Kelly P. Butz
Circuit Judge · Tenth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Circuit Judge · Tenth Judicial Circuit Court
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317 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Kelly P. Butz across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Civil Sec 04 — Polk County
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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).
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4 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 317 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.
No judge-scoped deadlines on this tab. Deadlines are extracted only when the source rule text states them — we never infer or calculate dates the rule does not explicitly contain. 6 rule deadlines apply in this courtroom across all layers — assembled with citations in the Full Premium Report.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 61 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (October 14, 2015–May 2, 2025) 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.
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 61 are counted in the outcome census above.
last checked September 3, 2026
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R. J. VS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
T. T. VS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JACKSON SWAN VS KIMBERLY LUNA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
WILLIAM A. JULIA VS MELISSA RAMOS-BAEZ
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
GEORGE PASTORKY VS CALISTA KONKLE
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
C. M., A/K/A C. R.-M. VS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
D. B. VS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
H. G. VS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CHRISTINA J. REESE VS WILLIAM REESE
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
T. L. W. v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
MICHAEL WATERS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J. G. J. vs J. H.
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
SALLY MEDINA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
HEATHER M. SHAVERS vs BRADLEY M. SHAVERS
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
CARL BENNETT vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ANGEL JAVIER MANGUAL - RODRIGUEZ vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BLAKE ESPARSA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROBERT D. NATHEY vs RHONDA NATHEY
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
JACK STONE vs MIYUKI SUZUKI
Second District Court of Appeal · Highlands County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
KIERAN ADAMS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
INDASIA UNDERWOOD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
WHITNEY K. HALL vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BRADLEY ALAN DUGAN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RAFAEL LOPEZ vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHARLES CALHOUN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DAVID SINNETT vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
WILLIAM COON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BYRON A. ROBINSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JUSTIN DURAIL HAYES vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TENISHA GEDDIS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STEPHANIE MULLINS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
REGINALD STREETER, JR. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JASON JAMES WALKER vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
REGINALD STREETER vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOHNNY CASAIGNE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROGER STUMP vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
JEFFERY WATERMAN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
WAYNE OLDS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
THOMAS GRADEN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BRIAN S. WHATLEY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TOBY TISH vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JAMES OLMSTEAD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DEMAN AFFRAZIER DRUMMOND vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RODNEY BRYANT vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
EDWARD BODIFORD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MARIA BRAVO vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
LEO BOBBY JACKSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KYLE R. SWILLEY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHRISTOPHER BARTSCH vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JEFFERY WATERMAN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
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