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James W. Morgan III
Circuit Judge · Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 6, 2026
Circuit Judge · Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court
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305 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge James W. Morgan III across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit — Upper Keys civil/ICCSVP/criminal; domestic relations except dependency; Juvenile Drug Court; UFC
On this assignment since July 1, 2026
wendy.dube@keyscourts.net (305) 852-7165 (305) 852-7113 Education Juris Doctorate, University of Florida Frederic G. Levin College of Law Master of Science, University of Florida College of Health and Human Performance Bachelor of Science, University of Florida Warrington College of Business
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Third District Court of Appeal (Miami).
● LiveThat court's published bench (10): Alexander S. Bokor, Bronwyn C. Miller, Edwin A. Scales, III, Fleur J. Lobree, Ivan F. Fernandez, Kansas R. Gooden, Kevin Emas, Monica Gordo, Norma S. Lindsey, Thomas Logue
Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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4 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 305 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 17 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (April 13, 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.
Florida Keys Towing, Inc., etc. v. CarMax Auto Superstores, Inc., etc.
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
last checked September 3, 2026
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Circuit — Upper Keys civil/ICCSVP/criminal; domestic relations except dependency; Juvenile Drug Court; UFCcurrent
July 1, 2026 — present
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Diane Scott v. Robert Broughton
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Adam Angerman v. State of Florida
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Jonathan Torner, et al. v. Ideal Credit Union
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
THE STATE OF FLORIDA, VS ABRAHAM DWAYNE MCLEROY,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Riley Love, et al. v. Florida Family Insurance Company
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Diane Scott v. Erica Stewart
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Naomi Rojas v. The State of Florida
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Diane Scott v. Robert Broughton
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Duglas Esmix Hernandez Morel v. State of Florida
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
STEVEN DEXTER BENNETT, vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
John Kuluz, et al. v. Monroe County, Florida, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Richard Beckman, et al. v. Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida
Third District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari from the Circuit Court for Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - Per Curiam Opinion
Christopher Valdez v. The State of Florida
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Tami Kutz Robertson v. State of Florida
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Diane Scott v. Daniel Zieg
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
TERRANCE HOWARD, vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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