Michael C. Baggé-Hernández
County Judge · Hillsborough County Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
County Judge · Hillsborough County Court
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451 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Michael C. Baggé-Hernández across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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County Civil — Division J
Courtroom Edgecomb Crt 11
Yolanda DeVesta
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Education: Law School: Stetson University College of Law - 2007; Undergraduate: Florida State University, International Affairs and Spanish - 2003 — Professional Activities: Intern Law Clerk, Hon. Susan Bucklew, United States District Court Judge Middle District of Florida, Tampa, Florida 2006; Assistant State Attorney and Certified Legal Intern, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Hillsborough County, Florida 2007-2009 Assistant United States Attorney, District of Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico 2009-2014; Assistant United States Attorney, Middle District of Florida Fort Myers and Tampa, Florida 2014-2020; Resident Legal Advisor (Detail from the US Attorney's Office), United States Embassy in El Salvador, Antiguo Cuscatlán, La Libertad, El Salvador 2018; Participant, Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (various years and occasions); Community Involvement - (Past and Present); Alianza de Puerto Rico contra la trata humana, Inc.; Calusa American Inn of Court; Cheatwood Inn of Court; Cuban American Bar Association; Department of Homeland Security Citizens' Academy and Alumni Association; East Hillsborough County Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; The Florida Bar
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Criminal Courthouse Annex, 401 North Jefferson Street., Room #231, Tampa, Florida 33602
Published forms & procedures: Uniform Order Setting Case for Trial and Pre-Trial (Jury Trial)
Verified against Judge Michael C. Baggé-Hernández's own court profile page, 2026-08-02.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Second District Court of Appeal (St. Petersburg).
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Profile upgraded 2026-08-02: bio_url now points to this judge's own page (https://www.fljud13.org/Directory/Judges/Judge-Baggé-Hernández), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page. 1 linked form/procedure document(s) fetched and hashed.
2 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 451 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.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 6 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (August 20, 2021–August 21, 2024) 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.
GEICO INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY v. SHAZAM AUTO GLASS, LLC, A/A/O GABRIELLA MERCADO
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
last checked September 3, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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County Civil — Division Jcurrent
date not recorded — present · Courtroom Edgecomb Crt 11
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via 13th Cir. — Judge Baggé-Hernández (County Civil J) Procedures & Preferences
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
MARGARITA LUNA vs ROOMS TO GO INC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SUNITA ROBERTS vs DIRECT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CENTURY-NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY vs REGIONS ALL CARE HEALTH CENTER, INC., A/ A/ O REMY JEAN
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
GARLD G. KURTZ, JR. vs KALEY MARIE KUYKENDALL
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MIA LOWE vs AMELIA INVESTMENT PARTNERS I LLC, ET AL
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the County
Disposition (court’s label): Denied
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Monitor: content changed at 13th Cir. — Hearing Officers directory. Review before republishing dependent rules.
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Monitor: content changed at 13th Cir. — Judge Baggé-Hernández (County Civil J) Procedures & Preferences. Review before republishing dependent rules.
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