Charles E. Burton
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 Charles E. Burton across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Probate — Division IZ (Administrative Judge)
Courtroom 2W-145
On this assignment since June 8, 2026
South County Courthouse, 200 W. Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach — 2W-145 (a second summary shows 2W-170 — conflict preserved) / courtroom 8
AO 11.101-06/2026 designates him * (Administrative Judge) in the probate list and ** (satellite Administrative Judge) in the South County list.
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.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Fourth District Court of Appeal (West Palm Beach).
● LiveThat court's published bench (11): Alan O. Forst, Burton C. Conner, Caroline Shepherd, Cory J. Ciklin, Johnathan D. Lott, Jonathan D. Gerber, Mark W. Klingensmith, Melanie G. May, Robert M. Gross, Shannon K. Shaw, Spencer D. Levine
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).
12 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.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 213 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (October 11, 2006–July 16, 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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Jermaine T. Davis v. Palm Beach Sheriff's Office
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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June 8, 2026 — present · Courtroom 2W-145
assignment source →Monitor: content changed at 15th Circuit — Administrative Orders (faceted ledger). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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Monitor: content changed at 15th Cir. — Division IZ Instructions (Judge Burton). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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Monitor: content changed at 15th Circuit — Administrative Orders (faceted ledger). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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Judge Burton: orders arrive via OLS within 48 hours after (or up to 48 hours before) the hearing, the notes/comments section MUST carry his designated label (AGREED ORDER, ORDER AFTER HEARING, DISPUTED ORDER, FUTURE PROPOSED ORDER, PROBATE EX PARTE ORDER), and the date line reads "DONE and ORDERED in Palm Beach County, Florida."
12 verbatim requirements published by Palm Beach Division IZ on proposed orders & online scheduling.
1 verbatim requirement published by Palm Beach Division IZ on continuances & cancellations.
1 verbatim requirement published by Palm Beach Division IZ on filing & notice deadlines.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Rose Lannquist Gouldy *W* v. Michael A. Peak and Amanda Munyan
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
June L. Kooker, Individually, and as Trustee of the Monroe W. Long Trust, etc. v. Christopher Kooker and Deborah Maye
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LESLY F. TESTAN, as Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF STEVEN C. TESTAN VS SUSAN NOVELL, PATRICIA BEYER, and TESTAN LAW, P.C.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Wendy Walker Mendelsohn, et al v. Edwin Llwyd Ecclestone, III, et al
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
PROSPECT STREET ADMINISTRATORS, INC. and WALDORF SERVICING, LLC vs PAMELA JEANNE WALDORF-JANSON, as Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF HELYN QUINN WALDORF
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LYNN WEINBERG vs DEBORAH BORT
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
St. Marys Medical Center v. Doris Basil
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Joel D. Udell v. Maury Lorne Udell, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Evelyn S. Udell
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Lisa Johnson, individually and as beneficiary of the Harold Marcus Trust Agreement, etc. v. David Marcus, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
William J. Davison v. In Re: Estate of Brian F. Barton a/k/a Brian Fay Barton
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Babette Varano v. Steven Varano, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
KAREN ROSS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
HILTON WIENER vs ILA WIENER n/k/a ILA LERNER
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ALEXANDRA GONZALES o/b/o TOBIAS RUELAS vs CHRISTIAN RUELAS
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Deborah Maye v. Monroe W. Long Trust, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BARBARA JANANN FINE vs CLIFFORD TRAVIS FINE
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROCHELLE SILVER vs BLAIR DIMITRO
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Jeffrey Colbath v. Estate of Zale Dudas
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Bonny Snyder and Mark Johnson v. Arthur Lee Davis, Jr.,
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
ARLENE PARIS vs APRIL NELLE JOSEPH, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
Rose Lannquist Gouldy, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Russell Gouldy v. Michael Peak and Amanda Munyan
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
KEITH JACKSON VS THE ESTATE OF LINDA PROWE JACKSON
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MICHAEL DITANNA vs BLAKE EDWARDS
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
SCOTT RASSNER vs STATE OF FLORIDA and DELRAY MEDICAL CENTER, INC. d/b/a FAIR OAKS PAVILION
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Hal Baker, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Joey Scott Klein, et al. v. Rosalie T. Klein
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Vivian Goldblatt v. Leonard Goldblatt, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Luis Alberto Soro v. Estate of Jose Luis Soro
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Brian Lichtman v. Laurie Howell
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LYNN WEINBERG vs DEBORAH BORT
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SHARON YONTEF, Individually, and as Personal Representative, etc., et al. vs JASON COPELOW
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
GIOVANNI CARRILLO vs GISELLE CARRILLO, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Brian Lichtman v. Laurie Howell
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Timothy D. Murphy v. Mark M. Murphy, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
GEORGE L. JONES, JR. vs MERIEL C. JONES
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
David Ceglio, individually and as a Qualified Beneficiary of the Pauline Therese Mantwill Living Trust, etc. v. Nancy Womer
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
DEMETRIUS ANTOINE VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Suzanne Revah v. Cecile Revah, etc., et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Laurie Ginsberg Howell v. Brian D. Lichtman, et al
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL HAYS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GUSTAVO A. BASMESON vs MELBA R. BASMESON
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CIKLIN LUBITZ vs TIMOTHY SCHENDEN, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
Lawrence J. Romano v. Joey Ozarowski
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ARLENE PARIS vs APRIL NELLE JOSEPH, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
Mark Carmel v. Norman Fleisher
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Wendy Walker Mendelsohn, et al v. Edwin Llwyd Ecclestone, III, et al
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Dale Echeverria v. Suzanne Trombino, Individually, etc.,
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Bonny Snyder and Mark Johnson v. Arthur Lee Davis, Jr.,
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Jeffrey Colbath v. Estate of Saxon Nairne
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ROBERT SETH BLUM vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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Monitor: content changed at 15th Cir. — Division IZ Instructions (Judge Burton). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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Monitor: content changed at 15th Circuit — Administrative Orders (faceted ledger). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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Monitor: content changed at 15th Cir. — Division IZ Instructions (Judge Burton). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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