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Christine D. Edwards
County Judge · Hillsborough County Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
County Judge · Hillsborough County Court
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County Civil — Division I
Courtroom Edgecomb Crt 305
Beth Schatzberg
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The Honorable Christine D. Edwards County Civil, Division I Edgecomb Courthouse 800 E. Twiggs St., Room #318 Tampa, Florida 33602 Courtroom #305 Judicial Assistant: Beth Schatzberg (813) 272-6562 CIVDIVI@FLJUD13.ORG Zoom Meeting ID: 334-384-7719 Password: 705900 Court Zoom Link Administrative Orders Judicial Biography Judicial Biography The Honorable Christine D. Edwards Year elected to the Bench: 2025 Judicial Assignment County Civil Division I Education Law School: Stetson University College of Law (2012) Undergraduate: University of Central Florida (2007), B.S., Legal Studies Professional Activities Edwards Law, PLLC, Managing Attorney, 2019-2024 Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Assistant Regional Counsel, Marchman Act Court, 2022-2024 Jones Law Group, PA, Associate Attorney, 2018-2019 Law Office of Ralph Fernandez, PA, Associate Attorney, 2008-2018 State Attorney's Office for the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Certified Legal Intern, 2012 Research Assistant, published in Criminal Law Stories, 2012 Gibbs and Parnell, PA, Legal Assistant, 2003-2008 Florida Bar, admitted 2012 Middle District of Florida, admitted 2012 Hillsborough County Bar Association, Member Understanding the Marchman Act, Clinical Meets Court, Presenter Fox13, Legal Commentator Stetson Law Trial Advocacy, Guest Speaker Great American Teach-In, Guest Speaker Florida Association Criminal Defense Lawyers, Past Member National Coalition of Domestic Violence, Past Member American Bar Association, Past Member Innocence Project, Past Member Court Watch, Past Volunteer Orange County Teen Court, Past Mentor Community Involvement Tampa Tiger Bay Club, Member Tampa Kiwanis, Member Brandon Chamber of Commerce, Member Human Development Center, Past Board of Trustees Paul Moore Foundation, Past Board of Trustees Peter J. Mulry Foundation, Past Child Sponsor Rick Ploor Memorial Golf Tournament, Past Sponsor The Tampa Club, Past Advisory Board Tampa’s Top 40 under 40, 2023 Hillsborough County Bar Association, Member Understanding the Marchman Act, Clinical Meets Court, Presenter Fox13, Legal Commentator Stetson Law Trial Advocacy, Guest Speaker Cancel Forms Schedule Judicial Practices & Procedures County Civil, Division I Forms Amended Differentiated Case Management Order Designation Of E-mail Address For A Party Not Represented By An Attorney (Pro Se) Exhibit List Motion And Order To Appear Via Zoom (Division I) Notice Of Change Of Mailing Address Or Designated E-mail Address Order On Requirements Preliminary To Hearing On Motion To Tax Costs And Award For Attorney Fees Order Setting Trial and Pretrial Order Setting Trial & Pretrial With Amended DCM Deadlines Joint Pretrial Conference Statement Order Setting Final Hearing (Non-Jury Trial) Request for Court Date Checklist for Final Judgment
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Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 E. Twiggs St., Room #318, Tampa, Florida 33602
Published forms & procedures: Motion And Order To Appear Via Zoom (Division I); Checklist for Final Judgment; Florida Rules Of Civil Procedure; Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration; Judicial Practices and Procedures
Verified against Judge Christine D. Edwards'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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Restrepo, Rodriguez v. BMF V FL Seven Lakes Carrollwood
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Steiner v. Daly, Ruskin House of Shepherds
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
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last checked September 3, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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County Civil — Division Icurrent
date not recorded — present · Courtroom Edgecomb Crt 305
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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