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George T. Paulk
Circuit Judge · Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Circuit Judge · Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court
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Circuit Civil — Brevard County
Education: JD, University of Florida, College of Law, 1985; BS, University of Florida, College of Business, 1982; AA, Florida State University, 1979; Merritt Island High School, 1977; JUDICIAL HISTORY; Family Division and Domestic Violence, 2015 to present; Circuit Judge, 2015 to present; ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS; Vassar B. Carleton American Inn of Court; Member, Brevard County Civilian/Military Council, 45th Space Wing; Member, East Coast Christian Center, Merritt Island; Prior Member (10 years), First Baptist Church Merritt Island; Prior Member (10 years), Park Avenue Baptist, Titusville; Prior Little League Coach, Cocoa and Merritt Island (10 years)
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Viera Courthouse, , Brevard, Scheduling Hearings
Published forms & procedures: Attorney Scheduling Instructions; Judge Paulk’s – Civil Division M – Policies & Procedures
Verified against Judge George T. Paulk's own court profile page, 2026-08-02.
Division M — Civil (controlling: AO 26-16-B eff. 2026-04-01)
Moore Justice Center, Viera, Third floor
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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 52 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (May 30, 2016–August 6, 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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last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 4, 2026
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THE CAPE, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, RIVERVIEW ALF OPERATOR, LLC, VS U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, IN ITS CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
STATE FARM FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY vs CATHERINE CADET
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Certiorari Review of Order from the Circuit Court for Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Granted
OMNI HEALTHCARE, INC. VS NORTH BREVARD COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT D/B/A PARRISH MEDICAL CENTER AND CRAIG DELIGDISH
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
RBD INVESTMENT TRUST, MS INVESTMENT TRUST, RON DAVIS AND MIKE WOLFINGTON VS BABCOCK COQUINA MINE, LLC AND JEFFERY W. WELLS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RAYMOND N. SMITH AND KRISTY L. SMITH vs KEVIN CARLTON AND CIN CARLTON
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
LAUREL LEE BUESCHER vs COLLINS BROWN CALDWELL BARKETT & CARAVAGLIA AND AARON V. JOHNSON, ESQ.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOHN D. FIELDING A/K/A JOHN FIELDING vs PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, MEGAN MICHELLE FIELDING A/K/A MEGAN M. FIELDING AND HARBOUR LIGHTS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. D/B/A HARBOR LIGHTS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHRISTEL BAILEY, JEFFREY DUBITSKY AND FLORIDA HEALTH CONNECTION LLC vs THE CITY OF SATELLITE BEACH, FRANK CATINO, MARK BRIMER, AND MINDY GIBSON
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PEPPE PARK vs GLEN PARK, BRON PARK, BARRI PARK, DAVID MCCASLIN AND THE ESTATE OF FLO JEANETTE MCCASLIN
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DENIZ D. JOHNSON vs BRUCE PACKAL AND MATTHEW A. GARCIA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KENNETH W. SINK vs BRADLEA HEATH, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF LINDA L. HEATH
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER GRILL vs SOUTHERN OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RAYMOND N. SMITH AND KRISTY L. SMITH vs KEVIN CARLTON AND CIN CARLTON
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
LAWRENCE SINCLAIR vs THE CITY OF COCOA, HENRY U. PARRISH, BOTH IN HIS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND HIS CAPACITY AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF COCOA, ET. AL.,
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
FLORIDA PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY vs SUSANNE COOK
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PATRICIA K. STONE, AS TRUSTEE OF THE PATRICIA K. STONE REVOCABLE TRUST DATED JANUARY, 25 2017. vs JASON KUBASKY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
JASON KUBASKY vs PATRICIA K. STONE, AS TRUSTEE OF THE PATRICIA K. STONE REVOCABLE TRUST DATED JANUARY 25, 2017
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JAMES J. ARMSTRONG AND NANCY L. ARMSTRONG vs SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING, LLC, BAYHILL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT ASSOCIATION, INC., AND VIERA EAST COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Robert A. Griggs, Individually and as Trustee of the Robert A. Griggs Trust dated January 30, 2014, as Amended and Restated v. Matthew J. Monaghan, Cantwell & Goldman, PA, Matthew Kennedy, B & H Gun Sales, Inc., B & H Police Supply, LLC, B & H Gun Rack, Inc., Blackside Tactical, Inc., Community Solutions Partner, LLC f/k/a Community Champions Corporation and Merritt Management Corporation
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Blaine R. Shelkey and Karen L. Shelkey v. The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Holders of CWALT, Inc., Alternative Loan Trust 2004-J13, Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2004-J13, et al.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Gary Smith and Nadine Smith v. Universal Property and Casualty Insurance Company
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Robert A. Griggs, Individually, and as Trustee of the Robert A. Griggs Trust dated January 30, 2014, as Amended and Restated v. Matthew J. Monaghan, Cantwell & Goldman, PA, Matthew Kennedy, B and H Gun Rack, Inc., B and H Police Supply, LLC, B and H Gun Sales, Inc., Blackside Tactical, Inc., Community Solutions Partner, LLC f/k/a Community Champions Corporation, and Merritt Management Corporation
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Roy Lerchenfeld v. Green Plus Investments, LLC, Equity Trust Co-Custodian F/B/O David Rosenthal SEP IRA,
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
John H. Baldwin v. Douglas R. Beam, P.A., and Domenico M. Idoni
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Nicholas P. Winch v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
City of Satellite Beach, Florida v. Christel Bailey
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Florida Insurance Guaranty Association v. Ena Thomas
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Steven Frasure, Denyce Frasure, and Dry First, Inc. v. State Farm Florida Insurance Company
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Security First Insurance Company d/b/a Security First Florida v. Barrett E. Campbell
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Olga Hoffman v. SPCA of Brevard (Clinic), SPCA of Brevard (Adoption Center), S.P.C.A. of North Brevard, Pierre A. L. Mommers, Individually and Attorney-at-Law, P.A., and Mommers & Colombo,
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Sandra S. Rodriguez v. Tania Chemerys
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Michael Gent and Carol Gent v. State Farm Florida Insurance Company
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
THE CAPE, LLC AND RIVERVIEW ALF OPERATOR VS OCH-ZIFF REAL ESTATE AQUISITIONS, LP N/K/A SCULPTOR CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, LLC AND
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Carl Mascia v. Century Aluminum of South Carolina, Inc., Lloyd Lucas, and Lucas Garage and Trucking, Inc.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Sean Gleason, Danielle Gleason, and Gleason Landscaping, LLC v. IFP Development, LLC, Richard J. Kern, P.E., R.K. Engineering and Associates of Brevard, Inc., Florida 635, LLC, Island Forest Preserve HOA, Inc., and Maronda Homes, LLC, of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Brevard Construction Company v. G. Edward Mallory
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
J. Patrick Schirard, as Trustee of the J. Patrick Schirard Premarital Assets Revocable Living Trust, Dated, June 15, 2001 v. Brevard County, Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Joseph W. Murray, II, and Janice D. Murray v. REO Funding Solutions, III, LLC and AL N AL, LLC,
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JAOI INC. D/B/A OLE FIRE GRILL RESTAURANT AND TODD MATTHEW SPINDLER vs STEPHAN PROPERTIES OF FLORIDA, INC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROBERT L. BURNS, JR. vs VALORIE M. HOUK
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
VALERIE HARRISON vs RICHARD J. HARRISON, JR.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MARK C. ROBERTS vs MYRIAM ROBERTS N/K/A MYRIAM LALANNE
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STEPHEN JEREMY ROBINSON vs JENNIFER LEA ROBINSON
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STEPHEN JEREMY ROBINSON vs JENNIFER LEA ROBINSON
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STEPHEN JEREMY ROBINSON vs JENNIFER LEA ROBINSON
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Curtis v. Reinhardt
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
WILLIAM W. FIFER vs EVA M. FIFER
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Pitcher v. Schneider
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Keogh v. Keogh
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
Golchin v. Farzaneh
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Brevard County
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