Circuit Judge · Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court
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290 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Dustin Stephenson across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Bay County Criminal Division C; Bay County Dependency and Shelter Hearings and Early Childhood Court; Bay County Unified Family Court
Also: Administrative Criminal Law Judge for Bay County
Administrative Order 2026-00-03 · effective July 1, 2026 – January 1, 2029
On this assignment since July 1, 2026
Bay County Criminal Division C (25% of the total identified criminal cases); Bay County Dependency and Shelter Hearings and Early Childhood Court (100% of the identified cases); Bay County Unified Family Court · Administrative Criminal Law Judge for Bay County (AO 2026-00-03, eff. 2026-07-01 – 2029-01-01)
Appeals from this courtroom go to the First District Court of Appeal (Tallahassee).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
Provenance attributed 2026-08-08 by the BenchPath automated pass: the official page https://jud14.flcourts.org/judges was live-verified to name this judge (sha256 307326b1dc4966a5…). Roster listing only — roster facts render; no narrative bio composed.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 5 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (August 21, 2024–January 27, 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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Kayle B. Bates v. State of Florida & Kayle B. Bates v. Secretary, Department of Corrections
Supreme Court of Florida · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
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Bay County Criminal Division C; Bay County Dependency and Shelter Hearings and Early Childhood Court; Bay County Unified Family Courtcurrent
July 1, 2026 — present
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Kayle B. Bates v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
Harvill v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Ho v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
A.C., etc. et al. v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
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