Circuit Judge · Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court
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834 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge John J. Parnofiello across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Criminal — Division R
Courtroom 10.2214
On this assignment since June 8, 2026
Main Judicial Complex — 10.2214 / courtroom 10F
Motion required for hearings over 30 minutes; evidentiary/trial motions heard at least ten days before trial; proposed orders within three days.
Verified 2026-08-03: the 15th's own judges grid publishes assignment and phone facts but no biography prose. A court fact, not a harvest gap.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Fourth District Court of Appeal (West Palm Beach).
● LiveThat court's published bench (11): Alan O. Forst, Burton C. Conner, Caroline Shepherd, Cory J. Ciklin, Johnathan D. Lott, Jonathan D. Gerber, Mark W. Klingensmith, Melanie G. May, Robert M. Gross, Shannon K. Shaw, Spencer D. Levine
Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
Verified against AO 11.101-06/2026 (signed 6/5/2026, eff. 6/8/2026 — fetched + sha256-hashed cb1b9451…, all 4 pages transcribed) and the live division instruction page (fetched + hashed 2026-07-22).
9 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 834 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 20 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (May 11, 2023–July 23, 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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Stuart Investments II, LLC v. Equity Trust Company, et al.,
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 4, 2026
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4 verbatim requirements published by Palm Beach Division R on continuances & cancellations.
5 verbatim requirements published by Palm Beach Division R on filing & notice deadlines.
Stuart Investments III, LLC v. George J. Mantoan, et al.,
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MARCOS E. OROZCO a/k/a MARCOS OROZCO a/k/a VS AMERICAN EXPRESS NATIONAL BANK f/k/a AMERICAN EXPRESS
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Naomi Cohen and Idan Ben-Gigi v. South Florida Fair and Palm Beach County Expositions, Inc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
GEORGE SCOTT CURRY VS WOODBERRY LAKES HOMEOWNERS ASSOC. INC.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
A.M., The Father v. Ndapewa Josaphat, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Robert Gruenthal and Julia Gruenthal v. Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Amelia Owens v. Boca View Condominium Association, Inc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Lawrie Anne Molle v. American Honda Motor Co Inc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Antonella R. Leary, M.D. and Florida Cancer Specialists Research Institute, LLC d/b/a Florida Cancer Specialists v. Gareth Colletti, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Diane Colletti, and as surviving spouse
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BETH SARA HIRSCHEL VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
WILGENS CLERVILLE VS RODELINE CHARLES CLERVILLE
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Larry Klayman v. Portfolio Media, Inc., et al.,
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Planet Motors LLC v. Agora Data Inc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
A.T., a child v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
City of Palm Beach Gardens v. Golden Nugget Gaming PBG, LLC, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
City of Boynton Beach v. Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Tythe HIll Stites, et al v. North E Street LLC and 413 North E Street, LLC
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
KRISTI LEAH DOLL VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
TRAVIS WADSWORTH and ERICA CHAPIN v. FLORIDA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
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Monitor: content changed at 15th Cir. — Division R Instructions (Judge Parnofiello). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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