Barbara J. Leach
Circuit Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Circuit Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
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545 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Barbara J. Leach across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Criminal — Division 1/14 (Orange)
Judicial Assignment: 2024-2026 Circuit Judge, Orange County Criminal; 2021-2023 Circuit Judge, Orange County Domestic Violence — Education: Juris Doctor: Florida State University; Bachelor of Arts: Rollins College — Professional Activities: Member, The Florida Bar 2007-Present; Grievance Committee 2015-2017; Ninth Circuit Professionalism Panel 2015-2018; Leadership Academy Committee 2014-2018; Annual Planning Convention Committee 2014-2018; The Florida Bar Solo & Small Firm Sections; Executive Council 2015-2018; Chair, Solo & Small Firm Technology Conference 2017; Member, Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers 2008-present; President 2013-2014; Member, Orange County Bar Association 2007-present; Coordinator, New Lawyer Training Program 2018-2019; Chair, Technology Committee 2017-2018; Co-Chair, Technology Committee 2018-2020
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Orange County Courthouse
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Verified against Judge Barbara J. Leach's own court profile page, 2026-07-24.
Captured verbatim from the court's own published pages and orders during circuit verification. Chambers practices change without notice — confirm anything time-critical with the judicial assistant. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
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).
Profile upgraded 2026-07-24: bio_url now points to this judge's own page (https://ninthcircuit.org/judges/circuit/barbara-j-leach), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page. 3 linked form/procedure document(s) fetched and hashed.
2 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 545 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.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 27 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (March 18, 2022–August 4, 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.
DAVID LORENZO BELL v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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WILLIAM RAMON FRANKLIN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ORLANDO LABOY CAMPOS v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
EVAN COLLINS v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SERBRENA ALSTON VS DENVAL A. GREEN
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ROBERT COOKS, III v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ADRIAN ANTWON EVANS v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
BRYANT KOEDDING VS JALEN TURNER
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
GINNA P. AREVALO VS DANIEL J. NEWLIN
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
TERRELLE A. TULLIS v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
ERIKA BERNADETTE HIGGINS VS ANGELA JO STANLEY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LOUIS ANTHONY COIRO v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ASTOR LUIS BENITEZ v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SERBRENA ALSTON-GREEN vs DENVAL A. GREEN
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MICHAEL ANTONIO SEAWRIGHT v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
KIONN ALLS VS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE O/B/O SHARITA DENISE GOSA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LINDSAY ROLLINS vs WILLIAM HOWARD ROLLINS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JAMAL T. JACKSON v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MACK NELSON v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
CARLOS DE LA MELENA VS JOANNA PATRICIA MONTEZUMA PANEZ
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
REGENA HEINRICH VS VERNEKA STROM
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RONNIE RAY BROWN v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LUIS ARGUELLES v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
COREY BURNS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
OSCAR W. THOMAS v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
OSCAR W. THOMAS v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
KENTHADDEUS TAYLOR v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
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