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Kristine Van Vorst
Circuit Judge · Eighth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Circuit Judge · Eighth Judicial Circuit Court
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400 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Kristine Van Vorst across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Family — Alachua DR1 + 1/5 DV; Baker family/DV/dependency/probate/mental health
On this assignment since March 30, 2026
Juris Doctor with Honors: University of Florida College of Law, 2002 Bachelor of Arts with Highest Honors: Business Administration, University of Florida, 1999
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PROFILE (live circuit8.org, verified 2026-07-24; 4/4 spot-checked profiles matched live): Assignment per AO 9.03 (v2026-2, eff. Mar 30 2026) — Alachua Family DR1 and one-fifth DV; Baker family, domestic violence, juvenile dependency, probate, and mental health. Courthouse: Alachua County Family and Civil Justice Center. Office Room 301 (office room, NOT a courtroom — the 8th publishes no permanent courtroom numbers; AO 9.05 directs a weekly Alachua courtroom calendar). Judicial assistant: Amber Allen (AllenA@circuit8.org). Phone (352) 374-3644. Fax (904) 259-0218.
Captured verbatim from the court's own published pages and orders during circuit verification. Chambers practices change without notice — confirm anything time-critical with the judicial assistant. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Appeals from this courtroom go to the First District Court of Appeal (Tallahassee).
● LiveThat court's published bench (13): Joseph Lewis, Jr., L. Clayton Roberts, Lance E. Neff, Lori S. Rowe, M. Kemmerly Thomas, Rachel E. Nordby, Raymond F. Treadwell, Robert E. Long, Jr., Ross L. Bilbrey, Stephanie W. Ray, Susan L. Kelsey, Thomas D. Winokur, Timothy D. Osterhaus
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 19 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (February 22, 2018–December 9, 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.
Cindy M. Parker vs Hannah E. Korah, Reju M. Korah and State Farm Automobile Insurance Company, a foreign corporation
last checked September 4, 2026
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Family — Alachua DR1 + 1/5 DV; Baker family/DV/dependency/probate/mental healthcurrent
March 30, 2026 — present
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First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Zhang v. Xu
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Larry V. Parker vs Hannah E. Korah, Reju M. Korah and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, a foreign corporation
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Rifkin v. Liv Plus Gainesville
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Alagabara Awolowo VS State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Chandler v. Hermitage LLC
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
White v. Vystar Credit Union
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Fudge v. Rath/Harper & Associates, Inc.
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
James Newman vs R.E. Arnold and R.E. Arnold Construction, Inc.
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Sheppard v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Young v. Scruggs, Carmichael & Wershow, P.A., Lofthouse, LLC
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Rodriguez v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Alagabara Awolowo VS State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Satlow v. Paypal Holdings Inc., Ebay, Inc.
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Auerbach v. Simmons
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
S.G. vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Alexandra P. Livingston vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Serena Galen vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Jose Arturo Avendano vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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