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James M. Colaw
Circuit Judge · Eighth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Circuit Judge · Eighth Judicial Circuit Court
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Circuit Criminal — Alachua III (L-R); Bradford criminal; Div VI post-conviction
On this assignment since March 30, 2026
Juris Doctor: University of Florida College of Law Masters of Business Administration: University of Florida Bachelor: Carnegie Mellon University
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PROFILE (live circuit8.org, verified 2026-07-24; 4/4 spot-checked profiles matched live): Assignment per AO 9.03 (v2026-2, eff. Mar 30 2026) — Administrative Judge, Circuit Criminal; Alachua Circuit Criminal III (L-R); Bradford criminal; circuit-wide Division VI post-conviction relief. CHIEF JUDGE-ELECT for term beginning January 5, 2027 (announced on circuit8.org homepage). Courthouse: Judge Stephan P. Mickle, Sr. Criminal Courthouse. Office room UNVERIFIED; no permanent courtroom published (AO 9.05 weekly courtroom calendar governs). Judicial assistant: Wendy Laudicina (laudicinaw@circuit8.org). Phone (352) 548-3784. Fax (904) 368-3904.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the First District Court of Appeal (Tallahassee).
● LiveThat court's published bench (13): Joseph Lewis, Jr., L. Clayton Roberts, Lance E. Neff, Lori S. Rowe, M. Kemmerly Thomas, Rachel E. Nordby, Raymond F. Treadwell, Robert E. Long, Jr., Ross L. Bilbrey, Stephanie W. Ray, Susan L. Kelsey, Thomas D. Winokur, Timothy D. Osterhaus
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 710 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (June 6, 2016–July 31, 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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last checked September 4, 2026
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Circuit Criminal — Alachua III (L-R); Bradford criminal; Div VI post-convictioncurrent
March 30, 2026 — present
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Charles Allen Green vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Carla Temika Condra vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Jeffrey G. Hutchinson v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Bradford County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
Reginald Keith vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Baker County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Keaton Jamaal Gavin vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Duane Eugene Owen v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Bradford County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
Dakota Carter vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Baker County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Leo L. Boatman v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Bradford County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
Ronald Palmer Heath v. State of Florida & Ronald Palmer Heath v. Secretary, Department of Corrections
Supreme Court of Florida · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
Karjuan Hampton vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Wayne Lee Collins vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Gilchrist County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Gregory Jones, Jr. vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Tamieky Lafaera Gaskin vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Jason Patrick Griffis vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Baker County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Gerod Nigehl Todd vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Baker County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
James Eugene Boykin Jr vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Ryan Alexander Manning vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Baker County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Barry v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Kendrick Rischard Johnson v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Carlton L. Williams Sr. vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Lowe v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Bradford County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Howard v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Stevens v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Bradford County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Reginald Keith vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Baker County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Barry K. Gordon vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Keith G. Perry vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Joseph v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Union County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Johnson v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Terrance Andrew Miller VS State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Neal v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Levy County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Cameron Dominque Roberts vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Meyers v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
McLaughlin v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Dicks v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Union County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jesse Martinez v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Voiles v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Bradford County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Miles v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Mikkelson v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Levy County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Robinson v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Ryan Todd Le Boss v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Madson v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Dicks v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Union County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Anthony John Brown vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Perry v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Neil Anderson vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Bradford County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Houston v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Yawn v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Hill v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Tommy Lee Griffin, Jr. vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Jones v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
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