Michael J. McNicholas
Circuit Judge · Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Circuit Judge · Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court
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910 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Michael J. McNicholas across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Judge — Martin County
Also: Appellate; Family; Juvenile
On this assignment since January 12, 2026
Circuit Judge — Martin County · Appellate; Family; Juvenile
PROFILE (live circuit19.org, verified 2026-07-24): Subject areas — Appellate; Family; Juvenile. Courthouse: Martin County Courthouse. Courtroom UNVERIFIED (not stated on the rendered profile or a current judge-specific procedure; courtroom REST index checked). Judicial assistant: Lori Mort. Phone (772) 288-5570. Fax NOT PUBLISHED. 2 judge-specific procedure/form PDF(s) in BenchPath custody. Assignments controlled by Amended AO 2026-03 (Judicial Assignments for 2026, eff. Jan 12 2026, signed Chief Judge Charles A. Schwab).
Captured verbatim from the court's own published pages and orders during circuit verification. Chambers practices change without notice — confirm anything time-critical with the judicial assistant. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Appeals from this courtroom go to the Fourth District Court of Appeal (West Palm Beach).
● LiveThat court's published bench (11): Alan O. Forst, Burton C. Conner, Caroline Shepherd, Cory J. Ciklin, Johnathan D. Lott, Jonathan D. Gerber, Mark W. Klingensmith, Melanie G. May, Robert M. Gross, Shannon K. Shaw, Spencer D. Levine
Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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6 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 910 total requirements apply in this courtroom across all layers — the Full Premium Report assembles the complete stack.
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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 43 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (May 16, 2018–July 22, 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.
Everett Brothers Recycling, Inc. and Waterblasting Technologies, LLC d/b/a HOG Technologies v. Martin County and SA Recycling, LLC.
last checked September 4, 2026
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Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Aramide Yusuf v. Starfish Title Agency, LLC, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
RICHARD ANTHONY BONNELL VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Okeechobee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Catherine L. Loudon v. Linda Barton
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Maury Flores v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
TYONNE TYRESE FROST VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Okeechobee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RICHARD ANTHONY BONNELL VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Okeechobee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RICARDO ELMIRAL LANE VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Okeechobee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
George Johnson v. Linda Stump and Todd B. Johnson
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
NEIL KURT SALAZAR vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Okeechobee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Adena Testa, individually, etc. et al. v. Town of Jupiter Island, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Patrick Quinton Vidal v. State of Florida, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Beachway Restaurants 2 and James Wigg v. Santo & June, Inc., et al
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
K.W.Y., A CHILD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Okeechobee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JEFFREY TOMASULO VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
James Carlos Gillis, Jr. v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Adena Testa, individually and as co-trustee of the Michael David Testa Revocable Trust v. Town of Jupiter Island and Dolphin Suite, LLC
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
JACK OWEN ALBRITTON VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Okeechobee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
K.R., a Child v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Okeechobee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MARK J. SAUNDERS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Okeechobee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Rylee M. Lewis v. Kathleen Lewis et al.,
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Kevin Franklin Hughes v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Okeechobee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Treasure Coast Classical Academy, Inc. v. The Optima Foundation, Inc.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
D.R., the Mother v. Department of Children & Families
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Daniel Swope and Andrew Lord III v. Lawrence Tress
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JOSEPH PAUL CORREIA, III VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
James Hodges v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Okeechobee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Kennegrue Brown v. Florida Department of Corrections, J. Robinson, Warden, Ashley Moody
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LILLIAS L. MAJOR VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Okeechobee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Johnathan Love v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
TYONNE TYRESE FROST VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Okeechobee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Margarita Chess and David Chess v. James P. Covey, as Trustee, etc., et al.,
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
SHAWN MATTHEW PYPER VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Okeechobee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Dennis Dorn v. Katherine Hatwood, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Marjorie Carol Dorn
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Port Manatee Condominium Association, Inc. v. Keith Bessette
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
CARLTON D. COMFORT VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Okeechobee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
YULIA V. FOREST vs THE ESTATE OF NORMAN DEAN KOHL, JR. and IRWIN GILBERT, solely in his capacity as curator of the Estate of Norman Dean Kohl, Jr.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
YULIA V. FOREST vs THE ESTATE OF NORMAN DEAN KOHL, JR. and IRWIN GILBERT, solely in his capacity as curator of the Estate of Norman Dean Kohl, Jr.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
THOMAS NANGLE vs MARY NANGLE
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
GEREMIA MAURIELLO vs LARISSA BARRICK o/b/o HAILEY BARRICK
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ANGELA M. VILARDI-SIEBERT vs JOHN R. SIEBERT, JR., et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
WILLIAM VAUGHN vs MEGHAN VAUGHN
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Martin County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
JENNIFER HEARD vs MIGUEL PERALES
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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