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Daniel H. Sleet
Dca Judge · Second District Court of Appeal
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Dca Judge · Second District Court of Appeal
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Judge Sleet earned a B.A. degree in History from Furman University in 1984. While at Furman, he earned First Team All-Southern Conference and Associated Press 1-AA All American honors as an offensive lineman. He received his J.D. degree from Cumberland School of Law in 1987 where he was awarded a scholarship his third year as Director of Trial Advocacy. During his last two years of law school, he served as a Magistrate for the City of Birmingham, Alabama. During his last year of law school, he was a member of the 1987 ATLA national championship mock trial team.
Following law school, Judge Sleet served as an assistant state attorney for the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office from 1987-1991. During his tenure as an assistant state attorney, he tried over fifty (50) jury trials including capital murders, RICO, drug trafficking, and violent felonies.
In 1991, Judge Sleet joined the Tampa law firm of Barr, Murman, & Tonelli as an associate attorney practicing in the area of personal injury defense. He tried over thirty (30) jury trials. In 1998, he was unanimously admitted to partnership and developed a clientele of billion dollar and multi-million dollar corporations, insurance companies and governmental agencies. He was certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a mediator and earned an A.V. rating from Martindale-Hubbell.In 2005, Governor Bush appointed Judge Sleet to the 13th Judicial Circuit Court. He was reelected to the circuit court without opposition in 2008 and served until December 2012 when Governor Rick Scott appointed him to the Second District Court. Judge Sleet is the chair of the Legislative Committee of the Second District Court.
Judge Sleet is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and served as president of the Tampa Bay Chapter in 2017. He received the 2017 Jurist of the Year Award from the Tampa Bay ABOTA Chapter and the 2021 Jurist of the Year Award from the Florida ABOTA Chapter. Judge Sleet has been an Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy at the University of Tampa since 2016. He enjoys reading, boating, travel and spending time with his family.
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Service 2012–present.
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Barros-Dias v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Brooks v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
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Mansour v. Mansour
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Fields v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Gautreaux v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Berrien v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Serrano v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Stroud v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
DeJesus v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Dubose v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
State v. Thompson
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
09-4516
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Bazemore v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Tirado v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
State v. Johnson
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
09-2660
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Odom v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Barros-Dias v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Taylor v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
State v. Ameqrane
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Cole v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Hayes v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Hernandez v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Barros-Dias v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Rodriguez v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Rule v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Raines v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Owens v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Watkins v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Rodriguez v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Jackson v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Hilliard v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Dow v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Deravil v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Jones v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Negron Gil de Rubio v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Johnson v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Parker v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Austin v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Rumore v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
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