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David E. Silverman
County Judge · Brevard County Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
County Judge · Brevard County Court
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834 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge David E. Silverman across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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County Civil — Brevard County
Education: Juris Doctor; Loyola University School of Law ~ Graduated June, 1979 ~ Chicago, Illinois; Student Bar Association, 1st Year Class Representative ~ Honor Council, Member ~ Moot Court Board, Member; Bachelor of Arts; Emory University ~ Graduated June, 1976 ~ Atlanta, Georgia; Student Government Association, Senior Representative ~ Emory Wheel, News Editor ~ Political Science Honor Society, President; High School Diploma; Campion Jesuit High School ~ Graduated June, 1972 ~ Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin; Professional History; Florida Bar Certified - Criminal Trial Law, Certification period - August 1, 1997 to July 31, 2022; Assistant Public Defender - March, 1994 to May, 1998 - Office of the Public Defender - Capital Division - Eighteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Brevard County, Florida - Defended capital cases for indigent clients; David E. Silverman, P.A. - 1992 to 1994 - Melbourne, Florida - Sole practitioner in general legal practice; Krasny, Normile, Dettmer, Thompson and Jones, P.A., and Storms, Krasny, Normile and Dettmer, P.A. - 1987 to 1992 - Associate with law firm - emphasis on civil and criminal litigation; Conflicts Attorney - 1988 to 1989 - Represented indigent clients in criminal cases pursuant to contract with Brevard County
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Moore Justice Center, Viera, Brevard, Scheduling Hearings
Verified against Judge David E. Silverman's own court profile page, 2026-08-02.
Division 4 — Civil (controlling: AO 26-16-B eff. 2026-04-01)
Moore Justice Center, Viera, Third floor
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Fifth District Court of Appeal (Daytona Beach).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
Profile upgraded 2026-08-02: bio_url now points to this judge's own page (https://flcourts18.org/david-e-silverman-biography/), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page.
1 verified rule specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 834 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 16 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (August 2, 2010–April 16, 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.
NATALIE BUCHANAN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
last checked September 4, 2026
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SUELLEN BONVILLE vs CHRISTIN E. LUNDGREN
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BRIAN GRIGGS vs KEYLA PEREZ
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TAMMY LEE WATSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J. SCOTT LANFORD, TRUSTEE OF THE KIRK FAMILY FOUNDATION vs ROBIN PHEMISTER, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF MARY L. DILLARD AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE TESTAMENTARY TRUST OF MARY L. DILLARD
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
STEVEN SEAN JACKSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.H. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BREVARD COUNTY AND BREVARD COUNTY FIRE RESCUE vs ERIC OBLOY, AMANDA OBLOY, AND OBLOY FAMILY RANCH, CORP.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
JIMPSON JEAN-NOEL VS OLINA MIRTIL
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Luiz Silva v. Frances Von Holten, Joseph Von Holten, Vinicius Lara, and Vizzion Construction, LLC
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
GRACE MCDADE-HICKS, SURVIVING SPOUSE OF RICKY BERNARD HICKS (DECEASED) vs VICTORIA A. HICKS AND GREGORY B. HICKS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KASEY CALDWELL vs EMILY CALDWELL O/B/O OF K.C.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Packal v. Johnson
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Eduardo Figueroa v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Wilson v. Terwillinger
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Taylor v. Deutsche Bank
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
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