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Jack Gutman
County Judge · Hillsborough County Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
County Judge · Hillsborough County Court
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451 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Jack Gutman across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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County Civil — Division V
Courtroom Edgecomb Crt 412
Judy Fields
Contact details published by the court for scheduling and chambers procedure questions — always confirm preferences with the JA before a hearing.
The Honorable Jack Gutman County Civil, Division V Edgecomb Courthouse 800 E. Twiggs St., Room #430 Tampa, Florida 33602 Courtroom #412 Judicial Assistant: Judy Fields (813) 272-5809 civdivv@fljud13.org Zoom Meeting ID: 935-997-3308 Password: Not required Court Zoom Link Administrative Orders Judicial Biography Judicial Biography Judge Jack Gutman The Honorable Jack Gutman Year Elected to the Bench: 2018 Education University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 1986 Tulane University, B.A., 1983 Professional Background Admitted to the Florida Bar 1986 Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office; Felony Division Chief, Deputy Felony Division Chief, Senior Trial Attorney State of Florida Attorney General’s Office Senior Assistant Attorney General, Deputy Bureau Chief Eminent Domain, Tampa Division, Senior Trial Attorney Private Practice – Gutman and Guerra, PA.; Jack N. Gutman, P.A. and Dorman and Gutman, P.L. Pasco County Senior Assistant County Attorney Community Involvement Board Member, Childrens Athletic and Dance Organization (CANDO, INC.) Board Member and Past Board Chair of MacDonald Training Center, Inc. Former Teen Court Volunteer Judge Former Member of Florida Bar Grievance Committee for the 13th Judicial Circuit Member of The Herbert G. Goldburg/Ronald K. Cacciatore Criminal Law American Inn of Court Professional Activities Judicial Member Hillsborough County Canvassing Board Cancel Forms Judicial Practices & Procedures County Civil, Division V Forms Uniform Order Setting Trial & Pretrial (Non-Jury Trial) County Civil, Division V Judicial Practices and Procedures
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Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 E. Twiggs St., Room #430, Tampa, Florida 33602
Published forms & procedures: Uniform Order Setting Trial & Pretrial (Non-Jury Trial); Judicial Practices and Procedures
Verified against Judge Jack Gutman's own court profile page, 2026-08-02.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Second District Court of Appeal (St. Petersburg).
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Profile upgraded 2026-08-02: bio_url now points to this judge's own page (https://www.fljud13.org/Directory/Judges/Judge-Gutman), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page. 2 linked form/procedure document(s) fetched and hashed.
2 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 451 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 12 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (December 9, 2022–July 1, 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.
GREGORY DOBRER vs MARLIN BRIGGS AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
last checked September 3, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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County Civil — Division Vcurrent
date not recorded — present · Courtroom Edgecomb Crt 412
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
SALTI v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SEYMORE v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Geary v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Swift v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
COLOUTES, SR. v. FARANTATOS
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Aris v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Anderson v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Gilbreth v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Bright v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
OSBORNE v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY vs SHAZAM AUTO GLASS, LLC, A/A/O ANDREW HEARD
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the County
Disposition (court’s label): Denied
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