Circuit Judge · Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
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410 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Lauralee G. Westine across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Family, UFC (Pasco)
Courtroom West Pasco Judicial Center
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Courthouse, West Pasco Judicial Center, Address
Verified against Judge Lauralee G. Westine's own court profile page, 2026-08-02.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Second District Court of Appeal (St. Petersburg).
● LiveThat court's published bench (15): Andrea Teves Smith, Anthony K. Black, Craig C. Villanti, Daniel H. Sleet, Edward C. LaRose, J. Andrew Atkinson, John Guard, Matthew C. Lucas, Morris Silberman, Nelly Khouzam, Patricia J. Kelly, Robert Morris, Stevan T. Northcutt, Susan H. Rothstein-Youakim
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1 verified rule specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 410 total requirements apply in this courtroom across all layers — the Full Premium Report assembles the complete stack.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 45 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (May 18, 2018–July 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.
last checked September 4, 2026
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
P. M. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
B. B. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
A.P., L.L., and C. L. v. Department of Children And Families
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
C. M. B. v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
BUDLOVE v. JOHNSON
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
S. O. AND J. O. VS DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ATHENA LAW, PLLC vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
K. L. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
A. P. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SCOTT DUGAN vs JEKATERINA FEDOSEJEVA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SANDY ALENE BOUCHARD vs JASON BARRETT BOUCHARD
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Granted
JASON BARRETT BOUCHARD vs SANDY ALENE BOUCHARD
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
S. B. VS DEPT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - PC Denied
J. B. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BRITTANY BUDLOVE VS TANYA LEWIS
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
KEVIN SCOTT KIRKLAND vs CANDACE CELESTE KIRKLAND
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
C. v. Department Of Children And Families
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
B. B. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
A. N. W. v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
G. P. v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BRITTANY BUDLOVE VS WILLIAM JOHNSON
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
C. R. VS DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
G. P. v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BRITTANY BUDLOVE VS RAFAELA MCCOY
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
STATEWIDE GUARDIAN AD LITEM OFFICE, ET AL., VS C. F.
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - PC Denied
H. v. Department Of Children And Families
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
T. H. v. Department of Children and Families, Statewide
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
J. B. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
A. B. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
W. C. v. Department of Children And Families, Statewide
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BRITTANY BUDLOVE VS SUSANNE CAMPBELL
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
R. S. v. Department of Children And Families, Statewide
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
D. A. G. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
B. B. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
E. K. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Wright v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ATHENA LAW, PLLC vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
C. M. B. v. Department of Children And Families, Statewide
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DONNA MC CUE- EMERY vs DAVID THOMAS EMERY
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SCOTT DUGAN vs JEKATERINA FEDOSEJEVA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CATHY A. ADKINS vs GREGORY L. ADKINS
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
IN RE: CONTEMPT ADJUDICATION OF JESSIE L. WEINER vs
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Habeas Corpus to the Circuit Court for Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Non-dispositive
DANIEL INMAN vs CATHERINE INMAN
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
JOSHUA CARLTON BELL vs JEANINE KATHERINE BELL
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TIMOTHY WEINER vs JESICA WINGO, F/K/A JESICA SOINSKI & JESICA WEINER
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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