Kenneth L. Gillespie
Circuit Judge · Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified September 18, 2026
Circuit Judge · Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
What applies in this courtroom
62 verified requirements may apply in this courtroom, by layer: 16 published by Judge Kenneth L. Gillespie · 34 county-wide · 2 circuit-wide · 10 statewide — with 6 rule deadlines across those layers. Only the judge's own rules are specific to this courtroom; the other layers apply by court, county and state scope, and a court- or case-specific order can displace them.
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Probate — Division 62J
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).
16 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 62 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.
1 verbatim requirement on discovery in KENNETH L. GILLESPIE's division.
1 verbatim requirement on discovery.
2 verbatim requirements on divisional requirements in KENNETH L. GILLESPIE's division.
Division 62J procedures before Judge Kenneth L. Gillespie (Probate (Administrative Judge), Broward). Verbatim requirements: scheduling, conferral, orders, appearance format.
1 verbatim requirement on exhibits in KENNETH L. GILLESPIE's division.
1 verbatim requirement on exhibits & evidence.
2 verbatim requirements on hearing time in KENNETH L. GILLESPIE's division.
2 verbatim requirements on hearings.
3 verbatim requirements on motion calendar in KENNETH L. GILLESPIE's division.
3 verbatim requirements on motion calendar.
8 verbatim requirements on remote appearances in KENNETH L. GILLESPIE's division.
9 verbatim requirements on remote appearances.
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.
Timing shown here is quoted from the rule text. Compute your actual date against the court's calendar and the rule itself — not legal advice.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 27 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (March 31, 2010–January 22, 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.
Ingrid Morgan v. Sunrise Police Dept., et al.,
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ELIZABETH DETSIS VS ESTATE OF DEMETRI GAVALES, Deceased
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
F. Ronald Mastriana, as Trustee of the James and Beatrice Salah Charitable Trust, etc. v. Brown Brothers Harriman Trust Company, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
KATHY GERMAN VS JACQUELINE CHRISTIAN a/k/a JACQUELYN CHRISTIAN as Guardian of BRYANT JONES a/k/a
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Estate of Lawrence Ulstein v. Legacy Probate International, Inc., et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
TYRONE JAVELLANA vs MARY E. TERIS, Revocable Living Trust Dated October 15, 1996, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
D.W., THE MOTHER vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
C.A., THE MOTHER vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
S.B., THE MOTHER vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES*
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
M.D., the Father v. State of Florida, Department of Children and Families
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
P.C., the Father v. Department of Children And Families and Guardian Ad Litem
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Damas Joseph v. State
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
FRITZTIN REGISMA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Michael L. Little v. State
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Spano v. State
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Foulkes v. State
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Rojas v. State
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Wactor v.State
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Fleming v. State
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
State v. Andre Hargrett
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Tyrone Fleming v. State
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
State v. Lennon
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Harris v. State
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Wilcher v. State
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Gonzalez v. State
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Barrett v. State
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Earle v. State
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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last checked October 24, 2026
last checked October 24, 2026
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