Kathleen McHugh
County Judge · Broward County Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
County Judge · Broward County Court
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1,701 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Kathleen McHugh across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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County Civil — Division 51
Courtroom WW11172
Eva-Tanja Cuthbert
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County Court Judge
Division(s) 51 (controlling: AO 2026-21-GEN eff. 2026-07-01)
Zoom ID 874-680-432
Chambers WW11121, Courtroom WW11172
Central Judicial Complex
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Fourth District Court of Appeal (West Palm Beach).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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18 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 1,701 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 47 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (October 26, 2016–August 6, 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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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Samantha Small and DSE Health Inc.
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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1 verbatim requirement on continuances in KATHLEEN MCHUGH's division.
1 verbatim requirement on continuances.
1 verbatim requirement on discovery in KATHLEEN MCHUGH's division.
1 verbatim requirement on discovery.
2 verbatim requirements on exhibits in KATHLEEN MCHUGH's division.
2 verbatim requirements on exhibits & evidence.
1 verbatim requirement on hearing time in KATHLEEN MCHUGH's division.
1 verbatim requirement on hearings.
1 verbatim requirement on motion calendar in KATHLEEN MCHUGH's division.
1 verbatim requirement on motion calendar.
5 verbatim requirements on remote appearances in KATHLEEN MCHUGH's division.
6 verbatim requirements on remote appearances.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Danay Gonzalez v. Andy Ho
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Alince Charles v. Truist Bank
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CARRIE THOMPSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Cheryl Koski v. GM Van Lines, Inc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Rondy L. McMillon and Candance McMillon v. Dienet Frais, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SHEENA MURPHY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Zakaria P. Abdellah Bouggarne v. Emergency Towing, Ramblewood East Condo. Assoc., et al
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CESAR AUGUSTO MORENO ROJAS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Christopher C. Garcia v. German Performance
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Godfrey Forbes v. Coral Vista Investors, LLC
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
United Automobile Insurance Company v. ISO-Diagnostics Testing, Inc. a/a/o Gerardo Gonzalez
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
GEOVANI JOHNSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Michael Longthorne and Judith Longthorne v. Edward Mattchio and Judith Procopio
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION VS MARIL VAZQUEZ and
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Beach Party Pizza, Inc. v. Brooklyn 46th LLC
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
William Robert Gibson and William Robert Gibson, Jr. v. Brigette DiPiazzia
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
United Automobile Insurance Company v. Iso-Diagnostics Testing, Inc. a/a/o Suryma Pineiro Morales
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
GEOVANI JOHNSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Marie Payas Cayo v. Naps 4 Care, Inc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
WALTER RILEY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GEOVANI JOHNSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Danny's Fuel Corp. v. Brinks US , et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Luis Baez v. Odan Villegas Ortega
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
M&M Real Estate Transaction, LLC v. Pamela Tsitos, Paris Tsitos, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs ANTHONY COSTAGLIOLA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JORGE RUIZ vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation v. Black Diamond Funding Ventures, LLC a/a/o Quality Assessments & Logistics, LLC a/a/o Dwayne Strong
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Danny's Fuel Corp. v. Brinks US, a division of Brink's Incorporated
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Marina Mukanova v. Airline Training Academy, Inc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
PEOPLE'S TRUST INSURANCE COMPANY VS THE KIDWELL GROUP, LLC,
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
CB Lawn Services, LLC and BML Landscape & Property Maintenance LLC, v. Stephanie Bustillo and Franco Diago
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
OSCAR LUBERSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Tech Fall Holdings I, LLC v. Rooney, M.D., et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Yarima Moreno v. People's Trust Insurance Company
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
LEJUNE NEISON CHRISTIE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Bryan Roberts v. Andrii Bielinskyi and/or Bandura LLC
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
The School Board of Broward County, Florida v. Gregory Smith
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
GEOVANI JOHNSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
JOSHUA ZELAYA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
GEOVANI JOHNSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
GEOVANI JOHNSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
GEOVANI JOHNSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
GEOVANI JOHNSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
GEOVANI JOHNSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
DAVID TRAINER vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
GARRETT CUNNINGHAM vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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