Federal District Judge · U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
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70 verified requirements may apply in this courtroom, by layer: 1 published by Judge Darrin P. Gayles · 69 from the court's own rules. Only the judge's own rules are specific to this courtroom; the other layers apply by court, county and state scope, and a court- or case-specific order can displace them.
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United States District Judge — S.D. Fla.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida … Nominated by Barack Obama on February 6, 2014 … Confirmed by the Senate on June 17, 2014, and commission issued on June 19, 2014.
The Federal Judicial Center's record · checked October 2, 2026
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1 verified rule specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 70 total requirements apply in this courtroom across all layers — the Full Premium Report assembles the complete stack.
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The attributed-opinion corpus covers the appellate review of Florida's and California's state trial courts; this judge's decisions are reviewed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, a separate corpus build. Absence here is a coverage statement, never evidence about this judge — the live case-law search below covers the Florida federal courts and the Eleventh Circuit directly.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 42 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (April 25, 2012–January 18, 2017) 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.
HOMEOWNERS CHOICE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. V. MASPONS
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
DARCA, ET AL., V. UGO AND CMC
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DEPRINCE V. STARBOARD CRUISE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
LAND TRUST V. JP MORGAN
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PARKWAY TOWERS V. CITIZENS PROPERTY
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DARCA, ET AL., V. UGO AND CMC
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
FERNANDEZ V. FLORIDA A & G, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
MALDONADO ROUCO V. WELLS FARGO
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STATE V. HARRIS
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
JACOBSON, M.D. V. WEN
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LEDO V. SEAVIE RESOURCES
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
BARNSDALE HOLDINGS V. DEUTSCHE BANK
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PATINO V. BANK OF AMERICA, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Castillo v. Hernandez, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
EDWARDS V. KAEISER
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
AGM V. BANK OF N.Y.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
FIRST EQUITABLE REALTY V. GRANDVIEW PALACE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STATE V. CASTILLO
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
WATSON V. THE BANK OF NEW YORK
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CASTRO V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
VASQUEZ ESTRELLA V. CAMPEROS & MAMAN
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
WITHERSPOON V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
THOMAS V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PULEO V. GOLAN
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
NIETO V. BANCO PASTOR, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
HOLGATE V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ALFONSO V. DEUTSCHE BANK
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SERRANO V, MIDFORST
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PALMER V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
LIBRACE V. WINSTON TOWERS, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GARCIA V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
MAMAN V. VAZQUEZ ESTRELLA
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
CALDWELL V. CITY OF MIAMI, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LIBRACE V. BETTER MAINTENANCE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
E&A REALTY V. TURINO
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
AKINS V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MOORE V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STATE V. LEONARD
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
JOHNSON V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BEAUBRUN V, STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MATUZ V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JUAN BEJERANO v. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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last checked October 21, 2026
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