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Angela J. Cowden
Circuit Judge · Tenth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Circuit Judge · Tenth Judicial Circuit Court
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317 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Angela J. Cowden across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Highlands Family Sec 12
Highlands Family Sec 12.
Verified 2026-08-03: the 10th's own judges page publishes portrait galleries for 10 officers; this judge is not among them. The missing photo is a court fact, not a harvest gap.
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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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4 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 317 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.
No judge-scoped deadlines on this tab. Deadlines are extracted only when the source rule text states them — we never infer or calculate dates the rule does not explicitly contain. 6 rule deadlines apply in this courtroom across all layers — assembled with citations in the Full Premium Report.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 66 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (May 21, 2010–July 21, 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 66 are counted in the outcome census above.
last checked September 3, 2026
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WILLIAM DIAZ v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BRUCE LUIS TORRES VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
PHILLIP L. WHITE vs A. BRENT GEOHAGAN, ESQ.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM/SUNBELT, INC. VS C. RAYMOND MCINTYRE, as Highlands County Property Appraiser, ERIC T. ZWAYER, as Highlands County
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DERREK RILEY VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
F. E. v. T. H.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
HAROLD FRANKLIN WATERS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LAWRENCE DUNNIGAN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
NAIJAH SHOLTZ VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DEONTE N. CHISOLM VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
HUGO RIVERA SANCHEZ-OLVERA v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JAMIES DEMON FIELDS v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ALAN PETER ZALOUM VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ERICK SALVATORE KELECSENY VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JOE D. RIGGINS A/K/A JOE DAVID RIGGINS AND BARBARA RIGGINS A/K/A BARBARA JEAN RIGGINS VS CLIFFORD R. RHOADES, P. A. AND CLIFFORD R. RHOADES
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
M. G. M., A MINOR, BY AND THROUGH TROY DON MCLEHANY AS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN; R. S. M., VS ROBERT R. GRIGSBY, I V, ET AL.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DEBORAH CARLSON VS CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JAMIES DEMON FIELDS v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DEONTE N. CHISOLM v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
KENNETH JEROME PEARSON, JR. VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
YURIZAN C. RODRIGUEZ v. KATIUSKA MENESES and DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
OSCAR DANIEL SANCHEZ VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LORENZA LAMAR STEVENSON v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ARLENE K. SALLEE vs ST. JOHN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF SEBRING, INC.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JAMES PAUL WILSON v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JACK CHARLES HOWARD, I I I VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JONATHAN EZRAEARL BENSON VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LOURDES DAMIS, BY AND THROUGH CLOSERE DAMIS, THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF LOURDES DAMIS vs THE PALMS OF SEBRING, SEBRING SENIOR CARE, LLC AND CHEVONNE DODGE FOSTER
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LEARCHER CHANDLER VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ROOSEVELT SHAVON SMITH, III v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM D/B/A ADVENTHEALTH SEBRING VS DONNA J. STANFORD
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
WILBUR RUDOLPH VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JEROME GRAY v. JOSEPH GRAY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
V. C. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
VIRGINIA CARLTON - EURES, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE vs 294 CONSTRUCTION, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
ALLEN RUSSELL vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DONALD LAWRENCE LASTRINA v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JEANNA L. EVERS, AS THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF DANIEL ROLLAND EVERS vs CONNIE J. EVERS
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
CARLOS JENNIS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROBERT JAMES WELLS v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SIMON BROWN v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JEANNA L. EVERS, AS THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF DANIEL ROLLAND EVERS vs CONNIE J. EVERS
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
FRANK L. LAWS v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
STEPHEN R. BAKER VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CHRISTOPHER LUSBY AND DEBORAH LUSBY vs CARL M. CANEVARI AND C. GENE CANEVARI
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
KELLY FALSETTI TORRES vs ALEXANDER TORRES
Second District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
T. P. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
D. B. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Joshua Lee Altersberger v. State of Florida & Joshua Lee Altersberger v. Julie L. Jones, etc.
Supreme Court of Florida · Highlands County
Torres v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
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