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Circuit Judge · Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court
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320 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Charles Sniffen across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Civil Division B — Manatee County
Also: Administrative Judge — Civil Division, Manatee
Effectiveeffective June 1, 2026
Circuit Civil Division B — Manatee County · Administrative Judge — Civil Division, Manatee (eff. 2026-06-01)
Circuit Civil Division B. ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE (effective June 1, 2026, per the court's published Judicial Assignments at https://jud12.flcourts.org/About/Judges): Administrative Judge — Civil Division, Manatee.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Second District Court of Appeal (St. Petersburg).
● LiveThat court's published bench (15): Andrea Teves Smith, Anthony K. Black, Craig C. Villanti, Daniel H. Sleet, Edward C. LaRose, J. Andrew Atkinson, John Guard, Matthew C. Lucas, Morris Silberman, Nelly Khouzam, Patricia J. Kelly, Robert Morris, Stevan T. Northcutt, Susan H. Rothstein-Youakim
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 115 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (August 10, 2018–July 22, 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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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
MANATEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD VS KATRINA CHRISTENSEN
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ADVANCED BASEMENT PRODUCTS VS QUEST SYSTEMS, LLC, ET AL
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
FLORIDA STATE ROOFING AND CONSTRUCTION, INC. v. GULF COAST SUPPLY & MANUFACTURING, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CERRON, CERRON v. PERSONAL INVESTMENT, INC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
STARCO VENTURES, INC., BACK BAY PRESERVE, LLC, et al v. RICK RICHARDS, INC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
STANLEY J. HOWE VS EDELWEISS FINANCIAL, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
GILLEY'S CUSTOME HOMES, INC. VS SEAN PITCHER. ET AL
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CERRON, CERRON v. PERSONAL INVESTMENT, INC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JAMES C. DAY vs ROSEDALE GOLF HOLDINGS, INC., NEWTON DEVELOPMENT, INC. AND ROSEDALE MASTER HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J. A. S. v. A. D. S., J. D. S.
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
TY'S TOWING & RECOVERY, LLC vs JAMES KING
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
VERONICA RAMOS AND ERVIN LOPEZ VS ELIZABETH PEREZ-DIAZ, D. M. D., ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION v. NORTON, NORTON, et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MARCELLUS v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SMITH v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
GILBERT C. PIEROLA, JR. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Family Creations, Inc. v. S. E. L.
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
THE PLAZA UNIT 49, LLC vs THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Taylor v. Taylor
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Mastrippolito v. Mastrippolito
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
T R INVESTOR, L L C, NORTH RIVER LAND LV, LLC, AND CARGOR PARTNERS V I - BUCKEYE 928, L C vs MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SARDINA v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JONATHAN WYSASKI VS WORLD BUSINESS LENDERS, LLC, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
U. S. BANK TRUST, N. A., AS TRUSTEE, LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST v. RODRIGUEZ, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ON BEHALF OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEV., et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
KINSALE INSURANCE COMPANY vs AMBER MENENDEZ ISAAC, ET AL.,
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Rich v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LAKE LINCOLN, LLC vs MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
Witvoet v. Witvoet
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Perry v. Lutz, Bobo, & Telfair
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
FITNESS INTERNATIONAL, LLC VS 93 FLRPT, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
U. S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ETC. VS JOSE L. MARTINEZ, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
WEIDMAN v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
KINSALE INSURANCE COMPANY v. ISSAC, et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RICHARD PERRY VS DONNA TURNER
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Taylor v. Carlson
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CHASTAIN v. IMPERIAL LAKES ESTATES CONDOMINUM ASSOCIATION, INC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
FANTAUZZI v. DAY, FLECK, JR., ESQ.
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
LOVE v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DOLPHIN AVIATION, INC. vs HELI AVIATION FLORIDA,INC., ET AL
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
ANDRZEJ MADURA AND ANNA DOLINSKA MADURA VS DAVID KILLEN
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ADVANCED BASEMENT PRODUCTS VS QUEST SYSTEMS, LLC, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. vs ALBA PALMS LLC, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BEVERLY R. NEWMAN, ED.D., AND LAWRENCE T. NEWMAN vs THE HERITAGE VILLAGE WEST CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SEAN PITCHER vs GILLEY'S CUSTOM CONCRETE AND FLOORING SYSTEMS, LLC, AND GILLEY'S CUSTOM HOMES, INC., F/K/A GILLEY'S CUSTOM HOMES L.L.C.
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOSEPH MC CLASH vs RANDY P. URSCHEL AND SUSAN A. URSCHEL
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
VELIA PETRO vs DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOSEPH MC CLASH vs RANDY P. URSCHEL AND SUSAN A. URSCHEL
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
JAMES RAWE vs ABRAM LEE COLEMAN
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
U. S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ET AL. vs JOSE L. MARTINEZ, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
JAMES RAWE vs ABRAM LEE COLEMAN
Second District Court of Appeal · Manatee County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
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