Barbara Areces
Circuit Judge · Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 2, 2026
Circuit Judge · Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court
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971 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Barbara Areces across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Civil — Section CA 15
Courtroom OSJC 18.254
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• Bachelor of Business Administration, Florida International University, 1982 • JD, University of Miami, 1987 • Admitted to Florida Bar, 1988 • Private Practice, 1988 - 2004 • Circuit Court Judge, 2005 - Present
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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3 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 314 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (January 10, 2007–May 13, 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 314 are counted in the outcome census above.
City of Miami v. Yvette Styles, et al.
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Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Markieph Palmer v. Keisha Martinez
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DAISY TAPIA, VS STATE FARM FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY, etc.,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Casey Myers v. Luis Jose Molla, etc., et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
UNIVERSAL PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, VS JORGE O. GONZALEZ-PEREZ,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
SAKS FIFTH AVENUE LLC, VS BAL HARBOUR SHOPS, LLC,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
UNIVERSAL PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, v. FERNANDO DE LA MADRIZ AND MORGAN DE LA MADRIZ,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
QR TRIPTYCH LLC, etc., VS LV MIDTOWN, LLC, etc.,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County, etc. v. Elijah Brinson
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Robert G. Risman, etc., et al. v. Seaside Villas Condominium Association, Inc. (Fisher Island), et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Amy Vargas v. Elizabeth Freeman
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Viktoria Benkovitch v. U.S. Bank National Association, etc.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Midnight Express Power Boats, Inc. v. Victor Raul Aguilar, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Scottsdale Insurance Company v. Advance Louis, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SDG Dadeland Associates, Inc., et al. v. Kenny Arias
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Geovanni Dalessandro v. Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance Company
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
First Protective Insurance Company, etc. v. Dawn Moreno, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Carlos Escobar, et al. v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation v. Magda V. Salazar
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Rosalba Mora v. Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. Tracy Kealy
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Boca Aircraft Maintenance, LLC, et al. v. Fifteen Group Capital, LLC
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
SUSAN GILBERT, etc., vs U.S. BANK, N.A., etc.,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. Yunia Alvarez
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
FACTOR BROKERS, INC., VS J&C ENTERPRISES, INC., etc., et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
PEOPLE'S TRUST INSURANCE COMPANY vs ORLANDO ORTEGA AND BONNIE ORTEGA
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Brendan Forbes, Inc. v. Megnutt Enterprises, Inc., et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Betsy Rae Sherman, etc., et al. v. Gursky Ragan, P.A., etc., et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
93Pine Development, LLC v. Wilson Development, Inc., et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ROBERT G. RISMAN, TRUSTEE, et al., VS SEASIDE VILLAS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. (FISHER ISLAND), et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Miami-Dade County v. Michelle Martin
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
MARIA MAYTE HERNANDEZ, vs HANAN IBRAHIM, et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION, vs KIMBERLY GUHIN and SCOTT GUHIN,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. Bertha Velarde
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Manuel J. Menendez, et al. v. Rafael Bonafonte
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Ornella Pianezza and Andrea Artioli v. MIA Collection Services LLC
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
JOHN DOE 1, VS ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI, INC., et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Gray Construction & Associates, Inc. v. Ramesh Airan, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, VS D.F.,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
AVFSOLUTIONS, INC., VS CITY OF MIAMI, etc.,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. Arturo Armando Armand, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
QR TRIPTYCH LLC, VS LV MIDTOWN LLC,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
GONZALO ARROYO vs ANGELO G. RODRIGUEZ AND YAMILET RODRIGUEZ
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation v. Barbaro Gordech
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
HYBA GENERAL TRADING, LLC, etc., VS MIA COLLECTION SERVICES LLC, etc.,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
MARTIN J. BRADLEY, III, VS JOSE TRESPALACIOS, et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
1000 BRICKELL, LTD., etc., vs CITY OF MIAMI,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
BRENDA BECKE, vs MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
NATALIE BRABNER, vs ROBERT A. STOK, et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DIANNE CORSBIE, etc., vs KEITH CORSBIE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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