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Catherine M. Catlin
Circuit Judge · Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Circuit Judge · Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court
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Probate, Guardianship, Mental Health & Trust — Division A
Courtroom Edgecomb Crt 415
Jackie Morgan
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The Honorable Catherine M. Catlin Probate, Guardianship & Mental Health, Division A Edgecomb Courthouse 800 Twiggs Street, Room #445 Tampa, Florida 33602 Courtroom #415 Judicial Assistant: Jackie Morgan (813) 272-5211 probatedivisiona@fljud13.org Zoom Meeting ID: 942-0767-9503 Password: Not required Court Zoom Link Administrative Orders Judicial Biography Judicial Biography The Honorable Catherine M. Catlin Assigned to the Bench: 2009 Assignments: Division A -Probate, Guardianship, Mental Healthand Trust (current) Circuit Criminal Division O - PP Court - 2020 Probate, Guardianship, and Trust, 2017 - 2020 Domestic Relations/Family Law, 2009-2016 2011-2015: Associate Administrative Judge of the Domestic Relations/ Family Law & Domestic Violence Divisions Education Law School:University of Miami(J.D. Cum Laude, 1987) Undergraduate:University of Miami (BA., 1982) Professional Activities/Certifications (Past and Present) Admitted to: Florida Bar, 1987 U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1988 Member of: Florida Bar: Family Law Section, 1988-2017 Hillsborough County Bar Assoc.: Family Law Section, 1988-2017 Section Chair 1995-1996 Member, Tampa Family Law Inn of Court 2009 – 2017 President 2012-2013 Member, The Florida Bar- Family Rules Committee 2014-2017 Member, Penick American Inns of Court 2017-2020 Community Involvement Board Member, Friends of Joshua House 2010-2019 Ex Officio 2019 - Present Advisory Board Member, RVR Horse Rescue 2021 Awards and Recognition Florida Association of Women Lawyers 2013 Leader in the Law Award United States Marine Corps Reserve 2012 Commander’s Award for Support of the Marine Toys for Tots Program Cancel Schedule Procedures & Preferences Probate, Guardianship & Mental Health, Division A Schedule To view the schedule please log into the Judicial Automated Workflow System or JAWS. Please click on this link .
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Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 Twiggs Street, Room #445, Tampa, Florida 33602
Verified against Judge Catherine M. Catlin's own court profile page, 2026-08-02.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Second District Court of Appeal (St. Petersburg).
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 22 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (June 22, 2011–April 17, 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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Alvarez v. Perilla, Estate of Jaime Raul Perilla
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
last checked September 3, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
Baldwin v. Estate of: Emma Jean Baldwin, Baldwin, et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Alvarez v. Perilla, Estate of Jaime Raul Perilla
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JABESSA SMITH vs DEBRA L. BOJE, ESQ., AS SUCCESSOR GUARDIAN OF THE PROPERTY OF SALLIE B. STEPHENS, ETC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PHILIP WOOF vs ESTATE OF GERALD A. GIESSEL
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SARAH JERRELS, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF DYLAN JERRELS vs ESTATE OF JASPER W. JERRELS, JR.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
ALICE BITETZAKIS vs ANA ESTHER BITETZAKIS, IN RE: GREGORY BITETZAKIS
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
DARRYL SCHNEIDER vs IN RE: THE MATTER OF ESTATE OF GLORIA SCHNEIDER
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MARK HANLEY GIBBONS vs CLIFFORD S. GIBBONS & TIMOTHY M. GIBBONS, AS SUCCESSOR CO-TRUSTEES OF THE SAM M. GIBBONS TRUST
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
YVETTE MC GUIRE vs TROY MC GUIRE, SR., ESTATE OF: TROY E. MC GUIRE, JR.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Cleary v. Cleary
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
MARIA TEREZA DE CASTELO BRANCO FERREIRA CLEARY, A/K/A M. TEREZA CLEARY vs ROBERT W. CLEARY
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
Dunkel v. Dunkel
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Back v. Back
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Najeeullah v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
12-6325
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Greenberg v. Greenberg
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Florida Dep't of Revenue v. S.B.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Perez v. Perez
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Bikowitz v. Bikowitz
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Fonderson v. Lairap
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
D.M.M. v. J.M.M.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
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