Chief Judge · Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court
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971 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Ariana Fajardo Orshan across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Also: Circuit Civil — Section CA 32
Courtroom OSJC 24.230
Chief Judge · Circuit Civil — Section CA 32
Daniela Gonzalez-Varona
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Chief Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida.
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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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2 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 971 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 64 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (April 1, 2015–July 30, 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 64 are counted in the outcome census above.
Fernando Lopez v. Miami-Dade County
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Esther Urrea v. Jeffrey Koplow, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Federico Garcia v. Milport Investors Ltd., d/b/a Porta Di Oro Apartments, Saving Property Management Corp., and Ricardo Martin
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Wicked, LLC, et al. v. International Yacht Services, LLC, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Lazaro Torres v. The State of Florida
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Jose Yeyille v. Greenberg Traurig, P.A., et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Ana Trisan v. Naples Center for Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery, P.A., etc., et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Idalberto Bueno v. Rancho La Florida LLC, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Samantha Mederos v. Edison Insurance Company
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Michael King v. Stanislav Zaslavskiy
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Abel Curbelo Horta, et al. v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Heather Morris v. City of Miami
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Florida Insurance Guaranty Association v. Alfredo Ramos, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Rhonda Goodman v. Barbara Goodman
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Palm Bay Towers Condominium Association, Inc. v. Thomas Marrazza, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Ino Halegua, et al. v. Victor Lerner, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Joshua E. Burgos v. The State of Florida
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Mary Abarca v. Bass Pro Outdoor World, LLC
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Fernando Colmenares v. Pablo Dario Castillo
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Law Office of Zachary Zurich, P.A. v. Mayfair Real Estate Development, LLC, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Sabrina Cupid v. Tracey Michelle Lyons-White
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Alejandro A. Riocabo, et al. v. CitiMortgage, Inc., et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Laura Villasmil v. Terry Steele, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Jessica Palter, etc., et al. v. Sunset Palm Villas Condominium Association, Inc.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Henry Tien v. Paul Tien, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Joel Jules v. The State of Florida
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Alexander Kaller, et al. v. Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Melissa Fiallo v. El Car Wash, LLC
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
EMMANUEL BLAISE, VS THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
A-Team Response Restoration Corp., a/a/o Orquidea Tzikas v. Florida Peninsula Insurance Company
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Josue Pinilla, and Jhonnatan Robert Pinilla Contreras v. La Wagyeria Group, LLC
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Gordon Venters v. Paul James Holding, LLC
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Richard M. Samuel v. Hamptons West Condominium Association, Inc.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Towana Ford-Williams v. Xingu Properties, LLC
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
MHR Group, LLC v. Gus A. Goldsmith, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Marvin Conley v. Zarren Gordon
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Richard M. Samuel v. Hamptons West Condominium Association, Inc.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Ino Halegua, et al. v. Victor Lerner, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Rhonda Goodman v. Barbara Goodman
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Eduardo Detomasi v. Guillermo Celia
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
South Miami Pharmacy, Inc., etc. v. OptumRx, etc.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
JOYCE D. HELLARD vs WILLIAM I. SIEGMEISTER
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
NANCY J. CASTLEMAN-DION, vs MICHAEL L. DION,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROBERT G. ORBAN, vs SUSAN M. RORRER, etc.,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
MARULLO V. RAMIREZ
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROJAS VILLARROEL V. GONZALEZ SANCHEZ
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
OSCAR BORRERO, vs MYRLINS CASTILLO-BORRERO,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SMITH V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
REGALADO LOPEZ V. REGALADO
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
MARBLES V. JONES
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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