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Edward H. Merrigan Jr.
Circuit Judge · Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Circuit Judge · Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
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1,701 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Edward H. Merrigan Jr. across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Criminal — Divisions FE/MVC/VF
Courtroom NW6870
Marlene Henderson
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Circuit Court Judge
Division(s) FE/VF/MVC (controlling: AO 2026-21-GEN eff. 2026-07-01)
Zoom ID 757-865-880
Chambers NW6910, Courtroom NW6870
Central Judicial Complex
Verified 2026-08-03: the 17th's own division pages publish rosters and portraits but no biography prose. A court fact, not a harvest gap.
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 Fourth District Court of Appeal (West Palm Beach).
● LiveThat court's published bench (11): Alan O. Forst, Burton C. Conner, Caroline Shepherd, Cory J. Ciklin, Johnathan D. Lott, Jonathan D. Gerber, Mark W. Klingensmith, Melanie G. May, Robert M. Gross, Shannon K. Shaw, Spencer D. Levine
Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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10 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 1,701 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 44 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (August 19, 2015–March 19, 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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ANTHONY D. BROWN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 4, 2026
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Circuit Criminal — Divisions FE/MVC/VFcurrent
date not recorded — present · Courtroom NW6870
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1 verbatim requirement on exhibits in EDWARD H. MERRIGAN JR.'s division.
1 verbatim requirement on exhibits & evidence.
4 verbatim requirements on remote appearances in EDWARD H. MERRIGAN JR.'s division.
5 verbatim requirements on remote appearances.
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MICHAEL KOVACSIK vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Trent Fitzgerald King v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ANDREW MITCHELL vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
REGULO BOSCAN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Dante Austin v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Derrick Austrie v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Lenaris Pope v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Adam Ilbert v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Michael Haspel v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Thomas Reaves v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Tommy Plummer v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Adrian Whipple v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CHANNING ALBERTO STEWART vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Marlon Parker v. State of Florida,
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jason S. Reese v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs LUCAS STEVENSON
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RICHARD WALKER vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MICHAEL ROBBINS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
REGULO BOSCAN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Non-dispositive
KENNETH MICHAEL JACKMAN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOEL HUNT vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs JORGE TEJEDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
CHARLES SEARCY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
NORMAN L. WOOLBRIGHT vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROBERT COLUMBIE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs JEROD HARPER
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
WARREN DAY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BRITTON BLACKWOOD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ALLAN STUART vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Alex Pagan v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Broward County
SPINSIR EASLEY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
EDMOND ST. FLEURY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Daniel Lee Doyle v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Broward County
GEZA HORVATH vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
MICHAEL OSBOURNE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs JENNIFER CASTRO
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KIRK NELSON TANG YUK vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ARTHUR IMBERMAN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MICHAEL ROBBINS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ARTHUR IMBERMAN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
W.L., THE MOTHER vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOSEPH WILLIAMS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
W.L., The Mother v. Department Of Children And Families
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
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