Chad K. Alvaro
Circuit Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Circuit Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
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Complex Civil Litigation — Div 2 Orange, B Osceola / 43 Orange, 23 Osceola
Judicial Assignment: 2025-2026 Circuit Judge, Orange and Osceola County Business Court; 2023-2024 Circuit Judge, Orange County Civil; 2023 Circuit Judge, Osceola County Civil; 2021-2022 Circuit Judge, Orange County Criminal; 2018-2020 Circuit Judge, Orange County Civil — Education: Juris Doctor: The Capital University Law School (Order of the Curia); Bachelor of Arts: Philosophy, Rollins College — Professional Activities: Board Certified in Construction Law 2015-2020; Member, The Florida Bar; Member, Orange County Bar Association; Ninth Circuit Grievance Committee; Member 2014-2016; Chair 2017; Board of Directors, Downtown Orlando YMCA 2011-2018; Chair, Facilities Committee 2017; Board of Directors, Maitland Art & History Association 2005-2011; Important Information; Business Court Division Information; Circuit
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Sixth District Court of Appeal (Lakeland).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 83 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (December 11, 2018–August 4, 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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Complex Civil Litigation — Div 2 Orange, B Osceola / 43 Orange, 23 Osceolacurrent
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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 83 are counted in the outcome census above.
DTR MHP MANAGEMENT, LLC, COLONIAL KITCHEN, LLC, WATERTREE CAPITAL, LLC, AND MHCA MANAGEMENT, LLC vs MHP MANAGEMENT, LLC
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GLENDA E. KENT AND SCOTT GEORGE WALSH vs LEIDY A. DIAZ-NAVEDO
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Certiorari Review of Order from the Circuit Court for Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Denied
JOSE MIGUEL RIVERA VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SPRING ISLE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. vs HERME ENTERPRISES, INC. AND SEMOCOR ENTERPRISES, INC., MOLAMARK CONSTRUCTION, INC., APOLLO MARBLE PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC., HIGH & LOW ELECTRIC, INC., ET AL
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
GLORIA LABELLA vs ROBERT A. LABELLA, JR., AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT ACCURSIO LABELLA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
DOUGLAS REED vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TERANO FINANCIAL, LLC vs FRANCIS C. BISCHOFF AND FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
CARLTON SMITH vs STATE OF FLORIDA AND DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DANIEL K. WELLS AND KIMBERLY S. WELLS vs HOLIDAY INN CLUB VACATIONS INCORPORATED
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TOURIA JABRANE AND ABDELKHALEK ELHADIRI vs BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE LOAN TRUSTS 2006-AR, FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION, HUNTERS CREEK COMMUNITY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MTW JORDAN, INC., JORDAN AVE MANAGEMENT, INC., MARKEE WHITE, INDIVIDUALLY, AND TANYA WHITE, INDIVIDUALLY vs TANYA BASKERVILLE, WALTRELL WITHERSPOON F/K/A WALTRELL LEE, AND TNT EDUCATORS, INC. D/B/A APPLE ACADEMY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
SABRINA J. RAMZA vs WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST AND JEROME L. BAKER
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DOUGLAS ANTHONY KEGLER, as Trustee of the DOUGLAS ANTHONY KEGLER TRUST v. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N. A.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
VIVIAN CORTEZ DOMINGUEZ VS JUAN JAVIER OMANA, M.D., FLORIDA HOSPITAL MEDICAL GROUP d/b/a ADVENTHEALTH MEDICAL GROUP GENERAL
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - Authored Opinion
MAHESH A. RAMCHANDANI vs 111 SOUTH KNOWLES PARTNERS, LLC
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MELISSA ARRINGTON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RODRIGO ALVAREZ AND R & E TRUCKING GROUP, LLC v. KIM JOHNSON
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RAFAEL A. HODGSON AND INGRID P. HODGSON vs HOLIDAY INN CLUB VACATIONS INCORPORATED
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BRIAN KEITH JONES vs ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA AND JERRY DEMMINGS, SHERIFF
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TARQUAVIS BURTON VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MICHAEL QUINCY SANDERS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
COMELCO, INC. AND OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY vs FIVE STAR AIRPORT ALLIANCE, INC. F/K/A G&T CONVEYOR COMPANY, INC., AND BERKLEY REGIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BILLY DESROSIERS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RICHARD EUGENE DANIELS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
EDWARD PETER WALLACE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CYNTHIA GRIFFIS vs ANGEL MARTINEZ AND EAN HOLDINGS, LLC
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JEFFERY MORENCY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MARIA NAVARRO MARTIN v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
EUGENE TIMOTHY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHARLENE F. WALKER AND ROY D. HARRISON vs HOLIDAY INN CLUB VACATIONS, INC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
FRANCIS KABULO vs MICHELLE BELL, THOMAS BELL, SHAUNI SIU, SHAUNI SIU REAL ESTATE GROUP, INC. AND ATUL KUMAR
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHRISTOPHER DUNN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ALTHERIO CHERIDEAN SHARPTON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY vs COMELCO, INC., FIVE STAR AIRPORT ALLIANCE, INC. F/K/A G&T CONEYOR COMPANY, INC., AND BERKLEY REGIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TRAVIS ANTHONY KHAIRULLAH VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ISTVAN HOVORKA vs CHRISTOPHE LAVIGNE, ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC., LDR HOLDINGS CORPORATION, LDR SPINE USA, INC., LDR MEDICAL, S.A.S., ZIMMER, INC. AND ZIMMER BIOMET FRANCE HOLDING, S.A.S.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LITTLE BROWNIE PROPERTIES, INC. vs PETER WOOD, JOHN PAUL BROWN, BANC OF AMERICA LEASING & CAPITAL, LLC, FOODCRAFTERS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, ROBERT ROCHE, MARY J. BROWN, MASTERLINE USA, INC., AND JAMES CHAPLIN AND PETER WOOD, ET AL.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ERIC JEFFERSON STANLEY, JR. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CARABEO CARPET CARE, INC., A/A/O WILFRIDO LINZAN vs PEOPLE'S TRUST INSURANCE COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SHAWN PERICLES VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MASSOUD HABIBI AND MARYAM HABIBI vs ERGS TIMESHARE, LLC AND HILTON RESORTS CORPORATION D/B/A HILTON GRAND VACATIONS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DENNIS ANTHONY JAMES VS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AND WINNIFRED JAMES
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RUSSELL A. RAZZANI vs DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAA HOME EQUITY TRUST 2005-4, LISA RAZZANI, COLONY OF THE LAKE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. AND MORTGAGE, ET AL.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DOMINGO CHOCLOPEZ VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
FLORIDA ASSETS CRM 1, LLC AND WATERVIEW COMMUNITY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION 2, LLC VS SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING, LLC AND BRANDON J. MIDDLETON A/K/A BRANDON MIDDLETON, ET AL
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
BRITNI HINES VS VASHITA WILSON
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MICHAEL SALGADO-SOTO VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SHAWN RYAN ANTHONY SHEA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Non-dispositive
SAMUEL PIERRELOUIS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RICHARD WARREN vs NINA DEVANGUARDIA AND THE SYLVAN REVOCABLE TRUST U/T/D 2001
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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