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Joseph G. Foster
Circuit Judge · Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Circuit Judge · Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
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Administrative Judge — Collier County
A native of Michigan, Judge Foster graduated from the University of Michigan in 1989 with a bachelor's degree in History. He attended the Case Western Reserve University School of Law where he participated in the National Moot Court team and received his Juris Doctor degree cum laude in 1997.
Judge Foster practiced law in Cleveland, Ohio until 2000 when he moved to Southwest Florida. Prior to taking the bench, Judge Foster practiced civil trial law for fifteen years in the area of commercial and business litigation in state and federal courts in Ohio and Florida.
Judge Foster was elected to the Circuit Court bench by the voters of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit in 2012 and re-elected without opposition in 2018 and in 2024.
Judge Foster is actively involved in the community. He is a graduate of the Cornerstone Class 39 of Leadership Florida, a proud graduate of the Leadership Collier Class of 2008, and has served in various capacities with the Collier County Bar Association, the Community Foundation of Collier County, the Ad Miller Chapter of Tiger Bay, the Housing Development Corporation of Southwest Florida, the Affordable Housing Commission of Collier County, Moorings Presbyterian Church, and the Michael R.N. McDonnell Inn of Court. Judge Foster was honored in 2006 as the Public Service Volunteer of the Year by the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce, was appointed in 2012 to serve on the Canvassing Board for Collier County during the Presidential Preference Primary and the General Election, and served as an Associate Judge on the Second District Court of Appeals in April of 2017.
Judge Foster is currently assigned to the felony and probate division in the Collier County Circuit Court, and serves as the Circuit Court Administrative Judge for Collier County.
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Published forms & procedures: View Judge Foster's Zoom Information; View Judge Foster's Zoom Information; Civil Office Procedures; Judge Foster's Office Procedures - Felony Division; Felony Master Calendar; Judge Foster's Probate Procedures; Final Discharge Checklist; Judge Fosters Probate and Guardianship Procedures; Magistrate Pamela Barger Probate Order of Referral to Magistrate; Petition Formal Administration; Petition Summary Administration; Final Discharge Checklist
Verified against Judge Joseph G. Foster's own court profile page, 2026-07-24.
Division (official profile, verified 2026-07-19): Collier Criminal 50% Probate 25%
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Sixth District Court of Appeal (Lakeland).
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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.ca.cjis20.org/About-The-Court/jud_profile.aspx?judge=foster), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page. 12 linked form/procedure document(s) fetched and hashed.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 133 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (February 28, 2014–July 21, 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.
last checked September 3, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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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 133 are counted in the outcome census above.
EDWARD DAVID NYE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
NEW HOPE MINISTRIES, INC. v. CHURCH MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RANDY EUGENE SCHOOLCRAFT, SR. v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LISA ARTUSIO AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF SUSAN CARVER v. MARIE PRUDENTE AND CIRO PRUDENTE
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
WILLIAM VERHELLE, JR. VS GREY OAKS COUNTRY CLUB, INC.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
THOMAS CREWS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JACQUELINE RIBES VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
PHILLIP J. LUTZI v. WILLIAM MILLER and SUSAN KELLEGHAN, as Trustee of the Susan I. Kelleghan Trust dated 11/06/2007 and RIVERBEND OF NAPLES MOBILE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ELL-CAP/DIVERSIFIED 75-NAPLES ESTATES, An Oregon Limited Partnership, MHC OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, An Illinois Limited Partnership and MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES, INC., a Maryland Corporation VS NAPLES ESTATES HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION, INC.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RICHARD A. SCHURR, ESQ. AND CHRISTY L. HERTZ, ESQ. vs SILVERIO & HALL, P. A., ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
SANTOS ANIBAL MARTINEZ-LOPEZ vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOHN ADAMS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
AARON THOMAS PATTNO VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BEN HANDA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RAM MARQUIS GABRIEL vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CASEY ASKAR VS ANDREW DUSKIN
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
THE CITY OF NAPLES VS HEIDI WOLFF AND JOSEPH WOLFF
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
VICTORIA ELKINS v. MARBELLA LAKES OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., SEACREST SOUTHWEST f/k/a SOUTHWEST PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, and GRS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC. d/b/a GRS COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CREATIVE HARDSCAPES, LLC VS ROBERT PRAWDZIK, ET AL
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
EMMANUEL BAPTISTE VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
NAPLES BAY PROPERTIES, LLC v. RUSSELL REED, KAREN REED, and AMIL KAJY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
HERMAN H. TARNOW v. RICHARD A. WATSON, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF THEODORA BENEDICT
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
ROGNY RODRIGUEZ and GREYSI TOSTE v. HERITAGE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ZACHARY O' BANNON SMITH VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
THE LYKOS GROUP, INC. VS JONATHAN FEINS AND AMY FEINS
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CHRISTOPHER SERNA VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MCGARVEY CUSTOM HOMES, INC. v. USA GRADING, INC.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
WAYNE SFORZA v. CUSTOM HOMES BY KAYE, INC. d/b/a KAYE LIFESTYLE HOMES
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST AS TRUSTEE FOR PNPMS VS URSULA ANN LANGLEY AND ASPEN PROPERTIES GROUP, LLC AS TRUSTEE OF APG
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
URSULA ANN LANGLEY v. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR NEW CENTURY HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2004-1
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RAYMOND COLON VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
EVER ALEXANDER GOMEZ ALFARO VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DANIEL HEMMER AND TERESA HEMMER VS STATE FARM FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs LISA RENEE ANDRESKEWICZ
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
LISA ARTUSIO, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF VS MARIE PRUDENTE AND CIRO PRUDENTE
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JEYBER LEONEL MONJE MEJIA VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
NEW HOPE MINISTRIES, INC. VS CHURCH MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DR. ANKE DOUBLON-WENZ v. LENNOX INTERNATIONAL, INC., LENNOX INDUSTRIES, INC., AND CONDITIONED AIR COMPANY OF NAPLES, LLC
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JULIO ROSA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MICHAEL THOMAS SIMONETTI vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
THERESA SPEZIALE v. NORTHWOOD HOSPITALITY, LLC d/b/a NAPLES GRANDE BEACH RESORT
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
FUGANG ZHOU AND CHENWEI YANG VS ISLAND WALK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
AARON THOMAS PATTNO VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JAMES RICHARDS v. NAPLES BAY RESORT HOLDINGS, LLC, NAPLES BAY PROPERTIES, LLC, NBR MANAGER, LLC, NAPLES BAY RESORT INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC a/k/a KNIGHTBRIDGE PARTNERS OF NAPLES, LLC, SOJOURN HOSPITALITY GROUP, LLC, SUMMIT MANAGEMENT GROUP OF FLORIDA, LLC, GULFWATER INVESTMENTS, LLC, THE CLUB AT NAPLES BAY RESORT, LLC, THE RESTAURANT AT NAPLES BAY RESORT, LLC, THE SHOPPES AT NAPLES BAY RESORT, LLC, FRED PEZESHKAN, THOMAS MACIVOR, IRA J. ZAND, and RAYMOND SEHAYEK
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
GUILLERMO RIOL VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JOSE MIGUEL DIAZ VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
NICK D. HANSEN, individually and as the Trustee of the HANSEN JOINT FAMILY TRUST DATED 4/27/2015 v. TIMOTHY BISWURM and TROPICAL HOME REALTY, LLC
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JEAN JEROME DORLUS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
HERMAN HARRIS TARNOW v. RICHARD A. WATSON as Personal Representative on behalf of the Estate of Theodora Benedict
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
KAYLA MICHELE VASKE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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