Circuit Judge · Fourth Judicial Circuit Court
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1,748 verified requirements and 8 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Bruce R. Anderson across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Civil — Division CV-E (Duval)
Circuit Judge Bruce Anderson was elected in August 2016 and took the bench in January 2017. He was reelected in 2022. His first Judicial assignment was in a Duval County Felony Criminal Division. He is currently assigned to a Duval County Civil Division. Judge Anderson moved to Jacksonville Beach when he was 2 years old. He graduated from Duncan U. Fletcher High School, received his undergraduate degrees from Jacksonville University, graduating cum laude in 1984 and his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Florida College of Law in 1988.
Judge Anderson began his legal career serving as an Assistant State Attorney in Jacksonville under State Attorney Ed Austin. He practiced law in Jacksonville for approximately 28 years and was a partner in the Terrell Hogan Yegelwel law firm before starting his service as a Circuit Judge. While practicing law, his peers accorded him the highest (AV-Preeminent) Martindale Hubbell rating for competence and ethics. As an attorney, Judge Anderson achieved Board Certification in Civil Trial Law from the Florida Bar. Board Certification evaluates attorneys’ special knowledge, skills, and proficiency in various areas of the law and professionalism and ethics in practice. Less than 5% of Florida’s attorneys have earned board certification status from the Florida Bar. Judge Anderson served on the Education Committee and faculty for the Florida Conference of Circuit Judges from 2018 - 2025. Judge Anderson was appointed to the Florida Supreme Court Standard Jury Instruction (Civil) Committee for a three-year term commencing January 1, 2022, and reappointed to the Committee for a second three-year term that began on January 1, 2025. In 2021, Judge Anderson joined the Florida Bar Trial Lawyers Section Advanced Trial Advocacy Course faculty. Judge Anderson served on the Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies faculty in 2025. Judge Anderson joined the Florida Judicial College faculty in 2023.
After being selected by the Florida Supreme Court’s Covid-19 Workgroup to participate in the Remote Civil Jury Trial Pilot Project in May 2020, Judge Anderson led the Fourth Judicial Circuit’s Workgroup that developed protocols and procedures to successfully conduct two fully remote civil jury trials to binding verdicts using the Zoom videoconferencing platform and submitted a written report detailing its findings and recommendations to the Chief Justice. As a result of the Workgroup’s efforts, the Fourth Judicial Circuit earned the distinction of being the first Court in Florida and the United States to successfully conduct a fully remote civil jury trial to a binding verdict.
The National Center for State Courts (“NCSC”) awarded the Fourth Circuit a $10,000.00 grant in early 2021 to participate in their Proof-of-Concept Pilot Project on remote jury selection. Judge Anderson continued to lead the Fourth Circuit’s Remote Project Workgroup to develop a scalable hybrid civil jury trial process consisting of a remote jury selection and in-person jury trial, compliant with the Fourth Judicial Circuit’s Covid-19 restrictions. Judge Anderson and the Remote Project Workgroup developed a scalable hybrid remote model resulting in the Fourth Circuit successfully conducting two hybrid remote civil jury trials to binding verdicts in April and May 2021 with jury selection conducted remotely via Zoom videoconferencing and the in-person trials successfully completed in the Duval County Courthouse in compliance with the Fourth Judicial Circuit’s Covid-19 restrictions in place during that time, i.e., social distancing, plexiglass, facemasks. In March and June 2022 Judge Anderson and the Remote Project Workgroup successfully completed two hybrid remote civil jury trials to binding verdicts.
In June 2021, the Jacksonville Bar Association presented Judge Anderson with its Professionalism Award. The American Board of Trial Advocates Jacksonville Chapter presented its 2020 Jurist of the Year Award to Judge Anderson.
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Division CV-E, Duval County Courthouse, Suite 7259; Hearing Room 739. Publishes comprehensive 28-page Policies & Procedures (Sept. 2025).
Merged 2026-07-26 with a duplicate record held as "Bruce Anderson" (slug bruce-anderson-4th), which had no judge assignment. Name set to the form used on the circuit's own biographies page, which does not carry the "Jr." suffix the earlier record used. The duplicate was unpublished, not deleted.
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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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| Deadline | Trigger event | Timing | Source rule |
|---|---|---|---|
Submit proposed order to Court Div. CV-E Policies & Procedures § XXII | Hearing concluded | 7 calendar days after | Proposed Orders: Circulate in 3 Working Days, Submit Within 7 — Division CV-E |
Circulate proposed order Div. CV-E Policies & Procedures § XXII | Hearing concluded | 3 business days after | Proposed Orders: Circulate in 3 Working Days, Submit Within 7 — Division CV-E |
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 50 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (January 29, 2018–June 11, 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.
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last checked September 3, 2026
last checked September 4, 2026
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Jarrell Morris vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.B., INDIVIDUALLY, AND O/B/O R.N.W., A MINOR VS MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCE CENTER, INC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Lewis C. Studemire Jr. vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Edward Mason vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Tawana Harvey vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Lamar Desean Hayes vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Eli Wolf v. Exylena Williams
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
HOSPITAL SPECIALISTS, P.A. VS KATHLEEN DEEN, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM ALVIN DEEN, DECEASED,
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
TERRELL KING VS FARAH & FARAH, P.A., EDDIE E. FARAH, AND CHARLIE E. FARAH
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Itanzhia Jarariyah-Waliya Bowie vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
E&R ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, LLC, VS SIHLE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., F/K/A GHG INSURANCE, INC. AND SIHLE INSURANCE GROUP, INC.,
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Kevin Elwer and Cindy Elwer vs Suzanne M. Sternberg
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
THE WALSH GROUP D/B/A ARCHER WESTERN CONTRACTORS, LLC VS ZION JACKSONVILLE, LLC, FLORIDA ROADS TRUCKING, LLC, GEC TRUCKING AND CONSTRUCTION, INC.,
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
FLORIDA ROADS TRUCKING, LLC, CAPPS LAND MANAGEMENT AND TRUCKING INC., VS ZION JACKSONVILLE, LLC, GEC TRUCKING AND CONSTRUCTION, INC. F/K/A GEC TRUCKING, INC., JASON'S
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Tyree Luvain Anderson vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Raeqwon Kearse vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Scott Hale v. Sleiman Enterprises, Inc.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Alton Eugene Brown, Jr. vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Daniel Wilson vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Beth Ann Fiedler v. LATAM Global School, Inc., and Terrance G. Kern
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Nehemiah William Ford vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Edwin Terry Winford vs Friedman Integrated Real Estate Group
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Jose Quinones and Nancy Quinones v. Universal Property and Casualty Insurance Company
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jennifer Moore v. Marette M. Carter and Met Life Farmers Insurance
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
THE WALSH GROUP D/B/A ARCHER WESTERN CONTRACTORS, LLC VS ZION JACKSONVILLE, LLC, FLORIDA ROADS TRUCKING, LLC, GEC TRUCKING AND CONSTRUCTION, INC.,
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Evelyn Thomson Womack v. John Hammonds and Integon Preferred Insurance Company
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Willie James and Kenya James v. Patricia James
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
JUSTIN A. LAZAROFF VS LARRY MEEK
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Vincent Mobley vs Ronnie Fussell/Duval County Clerk of Court
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Anthony R. Baker, Jr. v. Matthew Boldie and the Public Defender's Office
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
William A. Omran v. Publix Super Markets, Inc., Target Corporation, et al
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Cedrick Lavadus Washington vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Dustin Bond vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Arlo Michelle Godron vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Terrance Tyrone Phillips vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Merienne Blake vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Dredrik Simpson vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Lamar Desean Hayes vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Gary Ray Bowles v. State of Florida and Gary Ray Bowles v. Mark S. Inch, etc.
Supreme Court of Florida · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
State of Florida vs Grigoriy Sarkisov
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Cameron Holmes vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Robert D. Wallace vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
State of Florida vs Keith S. Hanks
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Horace Cummings vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
James Smart vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Garfield Plummer vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Robert Collier vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
James Smart vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Sylvester Kelly vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Gary Ray Bowles v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Duval County
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FIRST JUDGE-SPECIFIC RULE CARDS PUBLISHED: 5 verified rules for Judge Bruce R. Anderson, Jr. (Div. CV-E) from his Sept. 2025 Policies & Procedures — including the mandatory AI certificate.
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