James Nutt
Circuit Judge · Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Circuit Judge · Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court
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834 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge James Nutt across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Criminal — Division W
Courtroom 11.2214
On this assignment since June 8, 2026
Main Judicial Complex — 11.2214 / courtroom 11F
Mon–Thu 8:30 a.m. dockets for matters ten minutes or less; 15 minutes or more requires special set; do not submit unagreed orders as agreed.
Verified 2026-08-03: the 15th's own judges grid publishes assignment and phone facts but no biography prose. A court fact, not a harvest gap.
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 Fourth District Court of Appeal (West Palm Beach).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
Verified against AO 11.101-06/2026 (signed 6/5/2026, eff. 6/8/2026 — fetched + sha256-hashed cb1b9451…, all 4 pages transcribed) and the live division instruction page (fetched + hashed 2026-07-22).
9 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.
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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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 89 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (October 4, 2018–July 30, 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. Showing the 50 most recent; all 89 are counted in the outcome census above.
Anton Lazzaro v. LGM Consulting Group, Inc.
last checked September 3, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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4 verbatim requirements published by Palm Beach Division W on remote appearance policy.
Judge Nutt holds only nonessential hearings (status checks, case dispositions) via Zoom; all other hearings are in person, and every order goes through Online Services.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MERJEME AVILES, as Guardian of PENELOPI BITSI VS HEIDI BITSI
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
STANDARD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY VS EDITH LYNN SUROVEK
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Joseph Shallow v. Florida TrackDays, Inc. and Anthony West
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Hypoluxo Mariner's Cay Condominium Association, Inc. v. Underwriter's at Lloyd's London, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Leonard Mecca and Kathleen Mecca v Richard Berk, Arnaud Sitbon and ESJ Capital Partners, LLC
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Sonia Dhila v. Forbes/Cohen Florida Properties, LP d/b/a The Gardens Mall
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LARRY KLAYMAN VS PORTFOLIO MEDIA, INC.,
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Joseph Hawkesworth and Kenni Ann Hawkesworth v. Dennis Scott and Alohalani Scott
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Michael J. Dean v. 1180 Bimini, LLC
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
STANDARD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY VS EDITH LYNN SUROVEK
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
TIMOTHY STULTZ and CAROLYN STULTZ vs BANKUNITED, N.A.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Lynn K. Warshaw f/k/a Lynne Kaufman v. Bank of America, N.A.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Julian Maurice Herman v. Ariel Belen, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
T.J. FISHER VS BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SFR Services, LLC a/a/o Phil Appleton v. Tower Hill Signature Insurance Company
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SHERMAN BALCH vs THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, etc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KHULOUD HALUM, Personal Representative of the Estate of SALEH HALUM VS ZF PASSIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS US, INC. f/k/a
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
The Marbella Condominium Association, Inc., et al. v. Richard A. Josepher, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
ELY A BELLORIN vs QUANTUM FOUNDATION, INC. d/b/a JFK MEDICAL CENTER, ETC.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Ira Wenzel, and Nicole Wenzel v. Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Company
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Halo Development, LLC v. Davender Kant, as Trustee, etc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MICHAEL ANTHONY LORUSSO VS DONALD J. TRUMP
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Richard Darquea v. Black Diamond Homeowners Association, Inc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ROBERT J O'DONNELL and SANDRA O'DONNELL vs W.F. TAYLOR CO., INC., et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JEAN MAX ALTIDOR VS GAY MARIE DONOVAN
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Keith Malley v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Tham Khounthavong, et al. v. Shadowwood Square, Ltd.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Eddie's Property Investments, Inc. v. A Cut Above Landscape & Maintenance, Inc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Harley Kane v. Stewart Tilghman Fox & Bianchi, P.A., et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
AMY KAYTHEA NEAL VS GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Preferred Orthopedics of the Palm Beaches, P.A. and Michael Zeide, M.D. v. Iyad Awadallah
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Aileen Bailey v. People Trust Insurance Company
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Calvin Lamont Griffin v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Elizabeth Egan v. Law Offices of William H. Pincus, etc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
GLEN DECICCO and PAM STONE VS MALLORY CREEK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Richard Cleveland v. Westport Recovery Corporation, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
John Kendall v. Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC d/b/a Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
John Philbin, et al v. John Driver and Uber Technologies, Inc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RUTH A. GREEN VS CAROLINE ROFFMAN,
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Frederick J. Keitel III v. Darrell Hofheinz, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Gregory Cohen and Randi Cohen v. Dan's Backhoe Services, Inc.,
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
HOWARD FELLMAN and MELISSA FELLMAN VS MISSION VIEJO CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Frederick J. Keitel III v. Peter J. Callahan, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Kenzy Simeon, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Laforet Simeon v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Shaffer's Tea Room, LLC d/b/a Yaxche Tea Room v. Atlantic Ave Development, LLC, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Eugene Herbert Johnson, III v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Lori Stoll vs Indian Harbor Insurance Company
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Michelle J. Kane v. Stewart Tilghman Fox & Bianchi, P.A., et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Leonard Mecca and Kathleen Mecca v Richard Berk, Arnaud Sitbon and ESJ Capital Partners, LLC
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
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