Carolyn Bell
Circuit Judge · Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Circuit Judge · Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court
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834 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Carolyn Bell across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Civil — Division AF
Courtroom 9.1216
On this assignment since June 8, 2026
Main Judicial Complex — 9.1216 / courtroom 9C
Verified 2026-08-03: the 15th's own judges grid publishes assignment and phone facts but no biography prose. A court fact, not a harvest gap.
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 Fourth District Court of Appeal (West Palm Beach).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
Verified against AO 11.101-06/2026 (signed 6/5/2026, eff. 6/8/2026 — fetched + sha256-hashed cb1b9451…, all 4 pages transcribed) and the live division instruction page (fetched + hashed 2026-07-22).
13 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 834 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 53 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (October 10, 2018–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. Showing the 50 most recent; all 53 are counted in the outcome census above.
Jorge Ivan Alamo v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
last checked September 3, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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10 verbatim requirements published by Palm Beach Division AF on continuances & cancellations.
14 verbatim requirements published by Palm Beach Division AF on filing & notice deadlines.
11 verbatim requirements published by Palm Beach Division AF on remote appearance policy.
Judge Bell holds all trials and special-set hearings over 15 minutes in person; Zoom appearances must be on camera — no phone.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
X.P., A CHILD VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RICHARD F. JOYCE vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Denis M. Field v. BDO USA, LLP, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Sherron H. Wilkinson v. New York Community Bank n/k/a Flagstar Bank, N.A.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Luis Soro v. The Home Depot
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Platinum Palm Beach Holdings LLC v. John McGowan, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
L.A., A CHILD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Eric D. McCrary v. MIQ Holdings, LLC
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of West Palm Beach v. Vita Lounge, LLC
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
114 E Ocean LLC v. The Town of Lantana
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
J.P., THE MOTHER vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Boca View Condominium Association, Inc. v. Eleanor Lepselter and Edward Lepselter
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. Linda Offner, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
B.J.P., A CHILD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Colleen Schoch and Timothy Morell v. LM General Insurance Company
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Tamara Drake, as the Personal Representative of The Estate of Constance Armstrong v. Gardens Court Medical Investors, LLC, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Kenneth Valdivia, and Stacy Valdivia v. D.A. Smith Construction, LLC
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Homeowners Choice Property and Casualty Insurance Company, Inc. v. Daryle Deitz and Eileen Dietz
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
K.A.G., A CHILD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Joey Deluca, LLC, and Joey Deluca v. Dr. Linda Schicker
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Diane Hildreth v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Felicia Jefferson v. Palm Beach Clerk of Courts
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jennifer Mann v. Joseph Chaison
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Sharon Wilson v. Board of County Commissioners, Palm Beach County
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
U.S. Bank, National Association, et al., v. Estate of Marvin Diamond, et al.,
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Dan Russell, LLC and Dana Russell Martin v. Jeffrey Jones and Kris Jones
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Efrain Soto, in care of Michael Soto v. Franklin Academy Foundation, Inc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
2560 South Ocean Boulevard Condominium Association, Inc. v. 2560 S. Ocean, LLC
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Catherine Elizabeth Czyz v. Mark Elliott Zuckerberg, et al
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
B.H., THE MOTHER vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Malik Zaman v. Usman Butt, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Simon Taylor v. Town of Palm Beach, et al
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
John Cobb *P* v. Dorothy Ann Pryor
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Sherron H. Wilkinson v. U.S. Bank National Trust Association, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Patricia David v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Mayer Gregg Diamond, et al v. U.S. Bank National Association, et al
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
T.P., THE MOTHER VS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Joseph Malvoisin, et al. v. Nautica Isles Homeowners Association, Inc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Neil Robert Kudler, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Howard Norman Kudler v. Bethesda Hospital, Inc., d/b/a Bethesda Hospital East
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Best French Fries, Inc. d/b/a Dough Doughs Donuts v. Bealecon Construction, LLC
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Catherine Czyz v. Mark Zuckerberg, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Boca View Condominium Association, Inc. v. Eleanor Lepselter and Edward Lepselter
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
William E. Jones and Janet M. Jones v. Marsha C. Morris, et al
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
John Cobb *P* v. Dorothy Ann Pryor, et al.,
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Dr. Mark Robert Gardner v. City of West Palm Beach, et al
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
J.D., A CHILD VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
M.P., A CHILD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
B.W.B., A Child v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Keith Borde and Diane Borde vs People's Trust Insurance Company
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
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