James Dekleva
County Judge · Seminole County Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
County Judge · Seminole County Court
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834 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge James Dekleva across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Administrative Judge — County Criminal — Seminole County
Education: B.S. Florida State University; J.D. Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, 1990; Professional History; Admitted to the Florida Bar Association in 1991; Admitted to the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1993; Former Assistant State Attorney, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, Seminole County, FL; Private Practice, 1993-2012; Judicial History; Elected County Court Judge in 2012; Civil Administrative Judge for County Court 2019 - 2021; County Court Administrative Judge 2023 - Present; Organizations, Committees, and Commissions; County Representative: Security Committee; Past Chairman, Canvassing Board, Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Committee
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Criminal Justice Center, , Sanford, Seminole, Scheduling Hearings
Published forms & procedures: Attorney Scheduling Instructions; Judge James J. DeKleva's – Division C Practice Manual
Verified against Judge James Dekleva's own court profile page, 2026-08-02.
Division C — Criminal (controlling: AO 26-29-S eff. 2026-07-01)
Seminole Criminal Justice Center, Sanford
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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).
Profile upgraded 2026-08-02: bio_url now points to this judge's own page (https://flcourts18.org/james-dekleva-biography/), 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. 834 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 25 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (May 21, 2019–July 2, 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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DNS AUTO GLASS SHOP, LLC A/A/O SELENE WASHINGTON VS STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY AND
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 4, 2026
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AT HOME AUTO GLASS, LLC A/A/O AMY MUND vs MENDOTA INSURANCE COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
AT HOME AUTO GLASS, LLC A/A/O MARY ACRES vs MENDOTA INSURANCE COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
USAA CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY vs CHRISTOS MIKROGIANNAKIS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
AT HOME AUTO GLASS, LLC A/A/O SANDRA ARDLEY vs MENDOTA INSURANCE COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
AT HOME AUTO GLASS, LLC A/A/O JOSEPHINE MONROE vs MENDOTA INSURANCE COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
AT HOME AUTO GLASS, LLC A/A/O LENDELL WELCOME vs MENDOTA INSURANCE COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
AT HOME AUTO GLASS, LLC A/A/O PATRICIA STROMAN-GOINS vs MENDOTA INSURANCE COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
LEIGH TURAY vs BRUCE MCCRAY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
A STAR AUTO GLASS, LLC A/A/O ALEX GORR vs STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
AT HOME AUTO GLASS, LLC A/A/O ANTHONY ANTORINO vs MENDOTA INSURANCE COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
AT HOME AUTO GLASS, LLC A/A/O ARGENIS DURAN vs MENDOTA INSURANCE COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
A STAR AUTO GLASS, LLC A/A/O ANGELA ENGEL vs STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, AND STATE FARM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
AT HOME AUTO GLASS, LLC A/A/O LATOYA TOWNSEND vs MENDOTA INSURANCE COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
AT HOME AUTO GLASS, LLC A/A/O ANDRE BRYANT vs MENDOTA INSURANCE COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
AT HOME AUTO GLASS, LLC A/A/O BERNICE WALKER vs MENDOTA INSURANCE COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
VIP GLASS, LLC A/A/O LERROY VIDAURRI vs MENDOTA INSURANCE COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
SEYED SAHAMEDDEN GHIASSI AFJEN vs TWIN RIVERS HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION, INC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
AT HOME AUTO GLASS, LLC A/A/O TAISHA COLON vs MENDOTA INSURANCE COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
ORLANDO CASTILLO vs FLOR A. BORGES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BRENT BALESTRIERI vs BRIELLE LYNN BLAKE
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
State of Florida v. Bryan Allen Repple
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
YOUSRY RIZK VS MILAGROS RIVERA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Michael Stanley Johnson v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
WALTER OSBORNE vs GABRIEL BURGOS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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