Circuit Judge · Fourth Judicial Circuit Court
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Probate — Division PR-A (Duval)
Judge Kevin Blazs was appointed by Governor Rick Scott to Florida's 4th Judicial Circuit Court in June 2011 and is currently assigned to the Criminal Division, having previously served in Civil and Criminal Divisions. Appointed by Governor Jeb Bush, he served on the Duval County Court from 2006 - 2011. Before taking the bench, he practiced law as a partner with the civil litigation firm of Gobelman, Love, Gavin, Blazs and Wasilenko in Jacksonville, served as an officer in the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the United States Army Reserve, taught private international law as a professor at universities throughout the People's Republic of China, and prosecuted crime in Duval County under State Attorney Ed Austin as an Assistant State Attorney and Division Chief. Throughout law school and until being admitted to the Florida Bar, Judge Blazs worked as a legislative aide with the Michigan State Senate, 30th District, on the staff of Senator Alan Cropsey. In 2019, he received the Doctor of Judicial Science degree in Judicial Studies from Duke University School of Law, having studied under his Dissertation Supervisor, Professor Jack Knight and Justices Samuel Alito and Antonin Scalia. Judge Blazs holds a Master of Laws in International Business Law from the University of London and a Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. He also obtained a graduate Certificate of Advanced Studies degree in Discrimination, Health, and Human Rights from the Université de Genève Faculté de Médecine and has completed further post-graduate legal study at Duke, Northwestern, Oxford, and Harvard. Also having received a Master of Studies degree in Jewish-Christian Relations and an undergraduate Certificate in Religious Studies from the University of Cambridge, he holds a Master of Arts in Christian Apologetics and Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Liberty University. While serving in the military, Judge Blazs also obtained a Diploma for the Armor Officer Advanced Course from the United States Army Armor School along with a Diploma for the Judge Advocate Officer Advanced Course and Certificate in the Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course from the Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School, after attending the United States Air Force Academy and majoring in International Affairs. Currently, Judge Blazs is a candidate for the undergraduate Advanced Diploma in Research in the Arts/Sciences in Philosophy, Religion and Ethics offered by the University of Cambridge. Mark Borello Circuit Judge Mark Borello was born in Florida in 1962. He graduated from The Flo
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NATHAN MICHAEL FLEURY VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ANTONIO TAVARUS JONES VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
TYLER BRYCE SIMMONS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Devin Bartley v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BRIANNA SHONTAE WILLIAMS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Michael A. Vines v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
SHAUNA DEE TAYLOR VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ALLEN ROBERTS, JR. VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
AARON LOGAN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Louis Wingard v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JOSHUA GLOSTON VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
ANDREW DAVID VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Deshawn Green v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Omar Rodriguez-Reyes v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Deshawn Green v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Tony Oshawn Mobley v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Michael Flowers v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
DESHAWN GREEN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DEMETRIS ALLEN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LaDon Maurice Green v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
WILLIAM BROWN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
OSCAR L. FOSTER VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
REGINALD BATTLE VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Charles E. Bowers v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
David Kelsey Sparre v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
DEXTER L. PRESCOTT VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Steven Edward Stein v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
Joshua Daneel Gloston v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
TYLER BRYCE SIMMONS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
OZZIE ELBERT A/K/A RAHIM FAHIM ABDULLAH VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Alonzo Cole vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Rahien J. Duhart v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Frank A. Cameron vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Tyrone Frazier v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Nicholas Jerome McCray v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Lorenzo Frederick Pollard v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
EDDIE HESTER, JR. VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
KYRI ANTONIO JONES VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
David Steven Pressly v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Keon Christopher Alleyne v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Cason Barton v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Johnathan Isaiah Keion Matthews v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CURTIS E. PENDERGRASS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Alonzo Cole vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
ALLEN ROBERTS, JR. VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
NATHAN MICHAEL FLEURY VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DAVID V. MURPHY VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LaDon Maurice Green v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Dexter Lawrence Prescott v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BARRINGTON ELLIOT MORAIS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
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