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Maria de Jesus Santovenia
Circuit Judge · Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 2, 2026
Circuit Judge · Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court
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971 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Maria de Jesus Santovenia across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Probate — Section PMH 04 (Associate Administrative Judge)
Courtroom OSJC 18.232
Jennifer Paz
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Associate Administrative Judge — Probate.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Third District Court of Appeal (Miami).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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1 verified rule specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 971 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 61 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (November 13, 2013–September 30, 2022) 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. Showing the 50 most recent; all 61 are counted in the outcome census above.
STEPHEN TAYLOR, vs FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
last checked September 4, 2026
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Probate — Section PMH 04 (Associate Administrative Judge)current
date not recorded — present · Courtroom OSJC 18.232
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METRO DADE FIREFIGHTERS, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS, LOCAL 1403, VS MIAMI-DADE COUNTY,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
SANDRA SADLAK, vs THE SHORES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PHILLIP MUSKAT, vs ORLANDO BENITEZ, JR., et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SAM ZALLOUM, vs DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, etc.,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RAUL ALARCON, JR., vs MARIA ELSA ACUNA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.A. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ST. BRENDAN HIGH SCHOOL, INC.. et al., vs MAGALI NEFF, et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
NORTHWIND AIR SYSTEMS V. TERRA'S GARDEN
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
DOROTHY JOHNSON AND ROSE TYDUS, vs CITY OF OPA-LOCKA, etc.,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Y.N., A JUVENILE, vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY, vs THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
A.S. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
R.J. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
S.B. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
M.S. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
B.A. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.B. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
I.N. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
N.E. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
I.N. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.J. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Z.G. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Q.B. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
R.C. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
C.T. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
S.G. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.A. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.T. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Q.B. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
A.P. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
H.S. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
A.L. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
L.R. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
S.E. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
W.B. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
K.O. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
W.T. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
C.C. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
D.V. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
T.L. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
R.W. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
M.M. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
D.A. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
O.L. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
D.C. v. State
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.M. v. State
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
A.B. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
R.M. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
A.I. V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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