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Brian Welke
Circuit Judge · Fifth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Circuit Judge · Fifth Judicial Circuit Court
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873 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Brian Welke across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Judge — Lake County
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this ____ day of _____________, 20__, I electronically filed the foregoing document with the Clerk of Court using the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal. I also certify that the foregoing document is being served this day on all counsel of record and interested parties, via transmission generated by the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal.
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From Judge Brian Welke's own profile page on the circuit's county judiciary index, verified 2026-07-25.
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 Fifth District Court of Appeal (Daytona Beach).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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7 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 873 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 42 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (August 14, 2020–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.
last checked September 3, 2026
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James Dean, Jr. v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Hermando Laquin Simmons v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES VS JOHN L. MAHON AND SHELBY MAHON D/B/A JOHN'S CITRUS TREES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Steven Hammonds v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Cory Michael McQuain v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Jamarcus Griffin v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
James Aren Duckett v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
Vinzett Lamar Watkins v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Fred Rich v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
YVES BRUTUS VS DANISE BRUTUS GILES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
ROXANNE EILEEN EADIE VS ADAM DANIEL GILLIS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Sylvester Lee Thompson v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Collin L. Jackson v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
BURTON JOHN PAUL vs LINDA FAYE PAUL
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
MICHAEL LEE VS JESSICA LEE N/K/A JESSICA LOCKE
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
James Aren Duckett v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
HENRY ANDERSON AND ETHEL ANDERSON vs MCCLOSKEY HOMES, INC.,
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TERA LYNN PARKS vs ALISA B. CUNNINGHAM AND THE CITY OF LEESBURG, FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC vs MARIE LOUISE HENRY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
AUSTIN FREDERICK ROSE vs PARTNERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION AND EAGLERIDGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JIMMY CONNER vs AMANDA WETTSTEIN TALMAGE, DON MAGRUDER, WILLIAM JONES, RO-MAC LUMBER AND SUPPLY, INC., CITIZENS SPEAKING OUT COMMITTEE AND CITIZENS FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BRIAN P. BALUT vs KATHLEEN C. BALUT
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
JOSEPH PACHAY AND RATP DEV USA, INC. vs HEATH JONES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MICHAEL E. LEE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Luis Machuca-Baez v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Angel E. Gaston v. Lake County, Counseling and Development Center, Central Florida Psychological Consultants, Inc., Law Office of Michael A. Graves, Wanda T. Greene, Andrew L. Barthelony, Patrick J. Ward, W. Steven Saunders, And Howard H. Lawrence
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Charlie Christopher Wilder v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Maria Rosado v. Eric Samuelsen
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Mark Moore Janis v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Johnny Lee Kennedy v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Rodney Dewayne Goodman v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Lamond Harp v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Hermando Laquin Simmons v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
William Ernest Wilhelm v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jamal C. Smith v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
KOHL'S DEPARTMENT STORE, INC. vs DOLORES YOUNG
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Certiorari Review of Order from the Circuit Court for Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Granted
Shane Coleman Dana v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jerome Alexander Hall v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
John Nathanael Coble v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Oscar Rene Villate v. Sandra Patricia Hiles
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Tyler Frazier v. Katherine Dodd
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
James William Chaney v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Lake County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
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