J. Kevin Abdoney
Circuit Judge · Tenth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Circuit Judge · Tenth Judicial Circuit Court
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317 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge J. Kevin Abdoney across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Felony (Capital)/Civil Sec F9 (Admin Judge) — Polk County
Felony (Capital)/Civil Sec F9 (Admin Judge).
Verified 2026-08-03: the 10th's own judges page publishes portrait galleries for 10 officers; this judge is not among them. The missing photo is a court fact, not a harvest gap.
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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).
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 239 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (May 9, 2012–June 23, 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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Felony (Capital)/Civil Sec F9 (Admin Judge) — Polk Countycurrent
date not recorded — present
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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. Showing the 50 most recent; all 239 are counted in the outcome census above.
DAVID M. MURDOCK v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
KATIE ANNE RENNER vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BREONNA WREN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CORDELL NAJEE WILLIAMS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
TRAVIS HUNT vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PATRICK ANTONIO CHAMBERS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ELVI JOSE MARCIA-ALVARADO VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JOVAN LAMB VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MIGUEL ANGEL NIEVES VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
CHRISTIAN MARTEL THOMPSON VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
WINFIELD WHITE VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DEANDRAE LEON GARY VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
David Joseph Pittman v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
ALLEN L. RUCKSTUHL, JR. VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
VINCENTE OYOLA VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JOHNNIE SHIELDS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
ALEGRAY DAMIAH JONES v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
FRANKY M. VALLEJO VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CHRISTOPHER JONES VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
David Joseph Pittman v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
JAMIE HERNANDEZ SALAS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CHARLES L. JOHNSON VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Javorice Dexter Tramel v. State of Florida
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
TARMETRIS MACK v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LEO SCHOFIELD, JR. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
HEATHER MONTANA TYLER VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
State of Florida v. Johnny R. Mackey, III.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Michael Stribling v. State of Florida
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DEBONAIRE MCINTOSH VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
ROBERTO L. RODRIGUEZ VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JOSEPH TUCKER VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Javorice Dexter Tramel v. State of Florida
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CARL MCCAULEY VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
STATE OF FLORIDA VS JULIAN W. BIRD
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JAMES STEVEN WILLIAMS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ANTONIOUS WHITE VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
ELIJAH STANSELL VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LAZARO PEREZ TOLEDO VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MATTHEW SEANTAYLOR BAIST vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs RICARDO FERNANDEZ
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHARLES ANTHONY HUTCHINS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
MARK ASHLEY OTT vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ANDREWSON COMPERE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
THOMAS BRETT KIERCE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
AWNY MALAK ABDEL BASTA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JARRE DEON HYMES vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CLIFFORD HILL vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
WILLIAM M. GAINEY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOSHUA GIBSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BALDUINO QUINONES NEGRON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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