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Angélica D. Zayas
Circuit Judge · Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 2, 2026
Circuit Judge · Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court
What applies in this courtroom
971 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Angélica D. Zayas across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Unified Family Court — D/J 003, 204, 201
Also: FC 204, 201 · FCJ 103
Courtroom MDCC 14328
Unified Family Court — D/J 003, 204, 201 · FC 204, 201 · FCJ 103
Leticia Tortalita
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• Bachelors of Arts, University of Miami, 1985 - Graduated Cum Laude • JD, University of Miami, 1985 - Graduated Cum Laude • Admitted to Florida Bar, 1989 • State of Florida, Department of Legal Affaris, Office of the Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General, 1989 - 1996 • Assistant State Attorney, 1996 - 2011 • Circuit Court Judge, 2011 - Present
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Third District Court of Appeal (Miami).
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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 96 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (November 14, 2012–May 20, 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.
R.O., A JUVENILE vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA
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Unified Family Court — D/J 003, 204, 201current
date not recorded — present · Courtroom MDCC 14328
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Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
C.C.F., the Mother v. Department of Children and Families, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Y.T., the Father v. Department of Children and Families, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
SERGIO R. FERNANDEZ, vs MIRIAM FERNANDEZ,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
C.H., a Juvenile v. The State of Florida
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
J.B., THE FATHER, vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
C.J., THE FATHER, vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
E.H., THE MOTHER, vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
M.M.W., THE MOTHER, vs J.W., THE FATHER,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
ATHEA V. ATHEA
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.D. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
W.T. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
STATE V. J.E.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.C. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
B.R. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
M.S. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
C.M. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
D.W. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.R. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
M.F. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
T.M. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
W.K. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
D.D. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
A.V. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
F.R. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
M.P. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.O. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.C. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
K.M. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
A.J. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
K.L. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
R.C. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.H. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
D.M. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
T.M. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
I.S. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
K.U. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
R.N. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
C.T. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
M.G. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.G. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.R. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.H-R. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
D.D. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
S.H. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
F.B. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
K.E. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
K.H. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.J. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
T.A. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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