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Federal District Judge · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
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75 verified requirements govern practice before Judge Beth Bloom across the judge and court layers — the judge's own practice preferences plus the district's Local Rules.
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United States District Judge — S.D. Fla.
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1 verified rule specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 75 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 27 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (June 22, 2011–February 25, 2015) 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.
MELENDEZ v. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
last checked September 2, 2026
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MOLINA V. AURORA LOAN
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BANKS V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LAMBERT, ET AL., V. CITI MORTGAGE
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MARIN, ET AL. V. LIMONTE, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
JORDAN V. US BANK
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ALONSO, ET AL. V. TETTAMANTI, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MOLINA V. AURORA LOAN
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DOCASSIST, LLC, ET AL. v. BARBERIS, ETC., ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
MARIN, ET AL., V. DE LA OLIVA, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PIERRE V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STUBBERT V. WACHOVIA
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MASTERS V. R & L FINANCIAL
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
HAAS
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
GARCIA, ET AL., V. CHASE HOME, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PEREZ V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JUAREZ V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
NORRIS V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DANIEL V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ISLAND INSIDERS & PINGARO V. VOLE, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MONTOYA V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GONZALEZ V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CROSS V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PADRON V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ASAP SERVICES V. S A FLORIDA
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
MAZZA V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JACQUES V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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