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713 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Jeffrey E. Lewis across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Division B
Walton County Courthouse 571 U.S. Hwy 90 East DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32433, Judicial Assistant: Belinda Jones, belinda.jones@flcourts1.gov, 850-892-5425
Verified against Judge Jeffrey E. Lewis's own court profile page, 2026-07-24.
Walton County Courthouse 571 U.S. Hwy 90 East DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32433
Harvested live by BenchPath 2026-07-24 from the circuit's own published record.
Verified 2026-08-02: this circuit publishes NO judge portraits. The 1st's Sanity CMS judge documents carry no image field at all (38 checked via the content API), and the 12th's Judges page serves only a logo, an email-signature graphic and an Adobe button. The missing photo is 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 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://www.firstjudicialcircuit.org/legal-professionals/judges/jeffrey-e-lewis/), confirmed to name them before extraction. The court publishes no biography paragraph for this judge.
2 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 713 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 90 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (June 21, 2017–July 27, 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 90 are counted in the outcome census above.
last checked September 3, 2026
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L.A.L., Mother of J.U., J.C.L., J.L.L, J.K.A., Minor Children vs State of Florida Department of Children and Families; and Guardian ad Litem for J.U., J.C.L., J.L.L., and J.K.A.
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Gary Richard Whitton v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
Sawie Tamba Blamasah vs Jane Doe and John Doe, Her husband, Uber Technologies, Inc.; Rasier (FL), LLC
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Brian Wesson and Brandy Wesson vs Florida Peninsula Insurance Company
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Edgewater Beach Owners Association, Inc. vs Walton County Board of County Commissioners
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Troy C. Gavin vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Walton Plantation Master Association, Inc. vs OPO, LLC; Old South Land Inc; Willis, Krenkel, Maclin & Black Properties, LLC; Black Properties, LLC; Krenkel Properties, LLC; Willis Properties, LLC; et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Beau Brandon Owen, Former Husband vs Kelley Susanne Renton, Former Wife
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Walton Plantation Master Association, Inc. vs Big Timber, LLC and Long Creek Addition, LLC
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
C.H., etc. et al. v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Motes v. Hale
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
K.P., Father of K.P., Minor Child v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Dilley v. Gibson
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - Per Curiam Opinion
Mark Gacek and Pamela E. Gacek vs Avalon Dunes Condominium Owners Association, Inc.
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Christopher J. Ogle vs Julie Bagg Ogle
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
J.J., etc. et al. v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
D.G., etc. et al. v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
C.N., Mother of R.K.M., V.K.C., R.R.F., Minor Children v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
O'Caithan Properties, LLC vs Village Place Condominium Owners Association, Inc., Blue Mountain Beach Master Owners Association, Inc., Willis, Krenkel & Maclin Properties, LLC, and Blue Mountain Beach Investors, LLC
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
S.B., Father of J.G.B., W.S.B., M.B.B., W.S.B., L.N.B., L.S.B., Minor Children vs Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Jenkins v. Ball
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Mayer v. Yawn, The Resort Collection, LLC
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jonathan C. Green v. Tony Knight, Warden of Walton Correctional Institution
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
C.P.M., Father of A.L.M., A.L.M., Minor Children v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
H.H., mother of R.R., B.F.H., B.C.S.H., minor children v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Begin, Begin, et al v. Dri Pro Restoration, LLC, etc. et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
W.R., Father of S.R., a minor child vs Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
S.R., mother of E.C. and S.R., minor children vs Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Walton Plantation Master Association, Inc. vs Big Timber, LLC and Long Creek Addition, LLC
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Inlet Beach Capital Investments, LLC VS The Enclave at Inlet Beach Owners Association, Inc., a Florida not for profit
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Waggoner v. Ireton
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
J.M.F.H, mother of S.W.R., a minor child v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Jasen R. Elias VS Frontier Media Group, Inc., Dylan Goforth, Kassie McClung,
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Blauner v. Blauner
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
R.B., Mother of W.S.B., etc. v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
David Pearson vs David Pearson as Executor of the Estate of Elizabeth Pearson, Paradise by the Sea Property Owners Association, Inc., a Florida homeowners association
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Cleze Carr Jr. and Uneek, LLC vs The Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity, Churchill Development, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
K.H., Mother of B.L.W., B.S.H.J., K.E.H., K.L.H., Minor Children v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
C.M.S., etc. et al. v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Dune Allen Beach, Inc. v. Breen Realty LTD LP, et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Ballman, Laisure v. Massey Services, Inc., Robertson
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Corinna Soumerai vs The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificateholders of CWALT, Inc., Alternative Loan Trust 2007-OH3, Mortgage Pass-through Certificates, etc., et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Janice June Pentz, Jan Davidson and Jeannette Huggett vs Jennifer Bass, Jolene Clenney and Dr. Julie McNabb In Re: Guardianship of Janice J. Pentz
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
David A. Casey and Joan Quinn Casey VS Mistral Condominium Association, Inc.: Dolphin Developers, LLC; Panhandle Getaways,
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Horn v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Mark Gacek and Pamela Gacek v. Avalon Dunes Condominium Owners Association, Inc., et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
A.H., Mother of J.S.H., N.N.M. a/k/a N.H., S.A.H., F.L.A., and D.G.H., Minor Children vs Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
M.A.F., Father of, etc. v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Christopher Wood VS Robert Quinn, Warden of Walton Correctional Institution
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
J.S., Father of D.M.J., Minor Children vs Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Walton County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
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