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Elizabeth A. Blackburn
Circuit Judge · Seventh Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Circuit Judge · Seventh Judicial Circuit Court
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378 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Elizabeth A. Blackburn across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Div 21 Drug Court; Div 40 Felony — Volusia County
Circuit Judge Elizabeth A. Blackburn was appointed to the bench in 2015. She earned her undergraduate degree and a master’s degree from the University of Kansas and her Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law. She was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1988 and worked as a prosecutor and homicide division chief in the State Attorney’s Office before spending more than 20 years in private practice. She is board-certified in Marital and Family Law and has served as chair of the Family Law Rules Committee of The Florida Bar. She currently hears criminal and drug court cases at the S. James Foxman Justice Center in Daytona Beach.
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S. James Foxman Justice Center, 251 N. Ridgewood Ave., Room 282, Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Published forms & procedures: Division 40 Procedures; Out of County Plea Requirements
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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).
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 87 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (September 4, 2017–July 24, 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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Alan R. Gaudreau v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label):
last checked September 3, 2026
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Div 21 Drug Court; Div 40 Felony — Volusia Countycurrent
date not recorded — present
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Mark Regester v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Justin Lee Rogers v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MARLANA C. WALTERS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Christopher Scamahorn v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MATTHEW C. PRIDA VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Robert Sean Milliord v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
James Steven Slater v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
David Charles Sussman v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Judson W. Arne v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Kashan Renard Miller v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MARK J. REGESTER VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
James Terry Colley, Jr. v. State of Florida & James Terry Colley, Jr. v. Secretary, Department of Corrections
Supreme Court of Florida · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
Robert Sean Milliord v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jerome McCray v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
MELISSA LYNN MURPHY vs LACY AUSTIN RAY HUTCHENS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TYLER THOMPSON VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
TYRELL JACKSON VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
HENRY SOWERS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CESAR A. VILLAZANO vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LARRY COLTELLI vs MARJORIE BLANCA BIRD COLTELLI
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JACK ARLEN TRIMM vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RICHARD KYLE NELSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
WATEKA N. THOMASON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JASON ATTRIDE vs JENNIFER SHAFER
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CESAR A. VILLAZANO vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Non-dispositive
RENETE N. WILLIAMS vs RAYFIELD MERINE
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ANH THI BOCK vs KEVIN LEE BOCK
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY vs NEXT MEDICAL FLORIDA, LLC A/A/O ASHLEY THEARD
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Michael Anthony Strout v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Robert Jerry Fleming v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Certiorari Review of Order from the Circuit Court for Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - Authored Opinion
Kenneth Michael Diaz v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Michael Lee Marsh, Jr. v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Julio Rivera v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Mark Daley v. Florida Commission on Offender Review
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Shyheem William Rainge v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Joel Gingery v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Donald James Perryman v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Shakim Alexander v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Don Oliver Murphy, III v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JUDSON ARNE VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jared Michael Shaw v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Anthony John Romine v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Howard Dale Snipes v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Virginia Larzelere v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JAMES STEVEN SLATER VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Michael Raven v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Nicholas James Fowler v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
William Bennett Love v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Brandon Fox v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
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