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Marina Garcia-Wood
Circuit Judge · Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Circuit Judge · Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
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1,701 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Marina Garcia-Wood across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Criminal — Division FP
Courtroom NW4900
Melinda Fleming
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Circuit Court Judge
Division(s) FP (controlling: AO 2026-21-GEN eff. 2026-07-01)
Zoom ID 883-035-672
Chambers NW4910, Courtroom NW4900
Central Judicial Complex
Verified 2026-08-03: the 17th's own division pages publish rosters and portraits but no biography prose. A court fact, not a harvest gap.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Fourth District Court of Appeal (West Palm Beach).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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15 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 1,701 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 119 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (October 3, 2007–June 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.
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 119 are counted in the outcome census above.
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 4, 2026
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Circuit Criminal — Division FPcurrent
date not recorded — present · Courtroom NW4900
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1 verbatim requirement on continuances in MARINA GARCIA-WOOD's division.
1 verbatim requirement on continuances.
3 verbatim requirements on hearing time in MARINA GARCIA-WOOD's division.
3 verbatim requirements on hearings.
2 verbatim requirements on motion calendar in MARINA GARCIA-WOOD's division.
2 verbatim requirements on motion calendar.
6 verbatim requirements on remote appearances in MARINA GARCIA-WOOD's division.
7 verbatim requirements on remote appearances.
STATE OF FLORIDA vs JORGE TORRES
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Manuel G. Perez, et al., v. The Bank of New York Mellon, etc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Howard Roy Housen and Valerie Housen v. Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Densyl Diaz Rodriguez v. HSBC Bank USA, etc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Joseph Frith v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. Michael Barone and Michelle Barone
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
April L. Young, et al. v. Ditech Financial LLC
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Gabriji, et al v. Hollywood Station Investments, LLC, et al.,
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Donald Morris and Mary Morris v. Tower Hill Prime Insurance Company
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation v. Alejandro Luzardo Villasmil and Anthony Jose Ferrer
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
12170 CWELT-2007 LLC v. Green Tree Servicing, LLC
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Janice Ellery, et al. v. U.S. Bank Trust, N.A.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Henri C. Marcellus v. The Bank of New York Mellon, etc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Ashleay Vesper v. U.S. Bank National Association, etc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
STATE OF FLORIDA vs DOUGLAS DALEY
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Lilly Bella, LLC and Charosalyn Ludden v. Igor Sivokozov
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
State of Florida v. Robert Jean Morris
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
MAURICE JACKSON *W* VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Igor Anchipolovsky v. US Bank Trust National Association
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Analiz Osceola v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Frank Cayard v. US Bank National Association and Melrose Homes at Monarch Lakes Homeowners Association, Inc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Vincent Walton a/k/a Vincent G. Walton v. U.S. BANK, N.A., etc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jeannie Quinteros v. Capital Ventures International, LLC
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Macana Investments, LLC v. Longridge Financial LLC and Garfield at Century Village Condominium Association
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Anthony Marshall v. Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, Etc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. Lisa Hultin
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Limor Arika v. Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust 2017-1, etc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation v. Cristian Rivera and Vanessa Rivera
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Mark L. Jones v. Bank of America, N.A.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Priscila D. Forsberg and Carlos Cardona v. Real Time Resolutions, Inc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Isabel Howard v. Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
STATE OF FLORIDA vs RACHELLE LAURISTON
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
DAMIAN CLEVELAND vs MARK INCH, SECRETARY OF DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KEVIN SMITH vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ELIAS MARCHELOS and MARTHA MARCHELOS vs AMILCAR J. ADAO
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RYAN OTERO vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs JAMARLIN HUNTLEY
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs REINALDO RUIZ
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs DOUGLAS DALEY
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Non-dispositive
STATE OF FLORIDA vs DOUGLAS DALEY
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
RALPH MAWARDI and LIMOR MAWARDI VS MOSHE COHEN, ZIPORA MIRIAM COHEN, and
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
LAURENTINA KOCIK, as Personal Representative of the ESTATE of JUREK KOCIK vs EDDY PABLO RODRIGUEZ
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
ANNIS ADAMS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs GABRIEL CHARLTON
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs RACHELLE LAURISTON
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs COURTNEY RICHARDS
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs JAMAAL PICKERSGILL
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
PETRI POSITIVE PEST CONTROL, INC. vs CCM CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. d/b/a COUNTRY CLUB MANOR CONDOMINIUM ASSOC.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
PRIMITIVO MORALES vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TERRANCE L. MCCLOUD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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