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Jennifer X. Gabbard
Circuit Judge · Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Circuit Judge · Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court
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451 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Jennifer X. Gabbard across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Civil — Division F
Courtroom Edgecomb Crt 500
Brandi Paine
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Education: University of Florida College of Law, Juris Doctorate with honors; University of Florida, Bachelor of Arts with honors; Professionl Background; Certification; Board Certification in Criminal Trial Law, 2007-Present; Professional And Community Involvement (Past and Present); Hillsborough County Bar Association; Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers, Board of Directors member and Co-Chair of Diversity Committee; Tampa Bay Inn of Court, Past President; Goldberg-Cacciatore Criminal Inn of Court; The Florida Bar Grievance Committee “C”-Vice-Chair; The Florida Bar Code and Rules of Evidence Committee; Tampa Bay Catholic Lawyers Guild; Tampa Connection, Board of Directors member
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Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 E. Twiggs St., Room #514, Tampa, Florida 33602
Published forms & procedures: Judicial Practices and Procedures; Uniform Pre-Trial Conference Order (Jury Trial); Uniform Order Setting Case for Trial and Pre-Trial (Jury Trial); Uniform Pre-Trial Conference Order (Non-Jury Trial); Uniform Order Setting Cause for Trial and Pre-Trial (Non-Jury Trial); Circuit Mediation Party Information Form; Affidavit of Compliance with Foreclosure Procedures; Residential Foreclosure Order Setting Non-Jury Trial and Directing Pre-Trial Procedures; Uniform Motion For Writ of Possession in Foreclosure Case; Uniform Order of Referral to Foreclosure Mediation; Proposed Uniform Tobacco Orders - Motion of Limine; Tobacco Jury Instructions
Verified against Judge Jennifer X. Gabbard's own court profile page, 2026-08-02.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Second District Court of Appeal (St. Petersburg).
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Profile upgraded 2026-08-02: bio_url now points to this judge's own page (https://www.fljud13.org/Directory/Judges/Judge-Gabbard), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page. 12 linked form/procedure document(s) fetched and hashed.
2 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 451 total requirements apply in this courtroom across all layers — the Full Premium Report assembles the complete stack.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 49 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (June 8, 2018–August 7, 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 3, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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Circuit Civil — Division Fcurrent
date not recorded — present · Courtroom Edgecomb Crt 500
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
Kahrimanovic v. The Illas Group, Inc.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
PERIANNAN PERIANNAN vs NIRMALA KUPPUSAMY
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Tewolde, Fissha v. Brandon Shopping Center Partners, LTD, et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
TRUJILLO v. HARRINGTON, HARRINGTON
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Eustaquio v. Capitol Land Joint Ventures, LLC,
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SMART SCIENCE LABORATORIES, INC. AND GENE C. WEITZ v. GPG HOLDINGS, LLC, GLOBAL PRODUCTS GROUP, LLC, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MATTHEW R. GRAY vs HAYLEY KRISTINA SITMER
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
NORTHROP, SCHIRO v. FLORIDA BULLET, INC., SIG SAUER, INC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MATTAMY TAMPA/SARASOTA, LLC, ET AL. v. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ADELEKE S. ALLI vs OLUKEMI ALLI
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Salih v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JACK JESMER vs JANA JESMER
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GOLDEN GATE 34 HOLDINGS, LLC, HILLSBOROUGH BAY 33578 TRUST v. U.S. BANK TRUST, N. A., et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Lung Institute, LLC v. Rivero
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Kirkpatrick Price, Inc. v. Clone Systems, Inc.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
BRYAN A. SIMS vs MARGUERITA B. SIMS
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MATTAMY TAMPA/SARASOTA, LLC, ET AL. vs HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
FREEMAN v. BRAVER, BRANDON REGIONAL HOSPITAL INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JESMER v. JESMER
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MELISSA MEISELMAN vs MICHAEL MEISELMAN
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MAJID MOHAMMAD HAWARI vs ALICIA SHANNON HAWARI
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MICHAEL MEISELMAN vs MELISSA MEISELMAN
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
PATRICK GILLILAND VS JANE DOE
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LYNCH, HELLER v. SIGISMUND, SIGISMUND
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Lung Institute, LLC v. Rivero
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
INNOVA INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC AND IZARO ETXEA, LLC VS A & M INVESTMENT TRUST, LLC, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation v. Fernandez
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ANNE MCQUEEN VS CAROLE BASKIN, ET AL
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
KRG OLDSMAR PROJECT COMPANY, LLC vs CWI, INC. AND CWGS GROUP, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
FRANK GREER vs HSBC BANK USA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Hynes, Hynes, et al v. Smith, Jr.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Haught, Whitburn, LLC v. Eagle Palms Homeowners Association, Inc., Hollagher Group, LLC, et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
LUCAS G. HOGG AND DOMINIC BROWNE-CASON vs VILLAGES OF BLOOMINGDALE I HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., ET AL
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Critical Intervention Services, Inc. v. Tampa Electric Company
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Garrett v. Lynch, ARNP, Sarasota Pain Management, et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Krocka v. Public Storage, Inc., Unknown Third-Party Auction Bidder
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
W. D. vs J. M. W.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
T. A. vs A. S.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
SHAWN SMITH, SR. vs STACY HAMBERLIN
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Worldwide Aircraft Services, Inc., Jet ICU v. Worldwide Insurance Services, LLC., Geoblue, et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
FREEMAN v. BRAVER, BRANDON REGIONAL HOSPITAL INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
PATRICK HAMILTON vs MANA HAMILTON
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
WWCD, LLC v. MacDill Entertainment, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
NATHANIEL SMILEY VS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, L L C, D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JOHN DOE VS CREMEENS LAW GROUP, PLLC, ET AL
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LISA RODRIGUEZ vs RICHARD SCOTT RODRIGUEZ
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHRISTOPHER ERIC NUTTING vs SARA LOUISE NUTTING
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KIMBERLEY JO KONASH vs SCOTT ALLAN KONASH
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Denied
ANTHONY DANIEL vs MICHAEL ADCOCK
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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