Circuit Judge · Fourth Judicial Circuit Court
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1,748 verified requirements and 8 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Mark Borello across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Criminal — Division CR-D (Duval)
Circuit Judge Mark Borello was born in Florida in 1962. He graduated from The Florida State University College of Law in 1987, and began working for the State Attorney’s Office under Ed Austin that same year. In 2012, Judge Borello was elected to take the seat of retiring Circuit Judge Charles Arnold. His first Judicial assignment was in Clay County, handling Family, Civil and Probate Cases. Judge Borello is currently assigned to the Felony Criminal Division in Duval County. He is currently the Administrative Judge for the Felony Divisions and the Problem-Solving Courts. He is married and has four children. Senior Judge – Hugh A. Carithers Judge Carithers is a native of Jacksonville, and a graduate of Robert E. Lee High School. He received his undergraduate degree from Washington and Lee University in 1969. After serving on active duty with the U. S. Navy, including serving in Vietnam, he received his law degree from the University of Florida in 1974. Judge Carithers practiced law in Jacksonville for more than 18 years before assuming the bench in February 1993. He has since served in all divisions of the Circuit Court, and as Administrative Judge of the Family Law Division. He also sat as an associate judge on the First District Court of Appeals. Judge Carithers served on the Executive Committee of the Conference of Circuit Court Judges and as Chair of its Civil Section. He was a member of the Florida Court Education Council and the faculty of the College of Advanced Judicial Studies. He also served on the Florida Family Law Rules Committee and the Sexual Assault Advisory Council. He is currently the Director and officer of The Florida Bar Foundation (FFLA).
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 360 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (April 8, 2014–August 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.
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last checked September 4, 2026
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Christopher Watts v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JOE LEWIS THOMAS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ELIJAH LACAL UNION VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
KELLY NIKIA GALLOWAY VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LEE SIMMS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Charles Jerome Culp v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Earl James Ray, Jr. v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jamichea Ziegler v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Geneva M. Kellum v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Terrance Anthony Hightower v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DERRICK A. CLARK VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Rodney C. Maxwell v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Riad Akel v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Clay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Erron Bing v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Louis Thomas Pierce, Jr. v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Stanley T. Harris v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Mose Williams v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Gerald Brown v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
SILKEARIA MARSHALL VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Terrence J. Kerrin v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DERRICK A. CLARK VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Charles T. Nelson v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Ronald Lee Jackson v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Terrence C. Mccray v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Keyon M. Paige v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Christian Javier Vazquez Ortiz v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Richard Warren Hannans v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Charles T. Nelson v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Rashawn R. Jackson v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CURTIS ANTON FAULK VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Calvin L. Weems v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Andrew Richard Lukehart v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
Christopher Thompson v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Reginald Lawrence Perry, Jr. v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Richard McCoy v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RONALD PHILLIPS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jeffrey Lopez v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Kristian T. Ward v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
COREY DOUGLAS WHEATON VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Stephen Holzbacher v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Alexander James Wiggins v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Kevin Hamilton v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DERRICK A. CLARK VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Charles James Skolnick v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ARIS TEAGUE VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Terrence Paris, II v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Bradley Wolfe v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
REX CLIFTON PAGE, II VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Vohn Cooper v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MICHAEL A. RODGERS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
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