Mark S. Blechman
Circuit Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Circuit Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
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Probate, Guardianship & Mental Health — Division 5/01 (Orange)
Judicial Assignment: 2023-2026 Circuit Judge, Orange County Probate/Guardianship/Mental Health/Trusts; 2023 Associate Administrative Circuit Judge, Orange County Criminal; 2021-2023 Circuit Judge, Orange County Criminal; 2018-2020 Circuit Judge, Orange County Domestic Relations; 2015-2017 Circuit Judge, Orange County Criminal; 2013-2014 Circuit Judge, Osceola County Criminal — Education: Juris Doctor: University of Florida; Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice w/High Honors: University of Florida; Certifications; Board Certified as a Criminal Trial Lawyer; by the Florida Bar (1988-present); by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (1994-present) — Professional Activities: Member, Florida Bar 1982-present; Member, United States Supreme Court Bar 1987-present; Member, Colorado Bar 1989-present; Member, Orange County Bar Association; Member, Osceola County Bar Association; Former Assistant State Attorney; Former President of the C.F.A.C.D.L.; Member, Hispanic Bar Association; Awards and Honors; Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award -; Florida Supreme Court; Man of the Year Candidate, raising contributions by climbing Mount Rainier, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Whitney, Mauna Kea, and Mount Hood -; Leukemia and Lymphoma Society; Citizen of the Year Award -
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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-s-blechman), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page. 3 linked form/procedure document(s) fetched and hashed.
4 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.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 138 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (April 14, 2014–April 8, 2025) 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 138 are counted in the outcome census above.
MICHAEL RASHAD MCCOLLUM VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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Probate, Guardianship & Mental Health — Division 5/01 (Orange)current
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JORONJAYE LEPRINO TEAGUE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KERVINCE SENELUS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CARL C. ARRIOLA vs LAURALEE ARRIOLA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RENE GUTIERREZ vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
CLEVELAND JOHNSON, III vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
AMOS BROKENBOROUGH vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BRIXTEN DYER vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs TIMOTHY DONALD JANES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
SCOTT F. BUSH vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
OCTAVIUS BOLDEN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MAURICIO ORTIZ vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
NATHALIE MOISE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DEVONTE DONNELL CHAPPELLE HARRISON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
VICTORIA TOTH vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
HEATHER WALL vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
LUTHER R. WOODS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ANTHONY FERRER vs ROSANNA FERRER
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Non-dispositive
PETER ALBERT COOKE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TESSA MARIE LUECKE AND LOUIS THOMAS MINNIS vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ALAN HOFFENDEN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Non-dispositive
DAVID P. MORAN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ALFRED JAMES SANDERS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TODD ALLEN LAUER VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CORDELL TUTT vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
EZEQUIEL LUIS MERCADO vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SIR CHARLES CRAWLEY VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MIGUEL DAVID CARTAGENA ROMAN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DEUNDRE DAVIS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ANTHONY FERRER vs ROSANNA FERRER
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Non-dispositive
ISSIAH TREMAN ALLEN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
GREGORY MACK vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KENNETH DAVID LARA FELIZ VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DERRICK L. HERRON, JR. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KYLE YEARBY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KELVIS RODRIGUEZ VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DOUGLAS A. LIVELY, JR. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ISSIAH ALLEN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LINDA EDOUARD VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CORDELL TUTT VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SIR CHARLES A. CRAWLEY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
YAKEN SOWELL VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DREW SCHREIBER vs DAWN SCHREIBER
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
RUBEN GONZALEZ vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RUDY NUNEZ VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
WILLIE J. SHELLMAN, JR. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JULIO MORALES RIVERA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ALAN HOFFENDEN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SIR CHARLES A. CRAWLEY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LUTHER R. WOODS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Non-dispositive
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