Keith F. White
Dca Judge · Sixth District Court of Appeal
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Dca Judge · Sixth District Court of Appeal
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Judge — Sixth District Court of Appeal
Judge Keith White joined the Sixth District Court of Appeal on January 1, 2023, following his appointment by Governor Ron DeSantis.
Prior to his appointment to the 6th DCA, Judge White served as a circuit judge in the Ninth Judicial Circuit since February 1, 2011. In the 2012 election, he received almost 72% of the vote, and he was re-elected without opposition in 2018. He served in domestic violence, civil, criminal and domestic relations divisions in Orange County, and a criminal division in Osceola County.
Before Judge White served on the circuit bench, he was a partner in the Orlando office of a prominent law firm. He represented a variety of clients in commercial litigation, labor & employment, and other complex matters. He handled cases in state and federal, trial and appellate courts, including the Florida Supreme Court, and before the Public Employees Relations Commission.
Judge White was born in Hawaii, but his family moved to Florida when he was ten months old. He graduated as Co-Valedictorian from Rockledge High School, then obtained his A.A. degree from Brevard Community College. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree, Summa Cum Laude, at the University of Central Florida. Judge White obtained his Juris Doctor degree, with High Honors, at Florida State University.
Judge White currently serves on the Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Contract and Business Cases. He is a member of the Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers, the Federalist Society, the George C. Young American Inn of Court, the Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida, the Orange County Bar Association, and the Paul C. Perkins Bar Association. He formerly served as Vice Mayor, Councilman and Board of Zoning Adjustment Member for the City of Maitland. He was Chairman of the University of Central Florida Alumni Association Board of Directors and served as a Guardian ad Litem through the OCBA.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 80 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (June 24, 2013–May 26, 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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THOMAS FOSTER vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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TAQUARVIS BURTON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
MARCOS RAFAEL ACEVEDO v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
EDDIE JAMAAL SMITH vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MICHAEL STOWELL vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SEAN KILLIAN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BOBBY M. KEMP VS JHULY PINILLA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
NATASHA CHANEL JACKSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
HERVEY L. OWENS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LUCKNER PIERRE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JIMMY BEDOYA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ANDREW FRANCIS PEARSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JUSTIN MUNOZ vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
EDGAR ISMAEL JUNIOR SANTIAGO vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PASCUAL JIMENEZ vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOSHUA PEREZ vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROGER LEE OOTEN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
HOWARD H. LEWIS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
HERVEY L. OWENS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RAMON GONZALEZ vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PHILIP GABRIEL CAPPELLO vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LIGE TAYLOR vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MICHAEL JONATHAN HOLMES vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CLINTON WESLEY JACKSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DERRICK WORTHINGTON, JR. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DVANTAE TYREE CHARLES DONALDSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JULIO OQUENDO ORTIZ vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
WILMAR JOLTEUS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STACY ANTONIO SCOTT, JR. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs JOSHUA CHAVEZ JERNIGAN
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
AMALIO RIVERA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DEVAN D. CARTER vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MATTHEW JEFFERSON SOLICE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ERIC VINCENT BUCKNER vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JENISE M. ORTIZ vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JEAN DOMINIQUE MORANCY VS SABRINA ALEX SALOMON
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JEAN DOMINIQUE MORANCY VS SABRINA ALEX SALOMON
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SAMMY STAFFINE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MARIANNA SEACHRIST vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
VICTOR CHRISTIAN WRIDEN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JAMMIE JEROME BROWN, JR. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MINH LAM vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RAUL ENRIQUE GONZALEZ COLON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SCOTT EDWARD NELSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MARQUAVIOUS ANTWAN AVERY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ZACHARY MUNROE-WATERS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOSE LUIS ROJAS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KRISTOFER ALLEN GOULD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
HECTOR RODRIGUEZ vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ALFONSO DEL NEGRO vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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