Kristen Smith-Rodriguez
Circuit Judge · Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Circuit Judge · Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court
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834 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Kristen Smith-Rodriguez across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Family — Brevard County
Judge Smith-Rodriguez is an active member in the Vassar B. Carlton Inn of Court. The Organization includes members of the bar and the bench who present on monthly on a variety of legal topics to educate their colleagues and build relationships in the legal community. Judge Smith-Rodriguez has been a member since 2013 and held the role of team captain twice.
In 2019, Judge Smith-Rodriguez joined the Florida Chapter of Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. She is currently a board member and has been the chair/co-chair of the annual education program since 2022. In such role, Magistrate Smith-Rodriguez actively contributes to the dissemination of quality content and cutting-edge research for family law professionals, including lawyers, mediators, and mental health professionals.
Judge Smith-Rodriguez is an active member of the Kiwanis Club of Titusville. Since 2013, Ms. Smith-Rodriguez has been a member, board member, and past president of the Kiwanis Club of Titusville, where she actively participates in initiatives that aim to serve one child and one community at a time.
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Moore Justice Center, ,, Viera, Brevard
Verified against Judge Kristen Smith-Rodriguez's own court profile page, 2026-08-02.
Division B — Family (controlling: AO 26-16-B eff. 2026-04-01)
Moore Justice Center, Viera, Second floor
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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).
Profile upgraded 2026-08-02: bio_url now points to this judge's own page (https://flcourts18.org/kristen-smith-rodriguez-biography/), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page.
1 verified rule specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 834 total requirements apply in this courtroom across all layers — the Full Premium Report assembles the complete stack.
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last checked September 4, 2026
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