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Angela C. Dempsey
Circuit Judge · Second Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Circuit Judge · Second Judicial Circuit Court
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303 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Angela C. Dempsey across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Leon Criminal Division A; 25% of criminal cases
On this assignment since July 1, 2026
Education: »; University of Florida; J.D. with Honors, 1993; »; Florida State University; M.A. American and Florida Studies, 2003; »; San Diego State University; B.S. Finance, 1990 — Professional Activities: » Tallahassee Barristers: 2007 – present; » Jefferson County Bar Association: 2007 – present; » Florida Bar, Juvenile Rules Committee: Term 2007 – 2010, Constitutional Judiciary Committee: Term 2015 – 2017, Criminal rules of Procedure 2017 – present, Vice–chair 2019 – 2020; » Tallahassee Bar Association: 2000 – Present; » Tallahassee Women Lawyers Association: 2006 – Present, Board Member 2007 – 2008; » Florida Government Bar Association: 2005 – Present; » William H. Stafford Inn of Court: Master – Judicial Member: 2006 – Present; » Conference of Circuit Court Judges, Education Committee: 2006 – Present, Criminal Track Leader 2017 – present; » Justice Teaching volunteer: 2006 – Present; Community Involvement; » Capital Tiger Bay Club: 2006 – Present; » Southwood YMCA Board: 2006 – 2013, Treasurer 2007; » Catholic Charities Board: 2008 – 2015; » Tallahassee Rotary Club: 2007 – Present — Experience: » Senior Assistant General Counsel, Florida Department of Environmental Protection:; June 2000 to October 2005; » Senior Attorney, Florida Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services: December 1997 to June 2000; » Assistant State Attorney, Ninth Judicial Circuit: March 1994 to November 1997
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Verified against Judge Angela C. Dempsey's own court profile page, 2026-07-24.
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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).
Profile upgraded 2026-07-24: bio_url now points to this judge's own page (https://2ndcircuit.leoncountyfl.gov/dempsey.php), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page.
3 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 303 total requirements apply in this courtroom across all layers — the Full Premium Report assembles the complete stack.
No judge-level deadline on record runs shorter than a statewide deadline with the same trigger. The sentinel compares quoted timing across every published rule scoped to this judge on each visit — a clean result today is re-earned tomorrow.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 654 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (October 16, 2006–August 5, 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 654 are counted in the outcome census above.
last checked September 3, 2026
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Donald David Dillbeck v. State of Florida & Donald David Dillbeck v. Ricky D. Dixon, etc.
Supreme Court of Florida · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
Roy P. Boston vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Beverly R. McCallum vs Brian Kramer; Florida Department of State; Kim A. Barton, in her official capacity as Alachua County Supervisor of Elections; et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Darrell Cole vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
James Rimes vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Tremaine Lovett vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Quentin Allen Reese vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Van Jackson vs Department of Corrections, et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Leigh Felten vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
Troy M. Victorino vs Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Department of Corrections
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Ira Parker vs Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Brian Maurice Walker vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Leon J. Akins vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Department of Children and Families v. Askew
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Willie Dozier vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
Johnson Christopher Jamerson vs Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Tarvis Wilson vs Florida Department of Corrections
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Adams v. Dixon
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Shirvell v. Armstrong
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Floyd v. Florida Commission on Offender Review
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Joseph W. Hall, sui juris, as Beneficiary v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
North Broward Hospital District, Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Inc., and Naples Community Hospital, Inc., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated vs State of Florida, Agency For Health Care Administration
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Jones v. Department of Health, Ladapo, et al
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, et al. VS Florida Department of Revenue
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Hart v. The Law Offices of Travis Walker, P.A., Cockrel
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Brutus v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Waters v. GEO Group, Inc., et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Bryan W. Plummer vs Florida Department of Corrections
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Bailey v. Dixon
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Donald Renye vs Florida Commission on Offender Review
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Scott S. Carswell vs Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Sergio Winston Archer Henderson v. State of Florida, FLA. Dept. of Correction
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Justin A. Martinez vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Edward Holifield vs Big Bend Cares, Inc.
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Crespo v. Hiers
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jenkins v. Dixon
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Vega v. Harris
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Gary L. Koniz vs Laurel M. Lee, Florida Secretary of State; Maria Matthews, Director, Florida Division of Elections; Governor Ron DeSantis; Representative Jason Fisher; Senator Aaron Bean; and the Florida Legislature
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Julian Risech vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Hart v. Florida Department of Corrections, Mansfield, et al
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Edward and Linda Huck
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Cheri Garbark, and Lewis Association Property Management, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company vs Gary Gayle
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Williams v. Williams, et. al
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Rush v. Dixon
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Dickey v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., Smith Interests General Partnership, LLP
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Harcus v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Michael Ruffin vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Doe v. Swearingen
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Larry Clark v. Florida Commission on Offender Review
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Jose DeJesus vs Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Dept. of Corrections, and Officer R. House, Liberty C.I.
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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