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Circuit Judge · Fourth Judicial Circuit Court
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1,748 verified requirements and 8 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Angela M. Cox across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit — Division E (Clay)
Judge Angela Cox has served as a member of the Florida Judiciary for 20 years. She was appointed to the Circuit Court in the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida in 2014 by Governor Rick Scott. She has presided over cases in all divisions of the Circuit Court currently presiding in the Dependency Court. Judge Cox previously served as a County Court Judge after being appointed by Governor Jeb Bush in 2005. Prior to being appointed to the bench, Judge Cox practiced as a criminal prosecutor. Judge Cox has served as the Dean for the Florida Judicial College and served on its faculty for more than 17 years. She currently serves as a faculty trainer for the Florida Judicial College. The Florida Judicial College presents a variety of educational programs for new judges, experienced judges, and some court staff. Judge Cox serves as faculty for the National Judicial College where she presents judicial education courses across our nation. In addition, she serves as a faculty trainer for the National Judicial College. Judge Cox received the Jurist of the Year Award in 2022 from the Florida Association for Women Lawyers. In 1998, Judge Cox received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Memphis School of Law and is a graduate of Tennessee State University. Senior Judge – Pauline Drake Judge Pauline M. Drake was appointed to the County Court bench in 1998 by the late Governor Lawton Chiles to fill the unexpired term of Judge June Blackburn. She presided over cases involving civil, criminal, small claims, and traffic cases involving injuries. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Secondary Education from Tuskegee University in 1974, a Master’s Degree in Special Education from the University of Alabama in 1978 and a Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of Florida in 1984. She was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1986. Previous experience includes Assistant State Attorney, Regional Legal Advisor for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and private practice. She was also a certified Federal, Circuit, Family and County Court Mediator. Judge Drake was involved with the County Court Conference of Judges. She currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Education Committee. She chairs the Professionalism Committee and has actively been involved with professionalism in The Florida Bar and Jacksonville Bar Association. She actively participates in Justice Teaching in the public school system and volunteers with various civil organizations. Kelly Eckley-Moulder Judge Kelly Eckley-Moulder was appointed to the Duval County Court bench in April 2016. She graduated fro
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From the circuit's own Circuit and County Judges table, verified 2026-07-25.
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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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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 207 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (September 27, 2016–May 28, 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 207 are counted in the outcome census above.
last checked September 4, 2026
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Latonya Louise Folson vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Ronnie Brown vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Vung Deih Nuam vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Say'Ton Waller vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Eric Terrell Martin vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Antoine Smith vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Stevon Lashion Walker vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Keith Jackson vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
ELROY CROCKER VS ROBIN TRUMAN CROCKER
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Clay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Thomas Leroy Bowen vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Non-dispositive
Eric Vincent Hill vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Willis Renard Thomas vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Lesly Jean-Philippe vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Christan Starkes vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Anthony Mungin v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
K.M., Father of P.M., A Minor Child v. Department of Children and Families
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Clay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jessica Murkerson vs Michael Murkerson
First District Court of Appeal · Clay County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
T.J., Mother of A.M., and E.M., Children v. Department of Children and Families
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Clay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
T.B., Father of C.J.B., C.B., T.A.B., III, and C.P.B., Children v. Department of Children and Families
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Clay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Joshula T. Oliver vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Jesse Eli Baker vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
R.F. Father of D.F., A Minor Child v. Department of Children and Families
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Clay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
William Earl Sweet v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
Kenneth Wayne Sumpter vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
C.L.T., Father of B.T., a Child v. Department of Children and Families
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Clay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Ryshawn Woolbright vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Elliott D. Sheffield vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Kirk Jackson vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
T.W., and R.W., Jr., Parents of R.W. and R.W., III, Children v. J.F. and R.K., Adoptive Parents
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Clay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Noni Stinson vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
N.S., Mother of I.R.J., a Child v. Department of Children and Familes
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Clay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Daniel Christopher Dickerson vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Stevon Lashion Walker vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GUARDIAN AD LITEM, K.F. AND J.F., ADOPTIVE PARENTS OF RA.W. VS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, R.W., JR., AND T.W., BIOLOGICAL/FORMER PARENTS, R.W., SR., AND
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Certiorari Review of the Order from the Circuit Court for Clay County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - Authored Opinion
Brian Antonio Everett vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Lisa DeAnn Nolan vs Robert F. Nolan III
First District Court of Appeal · Clay County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
C.W. and R.W., Sr., Grandparents v. J.F. and R.K., Adoptive Parents,
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Clay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
A.L., Father of A.L., Minor Child vs Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Clay County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Patrick L. Smallwood vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Donald Wayne Martin vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
T.R., Father of J.W., a Child v. Department of Children and Families
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Clay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
D.M., Father of A.M., J.M., M.M., and A.M., Minor Children v. Department of Children and Families
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Clay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
A.W., Mother of A.W., and A.W., Children v. Department of Children and Families
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Clay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Lloyd Zell vs Kiley M. Jarrell, n/k/a Kiley M. Allessandrini
First District Court of Appeal · Clay County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Kim Lee Eaton vs Eve Angeline Bradford
First District Court of Appeal · Clay County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Tahiyah Crutch-Williams and Rodney Williams, Jr., Individually, and on behalf of their Minor Child, T.W., and Charlotte Williams and Rodney Williams, Sr., Individually, and on behalf of Minor Child R.W, III v. Kids First of Florida, Inc.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Clay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Steve Lamont Johnson vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.D., Mother of B.B. and T.B., Jr., Minor Children vs Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Clay County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Jane Doe v. James Uthmeier, Attorney General
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Clay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Keith P. Henry vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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