David P. Kreider
Circuit Judge · Eighth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Circuit Judge · Eighth Judicial Circuit Court
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Circuit Civil — Alachua CA4; Levy civil/foreclosures/writs
On this assignment since March 30, 2026
PROFILE (live circuit8.org, verified 2026-07-24; 4/4 spot-checked profiles matched live): Assignment per AO 9.03 (v2026-2, eff. Mar 30 2026) — Alachua CA4; Levy circuit civil, mortgage foreclosures, and extraordinary writs. Courthouse: Alachua County Family and Civil Justice Center, Rm 302. Office room UNVERIFIED; no permanent courtroom published (AO 9.05 weekly courtroom calendar governs). Judicial assistant: Lindsey Polk (polkl@circuit8.org). Phone (352) 548-3709. Fax NOT PUBLISHED.
Captured verbatim from the court's own published pages and orders during circuit verification. Chambers practices change without notice — confirm anything time-critical with the judicial assistant. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Appeals from this courtroom go to the First District Court of Appeal (Tallahassee).
● LiveThat court's published bench (13): Joseph Lewis, Jr., L. Clayton Roberts, Lance E. Neff, Lori S. Rowe, M. Kemmerly Thomas, Rachel E. Nordby, Raymond F. Treadwell, Robert E. Long, Jr., Ross L. Bilbrey, Stephanie W. Ray, Susan L. Kelsey, Thomas D. Winokur, Timothy D. Osterhaus
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 141 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (January 6, 2014–July 17, 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.
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last checked September 4, 2026
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Circuit Civil — Alachua CA4; Levy civil/foreclosures/writscurrent
March 30, 2026 — present
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Ronald Lawrence Hayes vs Mary El-Semarani
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
William Bruce vs Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Lachlan Rotschrek vs Ronnie Woodall, Warden, New River Correctional Institution
First District Court of Appeal · Bradford County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Randolph Mack vs Melissa Mack
First District Court of Appeal · Levy County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
Michael Alexander James v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Levy County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Brister v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Allen v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Corrales v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Nicholas G. Coullias VS State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Eugene Maurice Batie v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Jason C. Turem vs Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
First District Court of Appeal · Bradford County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Cote v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Dougherty v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Kenneth Dwayne Brown v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Singleton v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Bancroft v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
David Payne vs Shaunte Crapp
First District Court of Appeal · Bradford County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Lipscomb v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Daniel Carroll LeVasseur vs Cassie Lynn LeVasseur
First District Court of Appeal · Bradford County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
David Charles Sussman vs Florida Department of Corrections
First District Court of Appeal · Bradford County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Dillard v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Cook v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Lantigua v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Beard v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Futch v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Gilchrist County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Isaiah Andrew Clark VS State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DeSalvo v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Gilchrist County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Carn v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Coaxum v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jim Calvin Carroll Jr. VS State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Eric J. Howard vs Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
First District Court of Appeal · Bradford County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Larry D. Richardson vs Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Bradford County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Angie Rentz vs TIAA FSB and Florida Housing Finance Corporation
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DeSalvo v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Gilchrist County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Coward v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Briana Leigh Diekow v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Smith v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Walker v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Patrick Leon Finley vs Mark S. Inch, Secretary Fla. Dep't of Corrections
First District Court of Appeal · Bradford County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Archer v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Debose v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Eddy Jr v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Alphonsia Canty vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Bradford County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Devandal Bernard Thomas vs Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Bradford County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Karla Ann Williams vs M & R Construction of North Florida, Inc., a Florida corporation, Shiv Crupa, Inc., a Florida corporation, d/b/a Best Western Starke, etc., et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Bradford County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Durr v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Scott v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Gilchrist County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Lacorrin Raheem Calhoun v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Burgess v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
George Young vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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