Karen A. Foxman
Circuit Judge · Seventh Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Circuit Judge · Seventh Judicial Circuit Court
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378 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Karen A. Foxman across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Div 08 Felony — Volusia County
Circuit Judge Karen A. Foxman was elected to the bench in 2014. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Juris Doctor from Campbell University. She was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1996 and spent much of her legal career with the State Attorney’s Office, first as an Assistant State Attorney and later as director of operations. She also worked in private practice for more than seven years, handling family law and criminal defense. She currently hears criminal cases at the Volusia County Courthouse in DeLand.
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Published forms & procedures: Division 08 Procedures; Plea Form; Plea Form - Spanish version
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Fifth District Court of Appeal (Daytona Beach).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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3 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 378 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 95 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (March 20, 2017–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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Deandre Ladale Peterson v. State of Florida
last checked September 3, 2026
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Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Robert S. Haar v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Taylor A. Forrest v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MICHAEL D. PHILLIPS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Mark Fugler v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
VICTOR A. LOPEZ VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JOY TRACHTMAN TORDINI N/K/A JOY TRACHTMAN vs RAPHAEL JOSEPH TORDINI
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Antonio Jamal Gearing v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
William T. Pace v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - Order by Judge
Adam Shuman v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Henry v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Dwayne Smith v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Taylor A. Forrest v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Non-Dispositive
Joe Genard McCaskell v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Christopher Y. Hammonds v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JAMES REED VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
IRESHA CARN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DEREASE L. IRONS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Poindexter v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Christopher Lofton v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ALEXIS HERMINIO ORTIZ VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Henry L. Peterson v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JEAN LECLERCQ VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Victor Manuel Rios v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SHYMOND ALDERMAN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
McKenzie D. O'Neal v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LARRY EUGENE OLSON vs CLAUDIA OLSON
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DONALD CHARLES ASHWORTH VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Alan Miller McCarty v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Shymond Alderman v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
NYSHON JYRELLE BENNETT VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Ricky Wingate v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Warren Miller v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
FREDDIE LEE GIDDENS, JR. VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
VICTOR M. RIOS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
HUGH KUNSELMAN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TAREK MNEIMNE vs DAVID L. JANCHA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SHAVONSKI D. SHIPMON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JEREMIAH M. HILL vs DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE O/B/O ELIZABETH A. WATERS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BRIAN TETTAMANTI vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
AHMET JOHN BEDIZEL vs AMBER MARIA BEDIZEL
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHRISTOPHER F. TOMLINSON vs MELANIE L. TOMLINSON
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RAFAELITA J. EDWARDS vs MICHAEL A. CODRINGTON
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Rickisha Shotlow v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Rogerick Ilexus Butts v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Herbert Leon Manago, Jr. v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Trequan Braswell v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Michael Joseph Brown v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Staci Jo Oneque Barnes v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jamier Robert Scott v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
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