Mark H. Jones
Circuit Judge · Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 6, 2026
Circuit Judge · Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court
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305 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Mark H. Jones across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit — Lower Keys civil (1/5); circuit criminal M-Z; Lower Keys Drug Court; Middle Keys all circuit civil
On this assignment since July 1, 2026
Arraignment Hearings: If counsel has filed a Notice of Appearance, Written Plea of Not Guilty, and Waiver of Arraignment etc., both the Defendant and the attorney do not need to be present at the Arraignment hearing unless specifically noted on the Notice or previously in Court.
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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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5 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 305 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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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 483 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (January 10, 2007–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.
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 483 are counted in the outcome census above.
last checked September 3, 2026
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Circuit — Lower Keys civil (1/5); circuit criminal M-Z; Lower Keys Drug Court; Middle Keys all circuit civilcurrent
July 1, 2026 — present
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BILLY BAKER, VS THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
CITY OF MARATHON, VS RICHARD E. WARNER, etc., et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Pipistrel d.o.o., etc. v. Susan L. Ciccolini, etc.
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Steven Matthew Wolf v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
Susan M. Simmons, as Personal Representative, etc. v. Mark A. Simmons
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
JASON ROBINSON, VS THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Rodney Shands, et al. v. City of Marathon, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
HAWKS NEST CONDOMINIUM, INC., etc., VS WESTCHESTER SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY, etc.,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Steven Matthew Wolf v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
RICHARD E. WARNER AND JOHN W. PARENTE, etc., et al., VS CITY OF MARATHON, etc.,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Jimmy Willis Gardner v. The State of Florida
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Treasure Cay Condominium Association, Inc., etc. v. Frontline Insurance Unlimited Company
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Amanda Tufenkjian v. The State of Florida
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP v. Colleen Lamb-Ferrara, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Stacey E. Frerichs, et al. v. Arthur Mattson, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
BRP-Rotax GMBH & Co KG, etc. v. Susan L. Ciccolini, etc.
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Jermaine Lamar Roberts v. The State of Florida
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ERIC WURTZEL, vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
HAWKS NEST CONDOMINIUM, INC., etc., VS WESTCHESTER SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY, etc.,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Rory Wilson v. The State of Florida
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
David Lewis and Kathryn Majarwitz v. Mitchell Lewis and MFMA, LLC
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Colleen Lamb-Ferrara, et al. v. Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Garden State Holdings, LLC, etc. v. Shazbop, LLC, etc., et al.
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Pipistrel Italia S.r.l., etc. v. Susan L. Ciccolini, etc.
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
JAMES CRAWFORD, et al., VS MONROE COUNTY, et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Garden State Holdings, LLC, etc. v. Shazbop, LLC, etc., et al.
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Krapff, Gray, and Nightengale Properties, LLC v. Wilmington Trust, National Association, etc.
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Anthony Valdes v. The State of Florida
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
THE SILVER LAW GROUP, P.A. vs PAUL BATES, et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
Karen Newfield, et al. v. Pamela Bauer, etc., et al.
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jeffrey Ray Sundwall v. State of Florida
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
SANTIAGO RUIZ vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROBERT EVERSON, vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Shane Arthur Stevens v. The State of Florida
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Tamera Z. Fletcher, et al. v. Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, etc.
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Kazi Ahmed v. Hamilton Insurance DAC, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
ERIC WURTZEL, vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
SAFEPOINT INSURANCE COMPANY, v. JESS YOUNG,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Rodney Shands, et al. v. City of Marathon, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
James Viegas v. First Horizon Bank
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Richard Titus, et al. v. Soni & Sons Limited Partnership Agreement
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
KEENEY DIAZ, VS THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
JAMES S. MATTSON, et al., vs MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
THE STATE OF FLORIDA, vs MICHAEL CLAYTON WOODRUFF,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
JEFFREY SUNDWALL, vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ASGAARD FUND, L.P., etc., vs MM80 OCEANSIDE HOLDINGS, LLC, etc.,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
CHRISTOPHER YAREMA, vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
THE STATE OF FLORIDA vs HERNAN FRANCISCO MARIN,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Non-dispositive
ANTHONY JOSEPH VALDES, vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Non-dispositive
ORLANDO BROWN, vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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