Kenneth J. Janesk, II
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 Kenneth J. Janesk, II across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Div 58 Unified Family — St Johns County
Circuit Judge Kenneth Janesk was appointed to the bench in 2020. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware and his Juris Doctor from Florida Coastal School of Law. He was admitted to The Florida Bar in 2010 and previously served as an assistant state attorney. He currently presides in a Unified Family Court division at the Richard O. Watson Judicial Center in St. Augustine.
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Published forms & procedures: Procedures for Division 58; Benchmark Scheduling instructions; Zoom Directions
Verified against Judge Kenneth J. Janesk, II's own court profile page, 2026-07-24.
Published forms & procedures: Procedures for Division 58; Benchmark Scheduling instructions
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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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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 38 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (March 4, 2022–May 28, 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.
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.
CRAIG A. MARLOWE VS CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE, KEVIN VAN DYKE, MARCY A. VAN DYKE, PAUL A. LEONARD AND SUSAN J. LEONARD,
last checked September 3, 2026
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Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
STUART L. LONGMAN VS ATLANTIC COAST BANK, ROBERT J. MCKAY, WHITFIELD DEVELOPMENT CORP.,
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Putnam County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
RONALD COOK VS 116 LOST BEACH, LLC, KORY WARD COOK, AND ANY UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY AND THROUGH UNDER ANY SUCH
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ST. MARKS POND INDUSTRIAL, LLC F/K/A ST. MARKS POND BORROW PIT, LLC VS MICHAEL W. BOLES, DARIA F. BOLES, DANIEL HILL, AND GREGORY JONES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
ROBERT J. MASTERS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
R.S. vs C.P.T.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Putnam County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
JOANNE JORDAN vs WINN DIXIE STORES, INC., A FLORIDA PROFIT COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Putnam County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JEFFREY W. CARR, JR. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Jeffrey Nolan and Catherine Nolan v. Golden Acorn Enterprises, LLC
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Schmidt Real Estate Florida - Midstate, LLC d/b/a Coldwell Banker Commercial Premier Properties v. 1750 Dobbs Road, LLC, Laurel Ridge Investment Management, LLC, LR Advisors, LLC, Oscar U Mutz, III, and SRS Distribution, Inc.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Timothy Smith v. Kimberly Mairs, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert James Mairs, III
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Dengler v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Spencer T. Calvert v. Steven A. Aleckson and Jennifer Rae Aleckson
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
William R. Blackard, Jr. v. Muyessor Orhun a/k/a Nancy Orhun, Personal Representative of the Estate of Abdullah Orhun
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Matthew Daniel Ross v. School Board of St. Johns County, Florida, James Stoner and Linda Carnall
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
John F. Crittenden and Laurie B. Crittenden v. Reginald H. Tumlin, Jr., Ronald G. Tumlin and Reginald H. Tumlin as Successor Trustee of the Georgie H. Terwillegar Revocable Living Trust
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Putnam County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Lisa Manucy, as Natural Parent and Guardian of D.B.J., a Minor Child, v. JSJA Auto, LLC d/b/a Volkswagen of St. Augustine,
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
William J. Osborne and Amanda L. Osborne v. Drees Homes of Florida, Inc.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Aleksei Alekseev v. Ekaterina Derevleva
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Elizabeth Marie Collins v. Sean Christopher Collins
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - Per Curiam Opinion
Janos Maier v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Laura R. Smith and Shawn Smith v. Chance Christopher Cavanaugh
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Fannie Hurley v. Vitas Healthcare Corporation, Vitas Healthcare Corporation of Florida, Palatka Nursing and Rehab Op, LLC D/B/A Radiant Nursing and Rehab at Palatka,
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Putnam County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Kellie Erlacher and Ryan Erlacher v. Florida Woman Care, LLC, Unified Physician Management, LLC, OBGYN Associates of St. Augustine, P.A., Eric Pulsfus, Kelly Jago, and Flagler Hospital, Inc.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
David Alan Heymen, Jr. v. Terese Lee Heymen, Sterling Wayne Heymen, and Donald Eugene Heymen
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Laurie N. Reynolds v. Judge John M. Alexander, Emily Earnest, Deana Duncan, Esquire, Larry Crane, Guardian ad Litem, Richard K. Thibault, Kevin Ross Presnell, Guardian ad Litem, Amanda Abel, Mark Alan Reynolds, Lisa Burnett, Former Attorney General Pamela Jo Bondi, and Governor Ron DeSantis
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Bobby Paul Wise v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Putnam County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Michael Allen Fortner v. St. Johns County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
John F. Crittenden, Jr. and Laurie B. Crittenden v. Reginald H. Tumlin, Jr., Ronald G. Tumlin and Reginald H. Tumlin as Successor Trustees of the Georgie H. Terwillegar Revocable Living Trust
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Putnam County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Stuart L. Longman v. Storey Mountain, LLC, as Assignee of Iberia Bank, as Successor in Interest to Sterling Bank, and as Garnishee to Key Bank and W.W. Land Company, LLC
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Putnam County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CRAIG A. MARLOWE VS CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE, KEVIN VAN DYKE, MARCY A. VAN DYKE, PAUL A. LEONARD AND SUSAN J. LEONARD,
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
RACHELLE VANDORN F/K/A RACHELLE MARTIN VS DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, JOSEPH B. MARTIN, HERITAGE PARK OF ST. AUGUSTINE HOMEOWNERS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
TAMMY BARON vs SALT LIFE RESTAURANT GROUP, LLC D/B/A SALT LIFE FOOD SHACK AND BIG SPLASH RESTAURANT GROUP, LLC D/B/A SALT LIFE FOOD SHACK
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Aiko Taylor v. Jeffrey H. Bothen, Carol Jakobs a/k/a Carol Jacobs, and Robert Jakobs a/k/a Bob Jacobs
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
HAROLD MADDOX SIMMONS, III vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
George Erickson v. Green Frontiers Energy Group, LLC, Poultry Power USA, LLC, Poultry Power USA-Plant #2, LLC, and Kerry Varkonda
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Steven J. Vieczorek v. Lennar Homes, LLC and Heather Vieczorek
Fifth District Court of Appeal · St. Johns County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CYNTHIA BURTON VS CRAIG OATES, AS CHAIR OF THE RECALL COMMITTEE
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Putnam County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
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