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Lisa T. Munyon
Chief Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Chief Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
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545 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Lisa T. Munyon across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Chief Judge — Division 11/99
Judicial Assignment: 2021-2026 Chief Judge, Ninth Judicial Circuit; 2021, Circuit Judge, Orange County Probate/Trust; 2019-2020 Circuit Judge, Orange County Civil; 2020 Associate Administrative Circuit Judge, Civil; 2019 Administrative Circuit Judge, Civil; 2019 Associate Administrative Circuit Judge, Civil; 2017-2018 Administrative Circuit Judge, Criminal; 2012-2016 Administrative Circuit Judge, Civil; 2012-2016 Circuit Judge, Orange County Complex Civil Litigation; 2011 Circuit Judge, Orange County Civil; 2011 Associate Administrative Judge, Civil; 2010 Administrative Judge, Domestic; 2009-2010 Circuit Judge, Orange County Domestic; 2007-2008 Administrative Circuit Judge, Criminal and Drug Court — Education: Juris Doctor: University of Florida Levin College of Law; Bachelor of Science, Business Administration-Finance: University of Florida — Professional Activities: Florida Courts Technology Commission 2010 – present; Chair 2012-2024; Member 2010-2012; Trial Court Budget Commission 2022-present; Member, Executive Committee 2022-present; Member, Funding Methodology Committee 2022-present; Member, Technology Funding Committee 2013-present; Chair, Workgroup on the Continuity of Court Operations and Proceedings During and After COVID-19 2020-2022; Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Criminal Jury Instructions 2005 - 2010; Chair 2009-2010; Member 2005-2010; Member, Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions – Contract and Business 2014; Florida Conference of Circuit Court Judges 2022 - present; Chair-Elect 2024-present
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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).
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 177 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (January 5, 2004–December 23, 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.
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WILLIAM R. METALLO vs MATTHEW F. HALL, OPTIMUM HEALTHCARE, INC., NICHOLAS M. KAVOLUKLIS, AND ROBIN BLACK
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KENNEDY GRANT vs S&P CAPITAL CORPORATION
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
THOMAS E. RICHESON vs SOUTH'S CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
MICHELE ANN FREYRE, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM COSIMO MAZZOCCO vs EMERITUS PROPERTIES-NGH, LLC D/B/A BROOKDALE CONWAY, EMERITUS CORPORATION, FRETUS INVESTORS ORLANDO, LLC, BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING, INC., AND JOHN WALTER DAMBRAUKAS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHRISTOPHER BOTTO vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JANE E. CAREY vs U.S. BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR MASTER ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2006-NC1, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-NC1
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
FANNY CASTANO vs SWISSPORT SAUSA, LLC, VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS LIMITED D/B/A VIRGIN ATLANTIC, SERVISAIR, LLC AND IRFAON ROHAN
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ERMELINDA ZAFARALLA AND GLENN ZAFARALLA vs U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR TRUMAN 2016 SC6 TITLE TRUST, BRIDGEWATER MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC., AND SUMMERPORT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOSE ANGEL PAMBLANCO vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHAD B. SMITH vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ELAINE MCINTOSH VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
NIGHTHAWK RADIOLOGY SERVICES, LLC AND VIRTUAL RADIOLOGIC CORPORATION vs SUE MILLER, AS POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR DE MILLER, ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM/SUNBELT, INC. D/B/A FLORIDA HOSPITAL ORLANDO, FLORIDA HOSPITAL WATERMAN, INC., AND THE MEDICAL IMAGING PROFESSIONALS, P.A.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KENDALLE HOLLEY, BY AND THROUGH HER PARENTS AND NEXT FRIENDS, DAVID HOLLEY AND AIMEE HOLLEY vs FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, INC., CENTRAL FLORIDA WOMENS LACROSSE OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION, INC., LEIGHTON YENOR AND SCHOOL BOARD OF ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
THOMAS E. RICHESON vs SOUTH'S CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
CHENCHAO WANG, YATING ZHAO, ERIC SU, I-CHIH WU, FENGYING GU, GANG DU, LI SHEN, GUOLIANG YU, LEIZHEN ZHENG, MUFENG SHEN, JIANYING YANG, JING HE, GANG GUO, JING MIAO, MENGYAN GUO, ET AL. vs CHANGYU QIAO AND NEULION GROUP, LLC
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JAMES HAWKINS, JR. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
NYESHA AIKENS, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF LARRY AIKENS vs PATIDAR INVESTMENTS, L.C. A/K/A PATIDAR INVESTMENTS, LLC
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STACY MCLEAN vs ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROBERT L. FOX, SR. vs TIMEPAYMENT CORP. AND ICE GLASS PRINTS FLORIDA, LLC N/K/A DIAMOND ICE PRINTS, LLC
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KIMBERLY COOK AND PRESTON COOK vs U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT, UNIVERSITY ESTATES PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. AND HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JEFFREY DAVIS vs STATE OF FLORIDA AND LOUIS QUINONES, JR., AS CHIEF OF ORANGE COUNTY CORRECTIONS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TERANO FINANCIAL LLC vs WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST, ANGELA M. FARACI, PETER FARACI, ET AL.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
EVA JACQUELINE ESPINOSA A/K/A JACKIE ESPINOSA VS OSCEOLA COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD, CHERYL GRIEB, AND CARLOS IRIZARRY, SR.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ELLIS DAVID CONYERS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PETER RADIC AND BEATRICE RADIC vs NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC AND ADMIRAL POINTE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MICHAEL BERRY vs WALT DISNEY PARKS AND RESORTS USA, INC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DAVID SHAW vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SCOTT LEVINE VS BONNIE STIMMEL, AS TRUSTEE OF THE NORMAN E. LEVINE TRUST U/A/D AUGUST 2, 1994,
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
AVATAR PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY vs JAMES SIMMONS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Certiorari Review of Order from the Circuit Court for Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Denied
LAKE PICKETT NORTH, LLC v. ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA AND GLEN GILZEAN, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
WILLIAM O. ORTIZ, JR. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DEBRA WINDSOR, AS CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ANNA MAE CAVANAUGH vs ORLANDO FEDERAL CREDIT UNION AND MARY SUE CAVANAUGH, AS INTERVENOR
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TONNIE NEALY VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SHIRLEY A. CEMONI vs DARA L. RATNER
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PEDRO VALENTIN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Osceola County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ANNETTE BRINCHEK AND JOSEPH BRINCHEK vs SOVEREIGN HEALTHCARE OF ORLANDO, LLC, D/B/A HUNTER’S CREEK NURSING AND REHAB CENTER
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ERIK POOLE vs MARK P. LANG, ESQUIRE, AND MARK P. LANG, P.A. D/B/A MARK LANG & ASSOCIATES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CENTER STATE TRANSPORTATION, INC. vs MOTOR TREND ORLANDO SERVICE, LLC
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
DESMOND L. OWENS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DAVID GRAHAM v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MARIA CORTORREAL-POCHE vs FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION AND ENGLEWOOD PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, INC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
DEBRA WINDSOR, AS CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ANNA MAE CAVANAUGH vs ORLANDO FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SHAWN SEUFERT vs JOEL J. GARRIS, NELSON INVESTMENT PLANNING SERVICES, INC., AND NELSON IVEST BROKERAGE SERVICES, INC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
NORMAN L. PRATT VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CYNTHIA HARRIS v. GLEN GILZEAN, in his official capacity as Orange County Supervisor of Elections, and DAN HELM, individually
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
JUAN PABLO SANCHEZ vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JERMAINE ANTRONELL HAMPTON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MANUEL AYALA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TE'ANDRA ADAMS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
EDDIE D. PRESSLEY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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