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Bay County bench

All 20 verified judges sitting in Bay County (Fourteenth Judicial Circuit), on one page — the seated trial bench, any published county-wide judicial officers, and the judges sitting here by multi-county district assignment. Statewide assignments appear in the full A–Z directory.

Alicia Carothers

County Judge · Bay County County Civil and all other matters as assigned

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Verified September 18, 2026 · official directory

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Brantley S. Clark, Jr.

Circuit Judge · Bay County Circuit Criminal Division B; Bay County Delinquency Cases & Detention Hearings

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Verified September 17, 2026 · official directory

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Christopher N. Patterson

Chief Judge · Washington County Circuit Proceedings; Washington County Jimmy Ryce Cases

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Verified September 18, 2026 · official directory

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Dedee S. Costello

Senior Judge · Senior Judge — Bay County (not assigned in AO 2026-00-03)

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Verified September 18, 2026 · official directory

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Devin D. Collier

Circuit Judge · Bay County Circuit Civil Proceedings; Bay County Jimmy Ryce Cases; Veterans Court (Circuit-wide)

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Verified September 17, 2026 · official directory

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Dustin Stephenson

Circuit Judge · Bay County Criminal Division C; Bay County Dependency and Shelter Hearings and Early Childhood Court; Bay County Unified Family Court

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Verified September 18, 2026 · official directory

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E. William Dyer

County Judge · Bay County County Criminal and all other matters as assigned

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Verified September 18, 2026 · official directory

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Elijah Smiley

Circuit Judge · Bay County Probate, Guardianship, & Mental Health; Bay County Civil

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Verified September 17, 2026 · official directory

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Erin Baur

General Magistrate · General Magistrate — Bay, Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Washington Counties

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Verified September 18, 2026 · official directory

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Grant A. Spitzer

Child Support Hearing Officer · Child Support Hearing Officer — Bay, Gulf Counties

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Verified September 18, 2026 · official directory

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James J. Goodman

Circuit Judge · Bay County Circuit Civil Proceedings; Bay County Jimmy Ryce Cases

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Verified September 18, 2026 · official directory

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Jarred H. Patterson

Circuit Judge · Gulf County Circuit Proceedings; Gulf County Jimmy Ryce Cases; Bay County Domestic Relations Cases

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Peter A. Mallory

Circuit Judge · Bay County Domestic Relation Cases; Bay County Contested and Non-Title IV D Child Support Proceedings; Bay County Truancy / CINS/FINS cases

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Verified September 18, 2026 · official directory

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Shalla Jefcoat

County Judge · Bay County County Criminal and all other matters as assigned; Bay County County Civil

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Verified September 18, 2026 · official directory

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Shannon Lord

General Magistrate · General Magistrate — Bay, Gulf, Holmes, Washington Counties

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Verified September 18, 2026 · official directory

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Shonna Young Gay

Circuit Judge · Bay County Circuit Criminal Division G; Bay County Injunctions for Protection Hearings; Bay County Therapeutic Justice Court (Circuit-wide)

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Verified September 18, 2026 · official directory

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Timothy C. Campbell

County Judge · Bay County County Civil and all other matters as assigned

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Verified September 18, 2026 · official directory

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Timothy Register

Circuit Judge · Bay County Circuit Criminal Division H; Bay County Injunctions for Protection Hearings; Bay County Drug Court

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Verified September 18, 2026 · official directory

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Tracy A. Smith

County Judge · Bay County County Criminal and all other matters as assigned

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William S. Henry

Circuit Judge · Bay County Circuit Civil Proceedings; Bay County Domestic Relation Cases

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