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Christine E. Arendas
Circuit Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Circuit Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
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545 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Christine E. Arendas across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Civil — Division B/20 (Osceola)
Judicial Assignment: 2023-2026 Circuit Judge, Osceola County Civil; 2021-2023 Osceola County Judge, Civil; 2019-2021 Osceola County Judge, Criminal — Education: Juris Doctor: Barry University; Bachelor of Science: University of Central Florida — Professional Activities: Member, The Florida Bar; Florida Bar Board Certified in Adoption Law 2013-Present; Adoption Certification Committee; Member, Orange County Bar Association; Member, Osceola County Bar Association; Member, US Supreme Court 2017-Present; Member, Middle District of Florida 2008-Present; Member, Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers; President 2010-2011; Member, Federalist Society; Member, League of Women Voters; Member, Tiger Bay Club of Central Florida; Volunteer, Osceola County Teen Court; Board Member, Osceola Council on Aging
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Published forms & procedures: Division 20-B Video Hearing Instructions; Compulsory Medical Examination Guidelines; Procedures for Approval of Settlement for Minor or other Incompetent Persons; Courtroom Decorum Policy; Guidelines and Procedures
Verified against Judge Christine E. Arendas's own court profile page, 2026-07-24.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Sixth District Court of Appeal (Lakeland).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
Profile upgraded 2026-07-24: bio_url now points to this judge's own page (https://ninthcircuit.org/judges/circuit/christine-e-arendas), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page. 5 linked form/procedure document(s) fetched and hashed.
2 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 545 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 20 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (November 2, 2021–July 28, 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.
SHERMAN BALCH v. NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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CHRISTOPHER KENNETH MILLER vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
VALERIA TAVERAS AND ELIEZER TAVERAS v. U. S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR TRUMAN 2016 SC6 TITLE TRUST
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
RODOLFO SESSMANN and CARLA DIAZ v. IVAN KERMIT TAPIA-CASIANO, STELLARIS GLOBAL MARKETING GROUP, and MEGA TV ORLANDO CANAL 21, INC.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BLACK DIAMOND FUNDING VENTURES LLC, A/A/O RESTORATION FIRST SERVICES VS SECURITY FIRST INSURANCE COMPANY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BRENDA VALYOU v. RONALD ESCUDERO NAVEDO
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - Per Curiam Opinion
MICHAEL JOSEPH WRIGHT VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
JASMINE FREEMAN VS SARCON, LLC
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MANUEL FIGUEROA and NOEMI FIGUEROA VS UNIVERSAL PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
DENNIS ANTHONY JAMES v. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY f/k/a BANKERS TRUST COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., as Trustee for AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE ASSETS TRUST 2007-1, MORTGAGE-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE SERIES 2007-1
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
IAN MICHAEL JAMIESON and DEIDRA JANEE WILLS v. PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JAIRO GUTIERREZ and LUZ ELENA GUTIERREZ v. U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee for LSF10 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LUIS CORDEIRO v. WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ANTHONY IDOL vs BRIGHTON LAKES COMMUNITY ASSN., INC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BRENDA LAGARES and MARIA LUZ VARGAS v. JANETTE LAGARES
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY v. PATRICK DONNELLY, JR.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MELVIN E. ANDUJAR v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MARIE BLEECKER v. MARCOS LOPEZ, SHERIFF OF OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
U.S. BANK, N.A., as Trustee for the Certificate Holders of Banc of America Funding 2008-FT1 Trust, Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2008-FT1 v. MARIBEL CEBALLOS and THOMAS RIOS
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JOSEPH LOLE v. WALMART, INC., WAL-MART STORES EAST, L.P., YUDY LILIANA DIAZ RAMIREZ, and JOSANDI BAUTISTA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
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