Brian S. Sandor
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 Brian S. Sandor across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Civil — Division 2/48 (Orange)
Judicial Assignment: 2023-2026 Circuit Judge, Orange County Civil; 2021-2023 Orange County Judge, Civil — Education: Juris Doctor: Michigan State University School of Law; Bachelor of Arts: University of Central Florida — Professional Activities: Member, Mensa Club International; Member, Orange County Bar Association; Criminal Law Committee 2018-2019; Member, Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida; Member, The Federalist Society; Bencher, George C. Young American Inn of Court; Member, Central Florida Association of Women Lawyers; Member, Christian Legal Society; Member, Ninth Circuit Grievance Committee "D" - 2021; Former Member, Central Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 2017-2019; Former Member, Lake County Bar Association; Member, City of Orlando Criminal Nuisance and Abatement Board 2015-2020; Chairmen 2017-2020; Vice Chairman 2015-2017
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Orange County Courthouse
Hearing room 20-B
Published forms & procedures: Division 48 Ex Parte Short Matters Checklist; Division 48 Proposed Orders Checklist; Pre-Trial Checklist and Order Controlling Trial; Evidence Pre-Marking Instructions; Ninth Circuit CME Guidelines; Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.202 - Conferral Prior to Filing Motions; Guidelines and Procedures
Verified against Judge Brian S. Sandor's own court profile page, 2026-07-24.
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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/brian-s-sandor), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page. 7 linked form/procedure document(s) fetched and hashed.
6 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.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 16 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (August 31, 2023–July 28, 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.
FLORIDA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION VS QUINTON SANTIAGO and CONSUELO SANTIAGO
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
last checked September 3, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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1 verbatim requirement on continuances.
1 verbatim requirement on deadlines.
RAYMOND W. KONAN v. WATERFORD LAKES TRACT N-33 NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, INC.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LUIS ESTEBAN PACHECO VS CORPORAL SHERIFF MICHAEL HARMON
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
TANIYA JIMENEZ VS INFINITY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
THE ACADEMY OF ABILITY, INC. and WILLIAM HARRIS v. KAREANA V. MCCLOUD as guardian of the person and property of T.B., an incapacitated person
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY VS FLORIDA HOSPITAL OCALA, INC. D/B/A ADVENTHEALTH OCALA A/A/O SANDRA THOMAS
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
CITY OF ORLANDO, FL VS JULLY PIERRE
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BRAYAN A. SAGASTUME MIRLALDA, AS DRIVER, CONCRETE HOLDINGS & SERVICES, LLC A/K/A AND/OR D/B/A C&C CONCRETE PUMPING, C&C CONCRETE PUMPING OF ORLANDO, INC. A/K/A AND/OR D/B/A C&C CONCRETE PUMPING OF ORLANDO, C&C SERVICES ORLANDO, LLC A/K/A AND/OR D/B/A C&C CONCRETE PUMPING OF ORLANDO, C&C CONCRETE PUMPING OF TAMPA, LLC, C&C SERVICES GROUP, LLC, AND JOSE CANCIO, INDIVIDUALLY, v. STAFFORD A. MITCHELL, JR.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
SAM AMBAR v. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIZATION TRUST SERIES 2007-A3 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-C, CLAUDIO CIPEDA, SILVANA CIPEDA AND BELLA NOTTE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
NILDA OQUENDO and RAFAEL SANTIAGO v. DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Trustee for RESIDENTIAL ACCREDIT LOANS, INC., MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-QA8, et al.,
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BBURGETT, LLC v. BENFAM HOLDINGS, LLC
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
BRAYAN A. SAGASTUME MIRLALDA, as driver, CONCRETE HOLDINGS & SERVICES, LLC a/k/a and/or d/b/a C&C CONCRETE PUMPING, C&C CONCRETE PUMPING OF ORLANDO, INC. a/k/a and/or C&C CONCRETE PUMPING OF ORLANDO, C&C SERVICES ORLANDO, LLC a/k/a and/or d/b/a C&C CONCRETE PUMPING OF ORLANDO, C&C CONCRETE PUMPING OF TAMPA, LLC, C&C SERVICES GROUP, LLC, and JOSE CANCIO
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
JAMES FITZER AND JONATHAN W. FITZER v. PUI CHI RAMNARACE
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
HERCULES HUU NGUYEN v. WALDENLIFE PENSION CAPITAL, LLC and REAL ESTATE BROKERS, LLC
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
ASCENDANT COMMERCIAL INSURNACE, INC. VS ELENA ALFARO, SPECTRUM SUNSHINE STATE, LLC, JAGUAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., and JR CABLE, INC.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ROBERT LOUIS ANNENBERG, III, individually and as a Trustee of the ETHEL ANNENBERG IRREVOCABLE TRUST, dated March 9, 2015 v. ELIZABETH ANNENBERG ZINN
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
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