John D. Galluzzo
Circuit Judge · Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Circuit Judge · Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court
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Juvenile/Probate/Mental Health/Guardianship — Seminole County
Education: BA Criminal Justice University of Central Florida; JD Nova Southeastern College of Law; Judicial History; Chief Judge 18th Circuit, 2015-2017; Past Administrative Positions in the Courts:; Administrative Judge Seminole County;; Administrative Judge Civil Appeals,; Administrative Judge Circuit Criminal Division;; Administrative Judge; Guardianship and Probate Divisions; Organizations, Committees, and Commissions; Brevard County Bar Association; Seminole County Bar Association; Civilian Military; Supreme Court Trial Court Security Workgroup
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Seminole Juvenile Justice Center, ,, Sanford
Published forms & procedures: Attorney Scheduling Instructions; Judge Galluzzo’s Juvenile Division P Policy & Procedures
Verified against Judge John D. Galluzzo's own court profile page, 2026-08-02.
Division P — Juvenile/Probate/Mental Health/Guardianship (controlling: AO 26-28-S eff. 2026-07-01)
Seminole Juvenile Justice Center, Sanford
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 85 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (July 2, 2007–July 24, 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 4, 2026
last checked September 4, 2026
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MONIQUE H. WORRELL, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE STATE ATTORNEY FOR VS BARBARA ANN BOURQUE, AS GUARDIAN ADVOCATE FOR ASHLEY KARLAN
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs MICHAEL MILLER
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
DAVID ZIMMERMAN vs DAWNA FRIESTAD AND THERESA BARTON, AS TEMPORARY GUARDIAN OF CARL L. ZIMMERMAN
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs MICHAEL MILLER
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
ALLEN DION CASHE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DAVID ZIMMERMAN vs DAWNA FRIESTAD AND THERESA BARTON, AS TEMPORARY GUARDIAN OF MARGARET ANNE ZIMMERMAN AND CARL L. ZIMMERMAN
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
L.B. AND D.M., JR., PARENTS OF O.E.M., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Granted
DARRELL CHAPMAN O/B/O E.C., A CHILD vs JOANNA TOLBERT O/B/O G.T., A CHILD
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Lauth Investigations International, Inc., et al v. Bonnie Mae Goforth
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
HENRY LEE BAKER, IV VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
IN RE: JANE DOE
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
ERRIC JOSEPH PIPKIN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
S.B.-D., Mother of J.G., A.H., J.H. and A.H., Minor Children v. Department of Children and Families
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ERRIC JOSEPH PIPKIN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
M.C., Father of R.N.C., Minor Child v. Department of Children and Families
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Margaret Green a/k/a Peggy M. Green, Individually and in Her Capacity as General Partner of Big Oaks Ranch Limited Partnership, et al. v. Raymond M. Green and Richard B. Green, in their Capacity as Limited Partners of, and derivatively for, Big Oaks Ranch Limited Partnership, et al.,
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
R.D., Father of Z.D., L.S.D. and L.R.D., Minor Children v. Department of Children and Families
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DURWIN W. SLAYTON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
T.B., A Child v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Forrest Willard v. Robert A. Kolarits, as Personal Representative of The Estate of Julius Stephen Kolarits
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
D.S., Mother of J.G., a Child v. Department of Children and Families
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Margaret Green a/k/a Peggy M. Green, Individually, and in her Capacity as General Partner of Big Oaks Ranch Limited Partnership, and in her Capacity as Trustee of the Quentin L. Green Living Trust Dated February 19, 2015, and the Estate of Quentin L. Green v. Richard B. Green and Raymond M. Green, in their Capacity as Limited Partners of, and Derivatively for, Big Oaks Ranch Limited Partnership, and in their Capacity as Beneficiaries of the Quentin L. Green Living Trust, et al
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
ERRIC JOSEPH PIPKIN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PAUL V. MELLINI AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE IN RE: ESTATE OF JENO F. PAULUCCI A/K/A LUIGINO FRANCESCO PAULUCCI, CYNTHIA J. SELTON, MICHAEL J. PAULUCCI, JENO MICHAEL PAULUCCI, ET AL. vs GINA J. PAULUCCI
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
N.B., MOTHER OF J.W. AND H.W., CHILDREN vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND J.W., FATHER OF J.W. AND H.W., CHILDREN
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MASSOUD RAJABI vs VILLAS AT LAKESIDE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
PETER J. CLAY, DERIVATIVELY AS A PROPERTY OWNER OF AND ON BEHALF OF BUCKINGHAM ESTATES HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION, INC., A NON-STOCK, NON-PROFIT, CLOSE-HELD FLORIDA CORORATION vs RALPH SANJURJO, LOFTON BARNES, TERRI PRENDERGAST, JOE SARNOVSKY, RYAN ALLEN, EDMOND ST. PIERRE, SENTRY MANAGEMENT, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION and BUCKINGHAM ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LISA GEMS vs WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
FARUQ JAMIL BURNEM vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RAYMOND MATTISON vs CHRISTINE MATTISON
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
COLLEEN FALK vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROBERT D. ABRAMS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
EDWIN FLORES ROJAS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JORGE MARTINEZ vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LISA BATTAGLIA vs BRUCE BATTAGLIA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROYCE MAHONE WILLIAMS vs CANDI ERICA WILLIAMS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHRISTIAN T. OGDEN-BLACKSHEAR vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
HIPOLITO CEPEDA FELIX vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BERNARD MUSZYNSKI, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF KATHERINE C. PARKER vs FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CLIFFORD L. REDDING vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ALISTAIRE FORSYTHE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SAGHI SISSY ATKINSON F/K/A SAGHI SISSY DUDA vs ALEXANDER NICHOLAS DUDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOEL BRYAN EDDY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LAVARIO CAREY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LINDA A. NASH vs BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR BY JULY 1, 2011, DE JUR MERGER WITH BAC HOME LOANS SERVING, LP, F/K/A COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, RICHARD M. ANNETTE AND MTG ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION, ETC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Lisenbee v. Whitman
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Clements v. Clements
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
HENRY LEE BAKER, IV vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
McGinnis v. Irwin
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Seminole County
William Roger Davis, III v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Seminole County
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