Luis F. Calderon
Circuit Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Circuit Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
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545 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Luis F. Calderon across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Domestic Relations — Division 3/44 (Orange)
Judicial Assignment: 2026 Circuit Judge, Orange County Domestic Relations; 2024-2025 Circuit Judge, Orange County Civil; 2024 Circuit Judge, Orange County Domestic Violence; 2023 Administrative Circuit Judge, Orange County Criminal; 2022 Associate Administrative Circuit Judge, Criminal; 2020-2023 Circuit Judge, Orange County Criminal; 2019-2020 Circuit Judge, Orange County Civil; 2017-2018 Circuit Judge, Osceola County Unified Family Court — Education: Juris Doctor: Georgetown University; Bachelor of Science: University of Florida — Professional Activities: Assistant Public Defender, Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida 2006-2008; Board Member, Hispanic Bar Foundation of Central Florida; Central Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Past-President 2012-2013; Member, Central Florida Association of Women Lawyers; Member, George C. Young Inns of Court; Member, Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida; Member, OCBA Judicial Relations Committee; Member, Orange County Bar Association; Member, Osceola County Bar Association; Member, Paul C. Perkins Bar Association; Member, The Florida Bar; Member, The New York Bar; Member, The District of Columbia Bar; Awards and Honors
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Published forms & procedures: Pretrial Checklist; Uniform Trial Order (Jury Trial); Uniform Trial Order (Non-Jury Trial); Guidelines and Procedures
Verified against Judge Luis F. Calderon's own court profile page, 2026-07-24.
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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).
Profile upgraded 2026-07-24: bio_url now points to this judge's own page (https://ninthcircuit.org/judges/circuit/luis-f-calderon), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page. 4 linked form/procedure document(s) fetched and hashed.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 175 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (November 12, 2019–July 17, 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.
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LUIS ESTEBAN PACHECO VS STATE OF FLORIDA
last checked September 3, 2026
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Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LEONARD THOMPSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BERNIER GERARD JACKSON VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
THE ESTATE OF CALEB TIMMOTHY ISENBERG, BY AND THROUGH MELANIE VICTORIA MCCULLOUGH, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE, THOMAS GLENN CONYERS, II, BY THROUGH HIS PARENT AND NATURAL GUARDIAN, ETC., ET AL vs SMITH EQUITIES CORPORATION AND GERALD A. SMITH
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
MARSENE UTILE VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JOSE LUIS LEDESMA VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RANDALL SPENCER VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LAUREANO ROMERO VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
EMMETT STANLEY VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
J. W. THOMPKINS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ROBERT EARL SMITH VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CHARLES PORTER vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
HARRY LEE GOLDSBORO, I I VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JORGE MOYA-FELICIANO VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DEANDREW TONY SCOTT VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MICHAEL PAUL STOWELL VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JOHN QUICK VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CEDRIC L. KING VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
GEORGE W. SMITH VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DAWN VAN MALLEGHEM AND ERMINIO VAN MALLEGHEM vs INDYMAC FEDERAL BANK, FSB, SUNTRUST BANK, HUNTERS CREEK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC., AND THE FAIRWAYS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, INC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ALFRED E. HATCHER, III vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LOUIS BURNEY VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
LESTER STAPLETON VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DARRYL PATTERSON VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
GAVIN MICHAEL RILEY, JR. VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
EDDIE D. THOMAS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ERIK NUNEZ VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BRUCE SMITH VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RODNEY DALE TURNER VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DECIUS G. JULES VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DONALD J. HENRY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GERONIMO DEJESUS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
V. MICHAEL PABALIS vs PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MARIA NAVARRO MARTIN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MANUEL AYALA VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
TYSON JACQUECIN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
NAVIN SOOMAIR VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MICHAEL MANIERI vs EQUITY PRIME MORTGAGE, LLC, JOHN DOE, AND ABC COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOHN R. QUICK vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOSE TORRES JUSTINIANO VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ANTHONY DELRAY HOUSTON VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ROGELIO SANTOS, RACHEL SANTOS A/K/A RACHEL M. SANTOS AND JOESPH NEMCHIK AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF AND OF AND UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A TRUST AGREEMENT KNOWN AS THE SANTOS LAND TRUST vs CITIMORTGAGE, INC., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KENNETH D. TOLBERT VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
RICHARDSON VICTOR VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DARNELL TILLMAN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RITCHY BIENAIME VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JEREMIAH PATRICK VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Mary J. Turner, Individually, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of John Turner, and Patrick Rocha and Angel Rochal, Individually, and as natural parents and guardians of Z.R. v. H2Eco Bulk, LLC, and Mark Stuard
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BRIAN K. JONES VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
EDUARDO A. GONZALEZ VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
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