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Cheryl Thomas
Circuit Judge · Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Circuit Judge · Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court
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451 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Cheryl Thomas across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Civil — Division A
Courtroom Edgecomb Crt 506
Dorothy Gross
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Education: Law School: University of Florida; Undergraduate: University of Florida, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science — Professional Activities: National Bar Association; Hillsborough County Bar Association; Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers; George Edgecomb Bar Association National Association of Women Judges; William Reece Smith American Inn of Court; Feguson-White American Inn of Court; Community Involvement; Progress Village Little League; Meals on Wheels; Cancel; Forms; Schedule
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Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 E. Twiggs St., Room #525, Tampa, Florida 33602
Published forms & procedures: Uniform Pre-Trial Conference Order (Jury Trial); Uniform Order Setting Cause for Trial and Pre-Trial (Jury Trial); Uniform Pre-Trial Conference Order (Non-Jury Trial); Uniform Order Setting Cause for Trial and Pre-Trial (Non-Jury Trial); Order Setting Non-Jury Trial and Directing Pre-Trial Procedure (Residential Foreclosure)
Verified against Judge Cheryl Thomas'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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Profile upgraded 2026-08-02: bio_url now points to this judge's own page (https://www.fljud13.org/Directory/Judges/Judge-Thomas), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page. 5 linked form/procedure document(s) fetched and hashed.
3 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 451 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 76 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (December 1, 2010–June 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.
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 76 are counted in the outcome census above.
last checked September 3, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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date not recorded — present · Courtroom Edgecomb Crt 506
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
DERYLENE ROBERTS - GLOVER vs CHERYLENE LEVY
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Harlow v. Tier 1 Pest Solutions, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
SUAREZ TRUCKING FL CORP., ET AL., vs ADAM J. SOUDERS
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LEE TE KIM VS COURTNEY GALASSO, ET AL
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CHHS HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC, D/B/A CHESTNUT HILL HOSPITAL VS JOHN HARMON
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Jaramillo, Estate of Jerry J. Jaramillo, et al v. Kassel Law Group, PLLC, The Sacks Law Group, PLLC, et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
PERDOMO v. WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE, STANWICH MORGAN LOAN TRUST F
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BE-1 CONCEPTS HOLDINGS, LLC v. CCKG, LLC, ENDERLE
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JOHN DOE vs CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SOUTHEASTERN CONCRETE CONSTRUCTORS, L L C vs WESTERN SURETY CO.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
JOHN DOE vs CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TANYA BROWN vs GEICO INDEMNITY COMPANY AND GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JONATHAN KIERNAN GODWIN VS STEPHEN MICHELINI
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - Authored Opinion
Matthews v. City of Tampa
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BROWN, MORENO v. SAFEPOINT INSURANCE COMPANY
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
TAMPA BUSINESS BROKER, INC. VS SUNERGY SOLAR, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Cuyler v. Freedom Mortgage Corporation, Brock & Scott, PLLC, et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
FERN, GIORDANO v. B & B HOME RENOVATIONS
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
HOP-HEDZ, INC., ET AL vs ALLSTATE FUNDING CORPORATION, ET AL
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ATUSA AMIRI AND ABDOLHOSSEIN SHARABYANI vs JEREMY MC GREAL AND KIMBERLY MC GREAL
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
CERTIFIED MOTORS, LLC VS AVENTINE HILL, LLC, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
CRYSTAL THOMAS vs PHAROS CB DOWNTOWN INVESTORS, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LAWRENCE BRAWLEY vs DONALD A. SMITH, M. D., ET AL
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHRISTOPHER HAMMAC AND JESSICA HAMMAC VS U. S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE OF THE
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Leal, Leal v. Garcia
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BE-1 CONCEPTS HOLDINGS, LLC v. ENDERLE, CCKG, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ROSIE M. JORDEN VS THE SCHOOL BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ROBERT VOLLMER vs VICTORY OIL I I, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
OLA FARON, ET AL vs LEGACY DONUTS HILLSBOROUGH, L L C
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ELLISON v. TAYLOR PROPERTIES OF TAMPA, LLC, et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
HEATHER LAKES AT BRANDON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. vs MTGLQ INVESTORS, LP, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MELINDA MCKENNEY vs NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GLORIA PREISS vs WELLS FARGO BANK, N. A., ET AL
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ALEXANDER aka KELLIS JACKSON v. EASTERN HARBOR, LLC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DAVID REARDON vs NATHANIEL WRIGHT, SR. AND UCC STEELWORK CONNECTIONS, INC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
AMBER RAE MC LAWHORN, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THOSE SIMILARLY SITUATED vs GEICO INDEMNITY CO.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Thomas v. Alabama Department of Insurance, Finn, et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Dominguez v. Mexigate, Inc.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LAWRENCE BRAWLEY vs DONALD A. SMITH, M. D., ET AL
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Chronister v. Thirty Lances Corporation
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MARIA FRANCES VEGA vs STONE CREEK POINTE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MARY IWANICKI vs SAFEPOINT INSURANCE CO.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Zikry, Daniels, et al v. Baycare Health Systems, Inc., et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - PC Denied
CNJ REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC v. YANKIV, YANKIV
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
SAMUEL S. MEHRING, JR. vs FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Thomas v. Alabama Department of Insurance, Finn, et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Godwin v. Michelini
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - Authored Opinion
TAMARA SHAMBURGER vs HENRY WASHINGTON AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
VPEG WALDEN LANDING, LLC, D/B/A WALDEN LANDING APARTMENTS vs PATRICIA VELA GARCIA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MARY IWANICKI vs SAFEPOINT INSURANCE CO.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
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