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Leigh F. Hayes
Senior Judge · Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Senior Judge · Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
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811 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Leigh F. Hayes across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Senior Judge — Lee County
Lee County Justice Center, 1700 Monroe Street, Fort Myers, FL 33901
Verified against Judge Leigh F. Hayes's own court profile page, 2026-07-24.
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 Sixth District Court of Appeal (Lakeland).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
Profile upgraded 2026-07-24: bio_url now points to this judge's own page (https://www.ca.cjis20.org/About-The-Court/jud_profile.aspx?judge=lhayes), 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. 811 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.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 33 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (May 12, 2017–March 13, 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 3, 2026
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ANDREW HAWRYCH v. PETER VON BERG, CHAZ HATFIELD, YVONNE VON BERG, LINDY HATFIELD ZINSER AND NUTRA-LUXE M.D., LLC
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
HOMEOWNERS CHOICE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. VS JACK HOLSEM AND JUDITH HOLSEM
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
VERANDAS AT MCARTHUR PALMS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. VS AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SFR SERVICES, LLC, A/A/O JOHN & ROSE ZAPISEK VS FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, O/B/O AVATAR PROPERTY AND CASUALTY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
SFR SERVICES, LLC, A/A/O DONALD AND JANE MARSTON VS TOWER HILL SIGNATURE INSURANCE COMPANY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
SFR SERVICES, LLC, A/A/O PATRICK MONTANA AND DONNA MONTANA VS TOWER HILL PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
E H C, INC. vs K B HOME TAMPA, L L C, ET AL
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROTOR HOLDINGS, INC. vs FRIMARC VALCIN AND GARCENA VOLMY
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KEITH A. FOUSEK, D/B/A LAW OFFICE OF KEITH A. FOUSEK vs ANDREA DEVITA
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RICHARD ALAN SAMAD vs STELLA PLA AND RAYMOND PLA
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DEAN WISH, LLC vs LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DEAN WISH, LLC vs LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KEITH A. FOUSEK, ESQ., AN INDIVIDUAL, D/B/A LAW OFFICE OF KEITH A. FOUSEK vs ANDREA DEVITA F/K/A ANDREA RASSI
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
FLORIDA PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY VS VICTOR E. TABARRINI
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
AMERICAN CAPITAL ASSURANCE CORP. vs PALMETTO DUNES AT PELICAN SOUND CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
HERITAGE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY vs FOREST MERE TOWNHOUSE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
CALOOSA BAYVIEW CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. vs HERITAGE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MASSEY CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC. A/ A/ O ROBERT SCHWARTZ AND FRANCINE SCHWARTZ vs STATE FARM FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MASSEY CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC. A/ A/ O NANCY O' HEIR vs UNITED PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KAS WINKLER, LLC vs WINKLER 2675, LLC N/K/A SUMMUS PROPERTY OWNERS, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JEFFREY RONALD ASSMANN vs CHARLENE HALL
Second District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
A. Y. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
C. J. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CYNTHIA MAE ALLEN vs EDWARD JUUL
Second District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
M. B. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RANDALL ORVIS BURCH vs MARY ELIZABETH HUNTER
Second District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KELLEY MAHONEY vs FRANCIS MAHONEY
Second District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
T. S. V. AND R. E. V. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
S. L. P., O/B/O E. M. P., A MINOR CHILD vs R. A. P.
Second District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SHERI LYNN PORVAZNIK vs ROBERT ANDREW PORVAZNIK
Second District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
ALBERT E. LYNGZEIDETSON vs WILLIAM JAMES CLARK
Second District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Blackburn v. State
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
ALBERT E. LYNGZEIDETSON vs BEATA MARIANNA DEMKO
Second District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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