Circuit Judge · Second Judicial Circuit Court
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303 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Jason L. Jones across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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All Jefferson circuit cases + specified appeals; 50% of Leon probate/guardianship
On this assignment since July 1, 2026
Education: Florida State University College of Law; » Juris Doctor, December 2003; » Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Fraternity- Officer; » Student Bar Association; University of Florida; » B.A. Criminology with Honors, May 2000; » Minor in General Education; Organizations; » Tallahassee Bar Association; » Stafford Inns of Court; » Florida Government Bar Association; » Tallahassee Barristers; » Tallahassee Women Lawyers; Procedures
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Verified against Judge Jason L. Jones's own court profile page, 2026-07-24.
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 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).
Profile upgraded 2026-07-24: bio_url now points to this judge's own page (https://2ndcircuit.leoncountyfl.gov/jones.php), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page.
8 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 303 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.
No judge-scoped deadlines on this tab. Deadlines are extracted only when the source rule text states them — we never infer or calculate dates the rule does not explicitly contain. 6 rule deadlines apply in this courtroom across all layers — assembled with citations in the Full Premium Report.
Timing shown here is quoted from the rule text. Compute your actual date against the court's calendar and the rule itself — not legal advice.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 22 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (November 9, 2023–April 8, 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.
Rice v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
last checked September 3, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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Trabosci v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Robert G. Foushee VS State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Neloms v. Lecounte
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Harrison v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Montez Dibre Willis v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Shepherd v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Kelleher v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Young v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Earnest Hill v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Lee v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Rogers v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Green v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Gordon v. FL Dep't of Corr.
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Dickey v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Cotton v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Tookes v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Sharma v. Tallahassee Housing Authority, Muhammad
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Kellond v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Hawkins v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Riley v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Hawkins v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
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