Margaret R. Taylor
County Judge · Hillsborough County Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
County Judge · Hillsborough County Court
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451 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Margaret R. Taylor across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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County Criminal — Division B
Courtroom Annex Crt 31
Anita Salario
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Education: Law School: St. Thomas University School of Law Miami, FL - J.D. 1992; Undergraduate: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL - B.S.B.A., Double Major - Finance and Marketing — Professional Activities: Board Certified in City, County, and Local Government Law (Formerly); Middle District of Florida; Florida Bar; Hillsborough County Bar Association; Cancel; Forms — Background: Judge Margaret R. Taylor was formerly board certified by the Florida Bar in City, County, and Local Government Law.; Judge Margaret R. Taylor is also a former state prosecutor with Polk and Hillsborough County, and former federal defense attorney practicing in Ft. Lauderdale and Miami.
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Criminal Courthouse Annex, 401 N. Jefferson St., Room #330, Tampa, Florida 33602
Published forms & procedures: 13th Circuit Fingerprint Form; Plea Form and Waiver of Rights
Verified against Judge Margaret R. Taylor's own court profile page, 2026-08-02.
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 Second District Court of Appeal (St. Petersburg).
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Profile upgraded 2026-08-02: bio_url now points to this judge's own page (https://www.fljud13.org/Directory/Judges/Judge-Taylor), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page. 2 linked form/procedure document(s) fetched and hashed.
2 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 451 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 14 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (November 16, 2022–February 6, 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.
BRADLEY JOSEPH ROBERTS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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date not recorded — present · Courtroom Annex Crt 31
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
GARRY VOLCY VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BROWN v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Bebley v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Zamora-Gonzalez v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
NYDIA APONTE VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
QUEZADA VELOZ v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
STATE OF FLORIDA vs MOUYID BIN ISLAM
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Transferred
Farquharson v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
FAY v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
PABON v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Boobyyaa v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BRICENO-BONILLA v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs MOUYID BIN ISLAM
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Transferred
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Monitor: content changed at 13th Cir. — Hearing Officers directory. Review before republishing dependent rules.
via 13th Cir. — Hearing Officers directory
Monitor: content changed at 13th Cir. — Judge Taylor (County Crim B) Standing Pretrial Order & Procedures. Review before republishing dependent rules.
via 13th Cir. — Judge Taylor (County Crim B) Standing Pretrial Order & Procedures
Monitor: content changed at 13th Cir. — Hearing Officers directory. Review before republishing dependent rules.
via 13th Cir. — Hearing Officers directory