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Ernest A. Kollra, 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 Ernest A. Kollra, Jr. across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Criminal — Division FF
Courtroom NW5750
Teresa Sugar
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Circuit Court Judge
Division(s) FF (controlling: AO 2026-21-GEN eff. 2026-07-01)
Zoom ID 992-561-398
Chambers NW5760, Courtroom NW5750
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.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Fourth District Court of Appeal (West Palm Beach).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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11 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 54 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (December 22, 2016–June 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.
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. Showing the 50 most recent; all 54 are counted in the outcome census above.
ROYCE TEETS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 4, 2026
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Circuit Criminal — Division FFcurrent
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1 verbatim requirement on continuances in ERNEST A. KOLLRA, JR.'s division.
1 verbatim requirement on continuances.
2 verbatim requirements on exhibits in ERNEST A. KOLLRA, JR.'s division.
2 verbatim requirements on exhibits & evidence.
10 verbatim requirements on remote appearances in ERNEST A. KOLLRA, JR.'s division.
11 verbatim requirements on remote appearances.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JAMAL JAMES RUTLEDGE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MOHAMED DONALD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
David Lonardo v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RICHARD D. ALIA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Jean Claude Noel v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections v. Marcus D. Warren
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ANTHONY MAURICE BROWN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Juan W. Ramos v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Ervin Watson v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Andre Clements v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Kenyon Key v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Katherine Jarrell v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Floyd Madison v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ADAM KNOLL VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Calvin E. Featherson v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JEROME THURSTON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Shadon Edwards v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections v. Angel Luis Montero *W*
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
DOUGLAS NOEL VELASQUEZ DOMINGUEZ VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Joseph Traeger v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Victor Damodrick Prosper v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Jonathan King v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DALE LEE LENOIR vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
WILLIE PERRY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs JOVON DIXON
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
OMAR YSAZA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ADRIAN TREMAYNE WILSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ARSLAN ASLAM vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs CASEY HANSEN
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
WESLEY PAUL vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TOMMIE L. GOODWIN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
EDWARD M. BROWN I I vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RICHARD JENNINGS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ALEXANDER LEO BROWN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROBERT COPPINGER vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
DERRICK DEWON THOMAS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROGER TOPALIAN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DEATRICK DANIEL vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MICHAEL ANTHONY EDIE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JARKEE JAVOUIS WATSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CONNIE JONES-GERALD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DANIEL CAMACHO vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BETRESE HOLMES vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROBERT DZIURGOT vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KEVON OBAS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KANDACE M. WILLIAMS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs RAYMOND MCCASKILL
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs FELIX HERNANDEZ
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
HENRY EDWARD ROBINSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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