Hal C. Epperson Jr.
Circuit Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Circuit Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
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545 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Hal C. Epperson Jr. across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Criminal — Division A/10 (Osceola)
Judicial Assignment: 2023-2026 Circuit Judge, Osceola County Unified Family Court; 2017-2023 Associate Administrative Judge, Osceola County Courts; 2019-2023 Osceola County Judge, Criminal; 2017-2018 Osceola County Judge, Civil; 2007-2016 Osceola County Judge, Criminal — Education: Juris Doctor: Stetson University; Bachelor of Arts, Political Science: Stetson University — Professional Activities: Member, Osceola County Bar Association; Past President, Osceola County Bar Association; Member, Orange County Bar Association; Member, Florida Bar Association; Past Chair, Grievance Committee; Circuit
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Verified against Judge Hal C. Epperson Jr.'s own court profile page, 2026-07-24.
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 Sixth District Court of Appeal (Lakeland).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
Profile upgraded 2026-07-24: bio_url now points to this judge's own page (https://ninthcircuit.org/judges/circuit/hal-c-epperson-jr), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page.
This tab lists judge-and-division rules only, and this judge's division publishes its practice at the county, circuit, and statewide layers instead — 545 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 11 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (July 13, 2021–April 17, 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.
CHRISTIAN JORDIE OTERO vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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MARVIN RAY BREIER vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOSEPH FERREIRA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
JAVIER JOSE CORA SIERRA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOSUAN JOEL LOPEZ ORTIZ VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ELLEN ROSE FITZGERALD f/k/a ELLEN ROSE DOSTIE v. JAMES JOSEPH DOSTIE, JR.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
CLEOTHER STOUDEMIRE VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ELLEN ROSE FITZGERALD f/k/a ELLEN ROSE DOSTIE v. JAMES JOSEPH DOSTIE, JR.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
HENRY GUZMAN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
AMBER RIVERA vs ELIZABETH RONDEAU AND MATHEW ORTIZ
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHAUNTE TAVELLE EPPES vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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