Daniel P. Dawson
Senior Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Senior Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
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143 verified requirements govern practice before Judge Daniel P. Dawson across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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No current assignment on record.
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).
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 65 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (June 14, 2004–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. Showing the 50 most recent; all 65 are counted in the outcome census above.
TRAVIS BIVINS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
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J.A., MOTHER OF J.R., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CARLOS ALBERTO TORRES CARMONA VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES vs S.S.L. AND M.D., PARENTS OF O.D., A CHILD
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
S.S.L., MOTHER OF N.E.D., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
M.T. AND A.T. vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, M.M. A/K/A M.P., AND F.P., IN RE: THE ADOPTION OF N.T. AND R.T., CHILDREN
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHARLES EDWARD BELL v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
NAKYE JAQUON WILLIAMS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
JOSE ANTONIO CRUZ-ORTIZ VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
M.A., FATHER OF N.M.A-B., A CHILD vs GUARDIAN AD LITEM
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
M.D., FATHER OF N.D., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
K.O., MOTHER OF Z.F., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.M., A CHILD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
B.V., FATHER OF N.Z., L.V., R.V. AND R.V., CHILDREN vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
M.J., A CHILD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
S.T., MOTHER OF J.G.T., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
C.W., MOTHER OF J.P. AND J.W., CHILDREN vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.B., FATHER OF J.B., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
K.D., FATHER OF A.D AND J.D., CHILDREN vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
L.J. v. DCF
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
B.J.M. v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
M.M. v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
T.H. v. DCF
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
F.J. v. DCF
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
M.M. v. DCF
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Stringer v. Grove
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
J.W.B. v. DCF
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
T.R. v. DCF
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Herman Brown v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
K.T. v. DCF
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Ray Rawlings v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
F.J. v. DCF
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
M.C.C. v. DCF
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
D.B. v. W.J.P.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Charles Hayes v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Jessica James v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Joseph Medina v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Eric Gonzalez v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
A.B. v. DCF
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Jerry Barr v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
J.K. v. DCF
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Antorio Jones v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Scott Johnson v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Robert Acee v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Orlando Crespo v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
T.R. v. DCF
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Shelli Stone v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Victor Rolle v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Rodger Jones v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Robin Weeks v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
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