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Debra Krause
County Judge · Seminole County Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
County Judge · Seminole County Court
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834 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Debra Krause across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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County Criminal — Seminole County
Education: Seminole Community College – AA degree (Honors); University of Central Florida, 1997 – BSBA degree (Cum Laude); Stetson College of Law, 2004 – Juris Doctor (Honors); Judicial History; Elected Seminole County Court Judge, November 2012; Re-elected 2018; Ran unopposed in 2023; Organizations, Committees, and Commissions; None to Report; Awards & Recognitions; None to Report; Criminal Justice Center; Judge Krause Holds Court at the Criminal Justice Center in; Seminole County
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Criminal Justice Center, , Sanford, Seminole, Scheduling Hearings
Published forms & procedures: Attorney Scheduling Instructions; Division Z - Judge Krause's Criminal Division Policies and Procedures; Felony Plea Agreement (English); Felony Plea Agreement (Español)
Verified against Judge Debra Krause's own court profile page, 2026-08-02.
Division Z — Criminal (controlling: AO 26-29-S eff. 2026-07-01)
Seminole Criminal Justice Center, Sanford
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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/debra-krause-biography/), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page. 4 linked form/procedure document(s) fetched and hashed.
2 verified rules 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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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.
YOUSRY RIZK vs EDWARD SANDLER AND SILVIA LONDONO
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHRIS CRUTCHER vs JOSEPH COLYER
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CATHERINE MARGOPOLOUS vs MARK A. BLISS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 4, 2026
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Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Champion v. Zuilkowski
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
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