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J. Gordon Shuler
County Judge · Franklin County Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
County Judge · Franklin County Court
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303 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge J. Gordon Shuler across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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All Franklin county cases; weekday first appearances; circuit backup
On this assignment since July 1, 2026
Education: »; Apalachicola High School; Graduated 1979; »; Florida State University; Graduated 1984 – Double Major (BS) in History and Political Science; »; Florida State University College of Law; Graduated Cum Laude 1987 — Experience: » Private Practice with Shuler and Shuler 1987 – 2009; J. Gordon Shuler, P.A. (solo practitioner) 2010 – 2018.; » Third generation attorney.; » General practice with focus on criminal defense and family law. Also handled real estate, probate, federal criminal defense, appeals, and various other matters.; Memberships; » Member of The Florida Bar 1987 to present; » United States District Court, Northern District of Florida; » Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration Advisory Board; Personal Information; » Active Member of First Baptist Church of Apalachicola; » Birthdate – August 20, 1961; » Lifelong resident of Franklin County; » Three children: Krystal, Kayla and Kelsey
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Verified against Judge J. Gordon Shuler'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 First District Court of Appeal (Tallahassee).
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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://2ndcircuit.leoncountyfl.gov/shuler.php), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page.
2 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 303 total requirements apply in this courtroom across all layers — the Full Premium Report assembles the complete stack.
No judge-level deadline on record runs shorter than a statewide deadline with the same trigger. The sentinel compares quoted timing across every published rule scoped to this judge on each visit — a clean result today is re-earned tomorrow.
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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.
Ryan S. McKinney v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Franklin County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Timothy C. O'Bryan, Jr. VS State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Franklin County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Hippensteal v. Taylor's Building Supply
last checked September 3, 2026
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All Franklin county cases; weekday first appearances; circuit backupcurrent
July 1, 2026 — present
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First District Court of Appeal · Franklin County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
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