Emerson R. Thompson Jr.
Senior Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Senior Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
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143 verified requirements govern practice before Judge Emerson R. Thompson Jr. across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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No current assignment on record.
Appeals from this courtroom go to the Sixth District Court of Appeal (Lakeland).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
This tab lists judge-and-division rules only, and this judge's division publishes its practice at the county, circuit, and statewide layers instead — 143 verified requirements still govern this courtroom. The Full Premium Report assembles every one of them, cited.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 39 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (October 5, 2009–November 25, 2025) 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.
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.
FELICETTI LAW FIRM, PLLC vs ANTONIO DE JESUS, TRUGREEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND KENNETH MICHAEL TAYLOR
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
No rule-level sources registered yet — judge-level provenance is listed in the Overview tab.
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No assignments on record.
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CHARLES JONES VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LEONDRAE ENGLISH vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CORNERSTONE FLOOR AND HOME, LLC v. CARR BOYS, LLC
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LYNN SANDFORD v. PAUL SNYDER, ROB TAUB, ALBERT PEARSALL, LISA SOLICK, NORTH SHORE AT LAKE HART HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION, INC., THE ORLANDO LAW GROUP, PL, STEPHEN SMITH, MICHAEL MCCAULEY, JENNIFER ENGLERT, DAVID S. GORDON, and JOHN DICK
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. vs GREEN EMERALD HOMES, LLC, CARLOS MENDEZ, ROSA MENDEZ AND WYNDHAM LAKES ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
RUBEN ALLEN HOGUE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BEVERLY J. BOWERS vs ANDREW N. TILLMAN AND CTM ENTERPRISES, INC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ANTONIO HAYNES VS STEAK N SHAKE, INC.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
WILCLIN SAINTIL VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CORY MCKINNEY VS MICAH GRAHAM
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
NORBERTO CABAN RAMIREZ vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
WINSTON ESPUTE, JR. VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JAQYOUNE ADAMS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BRYAN WILLIAM FRENK vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SEAN MICHAEL COX vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MOLIERE DIMANCHE VS JULIA L. FREY, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE CICERO B. GREATHOUSE AND QURENTIA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
HENRY N. MURPHY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MOHAMMED N. ALI vs WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., ETC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
Jarrell L. Lathan v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Stephen V. Barone v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Citimortgage v. Hoskinson
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Bayview Loan v. Heefner
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Nationstar v. Berdecia
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
State v. Hector M. Pereira
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Terence M. McClain v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Heriberto Tosado v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Grant v. JPMorgan
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Beltway v. The Greens
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Jamall Scott v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Hearsey v. Suntrust
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TORY EAST vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Tory East v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Williams v. U.S. Bank
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Williams v. U.S. Bank
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Silva v. BAC Home
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Shakil Khan v. Bank of America
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Rodney Thomas v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Luis Luciano v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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