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Senior Judge · Fourth Judicial Circuit Court
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1,232 verified requirements govern practice before Judge Michael R. Weatherby across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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A native of Jacksonville, Judge Weatherby is a product of the public school system. He graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and his JD degree. After approximately 17 years as an Assistant State Attorney and in private practice, he was elected to the Circuit bench in 1990. During the course of his judicial career Judge Weatherby served in the Civil, Family, and Felony Divisions. The last 10 years of his service was as the Administrative Judge for the Felony Division.
Judge Weatherby was on the faculty of the Handling Capital Cases judicial education course for 17 years. He also served on the Florida Supreme Court’s Criminal Court Steering Committee and Jury Instructions Committee. Locally, he variously served on the Technology and New Courthouse committees.
After taking Senior Judge status in early 2010, Judge Weatherby continued judicial service as the Administrative Judge for the Duval County Foreclosure division until dissolution of the division in the summer of 2024.
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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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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 102 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (February 2, 2004–December 19, 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.
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ERICK JOSE ALANIZ VS FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION, BARTRAM CREEK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., AND EMILY A. ALANIZ
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Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Michael James Jackson v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
John F. Mosley v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
John F. Mosley v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
Michael James Jackson v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
Jason Andrew Simpson v. State of Florida & Jason Andrew Simpson v. Ricky D. Dixon, etc.
Supreme Court of Florida · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
John Parsons, Liberty Ambulance etc., et al. vs City of Jacksonville, Florida, a municipal corporation etc.
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Ramona A. Hussein and Sobhi Y. Hussein v. U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Owner Trustee for RCF 2 Acquisition Trust c/o U.S. Bank Trust National Association
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Yolanda Austin vs Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Jason Tolbert vs Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Tiffany Ann Cole v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Duval County
Wynester Y. Sherrer, as Personal etc. vs Andrew Y. Rieta, Mauldin etc., et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. vs Gloria B. Dunbar, et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
John F. Mosley v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Duval County
Nanette Taylor vs CitiBank, N.A. As Trustee etc.
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
WAYNE N. EDWARDS vs Bank Of America, N.A.
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Thomas and Sandra Gudmundson vs Provident Funding Associates, LP, ET AL
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Orian Reddick and Denise M. Reddick vs Foreclosed Asset Sales and Transfer Partnership
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Cynthia Morelli vs Chase Home Finance, LLC
First District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Alex Rackley vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
James R. Mitchell vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Alan Lyndell Wade v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Duval County
LEE ALLEN DAVIS and Meta E. Forrester vs Meta Lehman; et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Michael James Jackson v. Michael D. Crews, etc.
Supreme Court of Florida · Duval County
Grover Reed v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Duval County
LEE ALLEN DAVIS, v. DUETSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE OF AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES,
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
LEE ALLEN DAVIS AND META E. FORRESTER, v. META LEHMAN; UNKNOWN TENANT 1, AND ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, CREDITORS, AND OTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS OR UNKNOWN SPOUSES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH AND UNDER ANY OF THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, DUETSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE OF AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC., ASSET BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-R2 UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMANT DATED AS OF MARCH 1, 2005 WITHOUT RECOURSE
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
DARLENE WATSON, v. YALE MORTGAGE CORPORATION
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Darlene Watson vs Yale Mortgage Corp.
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Lee Allen Davis vs Duetsche Bank National Trust Company etc. et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
James K. Lindsey vs Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., AS Trustee For etc. et al
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
JAMES K. LINDSEY, v. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2007-OPT1, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-OPT1
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Michael James Jackson v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Duval County
WILLIAM H. CORNING, v. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
JAMES R. MITCHELL v. STATE OF FLORIDA
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
JAMES R. MITCHELL v. STATE OF FLORIDA
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
SANTERIS T. McKINNEY v. STATE OF FLORIDA
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
JEFFREY SCOTT FAWDRY, v. STATE OF FLORIDA
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
KENNETH PAUL BROWN, v. STATE OF FLORIDA
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
ANNETTE JOHNSON AND HAROLD JOHNSON, ET AL., v. HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST SERIES ACE 2005-HE5
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
SHAMEEN A. DEAN, v. STATE OF FLORIDA
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
STATE OF FLORIDA, v. WILLIAM D. SABOURIN
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Alan Lyndell Wade v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Duval County
THOMAS E. JORDAN v. STATE OF FLORIDA
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
CURTIS LEE JONES, v. STATE OF FLORIDA
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
SIDNEY LEWIS, v. STATE OF FLORIDA
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
NABOR MENDOZA, v. STATE OF FLORIDA
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Tiffany Ann Cole v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Duval County
JONATHAN CLOWERS, v. STATE OF FLORIDA
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
THOMAS E. JORDAN, v. STATE OF FLORIDA
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
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