Michael Deen
Circuit Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Circuit Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
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545 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Michael Deen across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Civil — Division 2/39 (Orange)
Judicial Assignment: 2025-2026 Circuit Judge, Orange County Civil; 2022-2024 Circuit Judge, Orange County Domestic Relations; 2021 Orange County Judge, Civil — Education: Juris Doctor: Barry University School of Law; Bachelor of Arts: Samford University — Professional Activities: Member, The Florida Bar; Member, Orange County Bar Association; Member, Osceola County Bar Association; Former Vice President, Juvenile Assessment Center Advisory Board; Former Member, Teen Court Advisory Board (2018-2021); Member, The Tiger Bay Club of Central Florida; Member, Central Florida Family Law Inn of Court; Member, George C. Young Central Florida Inn of Court; Member, Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers
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Orange County Courthouse
Hearing room 14-B
Published forms & procedures: Division 39 aiCalendar Procedures; PDF Format; Word Format; Checklist for Minor Settlement; Compulsory Medical Examinations Guidelines; Guidelines and Procedures
Verified against Judge Michael Deen's own court profile page, 2026-07-24.
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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/michael-deen), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page. 6 linked form/procedure document(s) fetched and hashed.
2 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 5 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (May 6, 2022–April 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.
FIRST ACCEPTANCE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. VS AT HOME AUTO GLASS, LLC A/A/O PETRA JAMES
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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FREDERICK PETE COX v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MENDOTA INSURANCE COMPANY vs AT HOME AUTO GLASS, LLC A/A/O CAROLINE JACKSON
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
PARIS DEMETRIUS EVANS v. STATE OF FLORIDA, ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, and CLERK OF THE COURT FOR ORANGE COUNTY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
MENDOTA INSURANCE COMPANY vs AT HOME AUTO GLASS, LLC A/A/O SHABRIA BROWN
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
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