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Charlie Crawford
Circuit Judge · Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Circuit Judge · Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court
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834 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Charlie Crawford across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Deputy Chief Judge; Circuit Criminal — Brevard County
While serving in the civil division, Judge Crawford set trials within 90 days of any request, allowing quick and convenient access to justice to all litigants who were ready to proceed. Judge Crawford, with the help of the Brevard County School Board, was able to ensure every Senior in Foster Care received free prom tickets and a free yearbook.
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Moore Justice Center, , Viera, Brevard, Scheduling Hearings
Published forms & procedures: Judge Crawford’s – Criminal – Policies and Procedures; Judge Crawford’s – Dependency – Policies and Procedures
Verified against Judge Charlie Crawford's own court profile page, 2026-08-02.
Division N — Criminal (controlling: AO 26-16-B eff. 2026-04-01)
Moore Justice Center, Viera, Second floor
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Fifth District Court of Appeal (Daytona Beach).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
Profile upgraded 2026-08-02: bio_url now points to this judge's own page (https://flcourts18.org/charles-crawford-biography/), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page. 2 linked form/procedure document(s) fetched and hashed.
2 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 172 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (August 16, 2010–June 26, 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 172 are counted in the outcome census above.
David Jerome Dean v. State of Florida
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 4, 2026
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Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BEAVER REED, JR. VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Duff-Porter v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Damion Davis v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Joseph J. Luzier, III v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CATHERINE V. KING VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Brian Evan Roth v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Howard Craft, Jr. v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JARRED MICHAEL SHARP VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jimmy Lee Castanos v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Ira D. Davis v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
WILLIAM ANTHIA SIMPSON VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DWANE STEWART VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JUSTIN LEVON SLADE VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DEANTHONY RENARD SMITH, JR. VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
David Stuart Klug v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Charles Jerry, Jr. v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
FRANK ROBERTS, III VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Barry Christopher Davis v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
D.M., Father of A.F.-M., a Child v. C.B., E.C., and Department of Children and Families
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Damien Duff-Porter v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JOHNNY LEE SMITH, JR. VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Theotis T. Campbell v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Howard Craft, Jr. v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jason Scott Downs v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Frank Roberts, III v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JAMAL ALONZO HOLMES DAVIS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOSEPH JAY LUZIER, III vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Anthony B. Daniels v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BEAVER REED, JR. VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Andrew J. Samaj, III v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
John Robert Reedy, III v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
QUINCY SMITH VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
QUENTON T. SANDERS, JR. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JAMAL DAVIS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LATRENERRA IEISHA STRIDIRON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
FRANK ROBERTS, III vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
JOSEPH W. KEARNS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DEFOREST KELLY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHRISTOPHER SAMUELS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOHN MICHAEL DALE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JIMMY KIMBROUGH vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ERIC ROPER vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DWANE STEWART vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JARROD DEENAH vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DEFOREST L. KELLY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOHN FREDERICK KITCHEN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs RYAN MICHAEL DUEPNER
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHRISTOPHER SMITH vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BEAVER REED, JR. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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