Mary P. Hatcher
Circuit Judge · Fifth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Circuit Judge · Fifth Judicial Circuit Court
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873 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Mary P. Hatcher across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Judge — Sumter County
Pro se motions (when not represented by an attorney) must be filed with the Clerk of Circuit Court, Criminal Division, with copies provided to the State Attorney and to Judge Hatcher’s office. Pro se motions will not be accepted via e-mail. This includes motions to modify or early terminate probation, a copy of which must also be provided to the probation officer.
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From Judge Mary P. Hatcher's own profile page on the circuit's county judiciary index, verified 2026-07-25.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Fifth District Court of Appeal (Daytona Beach).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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4 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 873 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 109 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (February 20, 2017–July 24, 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 109 are counted in the outcome census above.
last checked September 4, 2026
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Jose Manuel Bandera-Alarcon v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Brian Dale Nichols v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Douglas M. Williams v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Douglas M. Williams v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
William Fitzgerald Seward v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Maurice Stephens v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Kenyon A. Rawlings v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Dawayne Lee Davis, Jr. v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Douglas M. Williams v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DAVEY LEE HODGES VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MAURICE STEPHENS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
TERRANCE T. JONES VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
GERALD DEVON PATTERSON VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Scottie B. Crosby v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
PETER NYGEL CHRISTIAN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
GREGORY ALAN PUTZKE VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
William Fitzgerald Seward v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
JOSHUA FLUELLEN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CHAD MICHAEL BROY VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
William Fitzgerald Seward v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
HARRY LEE THOMAS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Lloyd Anthony Davis v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Richard Goodman v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
TAUREAN GRAHAM VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jason Wells v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
FELIX MIGUEL MALAVE VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Billy Sizemore v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
William Fitzgerald Seward v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
TERRY NORRIS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BRYCE CHEVELLE HILL vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JAMES WILLIAMS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
NICOLE LYN MARKS vs JOSEPH WHITE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF DONALD MARKS, AND DARLA HALL
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
NATHAN DUCKWORTH WITHERS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
AMOS TIMOTHY PINDER vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MATTHEW ERIC REID vs STATE OF FLORIDA AND DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SOOKSIRI RITTIRUCKSA vs MICHAEL J. ROGERS, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM B. LOWE
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
ALJANARD JACKSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOHN MELLADO AND LISA MELLADO vs COAST DEVELOPMENT CORP., AND JENNINGS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CORP., A FLORIDA CORPORATION
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BRIAN S. PACIFIC vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SHAWN FRICKE AND PAMELA FRICKE vs ELECTRIC SUNSHINE & COMPANY, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHRISTOPHER RAHAIM vs DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
EARL BUTLER vs LAW OFFICES OF ROBIN H. STEVENSON, ROBIN H. STEVENSON, ESQ., LAW OFFICES OF GAINES AND GRAU, JUSTIN GAINES, ESQ., PETERSON P.A., KEITH PETERSON, ESQ., J. MARION MOORMAN, ET AL.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JONATHAN FORRESTER vs SCHOOL BOARD OF SUMTER COUNTY, FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
CHRISTOPHER RAHAIM vs DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
SOOKSIRI RITTIRUCKSA vs MICHAEL J. ROGERS, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM B. LOWE
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BOULDER III, LLC AND MACWCP, III, CORP. vs BUFFALO RIDGE PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOCIATION, INC., VILLAGES/ACORN INVESTMENTS, LTD, PLANET FIVE AT VILLAGES, LLC, PALM RIDGE, LLC, PALM RIDGE PLAZA, LLC, PALM RIDGE PLAZA, ETC., ET AL
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
EARL BUTLER vs LEIGHTON MORSE, BRUCE CARTER AND OFFICE OF CIVIL CONFLICT AND REGIONAL COUNSEL
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOSEPH WHITE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF ESTATE OF DONALD MARKS AND DARLA HALL vs NICOLE LYN MARKS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
OTIS L. JACKSON vs FLORIDA COMMISSION ON OFFENDER REVIEW AND STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MACWCP III, CORP., A DELAWARE CORPORATION REGISTERED TO DO BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA vs BUFFALO RIDGE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, PALM RIDGE PLAZA PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., A DISSOLVED FLORIDA CORPORATION, LAUREN ASSOCIATION INC., ETC. ET AL
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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