 29, 2018–July 27, 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 96 are counted in the outcome census above.
Earl C. Ogden vs State of Florida
last checked September 3, 2026
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Jackson County Criminal, Family Law, Dependency, Delinquency, Injunctions, and Mental Health for Protection Hearings; Jackson County Jimmy Ryce Cases; Jackson County Drug Courtcurrent
July 1, 2026 — present
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First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Adeviante Russ vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
John Rogers vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Henry J. Brown v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Lawson v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Larry Jerome Williams VS State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Bryan F. Broxton vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Wallace v. Dixon, Middlebrooks
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Steven Alexander Mantecon VS State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Knight v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
J.L., etc. et al. v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
West v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Townsend v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
C.S., Father of K.S., Minor Child v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Jackson v. Maddox
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Ashden Lee Pippins VS State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Earnest Carl Daugthrey VS State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Watford v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Choice Plus, LLC v. Darryl Ellis Investigations
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Kenneth A. Jackson vs Teela P. Iles
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Grantham v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Johnson v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Kimberlee Marie Robertson vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Donald Hall v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, David Maddox, Warden, Apalachee Correctional Institution, et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Winbush v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jeffney Philistin v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Dept. of Corr.
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Michael Delgado Marrero VS State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Daquan Daren Walker v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Moore v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Brunson v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Hull v. State of Florida, Maddox
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Hunley v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Pappas v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Florida Caverns R.V. Resort, LLC, d/b/a etc. v. Leavitt Recreation & Hospitality Insurance, Inc.,
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Bimberg v. Passmore
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Wright v. Florida Commission on Offender Review, et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Hargrove v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Clemons v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Valdes v. Capital Loan Company, et al
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Morris v. Dixon
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Moore v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Lipford v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Bullard v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Anthony Pollock v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Ellard v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Brandt v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Cook v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Roger Dean Cones v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Zaee v. Garcia
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Hall v. Dixon
First District Court of Appeal · Jackson County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
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