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Caroline Shepherd
Dca Judge · Fourth District Court of Appeal
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Dca Judge · Fourth District Court of Appeal
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0 verified requirements govern practice before Judge Caroline Shepherd across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Judge — Fourth District Court of Appeal
Service 2025–present.
Verified 2026-08-03: the Fourth DCA's judge pages publish portraits but no narrative biography; recorded as a court fact.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 21 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (April 23, 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.
Joseph Thomas Diaz v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
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Divien Tyrese Colson v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Michael Miske v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Hector Calderon v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LENORRIS LETROY HILL vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Alfredo Bless *W* v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Ardarius T. Williams v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Broadus Peterkine v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JAMES WHITFIELD VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Robert N. Goldstein v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DaQuinn Vernon Maberry v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Alex Antonio Bynes v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jean St. Fort Rene v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Terrance McMillian v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Trevante Turner v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Gerald Jerome Crawford v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ROBERT NUNN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ERTERS MAXIE III VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MALCOLM HOLLAND vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
NELSON SIGFREDO HERNANDEZMENA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
FERNANDO CALDERON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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