Mark A. Skipper
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 Mark A. Skipper across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Domestic Relations — Division C/43 (Osceola)
Judicial Assignment: 2026 Circuit Judge, Criminal; 2024-2026 Orange County Judge, Criminal — Education: Juris Doctor: Nova Southeastern; Bachelor's Degree: University of Florida — Professional Activities: Member, Orange County Bar Association; Member, Texas Bar Association; Member, District of Columbia Bar Association; Member, Federalist Society; Member, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; Member, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; Member, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; Circuit
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Jon B. Morgan Osceola County Courthouse
Published forms & procedures: Guidelines and Procedures
Verified against Judge Mark A. Skipper'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/mark-skipper), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page. 1 linked form/procedure document(s) fetched and hashed.
5 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 545 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.
No judge-scoped deadlines on this tab. Deadlines are extracted only when the source rule text states them — we never infer or calculate dates the rule does not explicitly contain. 6 rule deadlines apply in this courtroom across all layers — assembled with citations in the Full Premium Report.
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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.
NOEL ERIMELLE v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MIGUELTO MASSON v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
KAREEM CARSON CARTER v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
last checked September 3, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
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