Michael T. McHugh
Circuit Judge · Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Circuit Judge · Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
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811 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Michael T. McHugh across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Administrative Judge — Lee County
Lee County Justice Center, 1700 Monroe Street, Fort Myers, FL 33901
Published forms & procedures: Judge McHugh Procedures
Verified against Judge Michael T. McHugh's own court profile page, 2026-07-24.
Division (official profile, verified 2026-07-19): Lee General Civil Q 16.7% Guardianship M(6) 16.7% Probate P(6) 8.33%
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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://www.ca.cjis20.org/About-The-Court/jud_profile.aspx?judge=mchugh), 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. 811 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 59 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (September 23, 2009–July 14, 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 59 are counted in the outcome census above.
last checked September 3, 2026
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KEITH DEAN AND STEPHANIE DEAN v. COUNTY LINE DRAINAGE DISTRICT
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SFR SERVICES, LLC A/A/O PAUL J. DEBRONE VS TOWER HILL PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
KATHLEEN HERMAN VS GREAT AMERICAN E & S INSURANCE
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
WILLIAM GRAY AND PAM GRAY VS FLORIDA PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
JONATHAN ZACCAGNINO v. KNIGHT BROADBAND, L L C
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RICHARD COHN and SHARON COHN v. SECURITY FIRST INSURANCE COMPANY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RUSSELL BONARRIGO VS FLORIDA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
WEBBER COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, LLC v. MAMA VAGNE ENTERPRISES, INC., MD ZAHIRUL HAQUE BHUIYUAN, SHAR FARAJ, SYED S. ALAM, and TAMMANA C. AHMED
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
GULF SOUTH REO, LLC v. WILSON ANDREW GARRETT, GULF SOUTH REO HOLDINGS, LLC, SEAN COUCH, ERIC MATTHEW COUCH, PHIL COUCH, SHEILA COUCH, and BENJAMIN CROMER
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MASSEY CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC. a/a/o ARTHUR CARLSON and CAROL CARLSON v. ALEX FINCH, P.A. d/b/a FINCH LAW FIRM and FROMANG & FINCH P.A.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
SFR SERVICES, LLC, A/A/O PAUL A. CARBONARO AND KATHLEEN A. CARBONARO VS FLORIDA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION, INC.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SFR SERVICES, LLC, ET AL. VS FLORIDA PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
FINCH LAW FIRM AND FROMANG & FINCH, P. A. VS MASSEY CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC., A/A/O ARTHUR CARLSON AND
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
FLORIDA PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY v. SFR SERVICES, LLC a/a/o STEPHEN JOHNSON and SHEILA CORBIN
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
G. Z. v. State of Florida
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ISLAND ROOFING AND RESTORATION, L L C A/ A/ O DAN STEINKE vs TOWER HILL PREFERRED INSURANCE COMPANY
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ISLAND ROOFING & RESTORATION, L L C, A/ A/ O TYRONE R. WOODS AND TERRY L. WOODS vs UNITED PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KENNETH MACE AND JANICE MACE vs M & T BANK
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
VILLAGIO AT ESTERO CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. vs FLORIDA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
TERRANCE B. GRAHAM v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JULIO M. RIVAS and NOEMI E. RIVAS v. PEOPLES TRUST INSURANCE COMPANY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RESIDENTS FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY AND BARBARA HINKSON CRAIG vs WCI COMMUNITIES, INC., ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
THE ESTATE OF JUDITH HODKINSON, BY AND THROUGH STEPHEN HODKINSON, PERSONAL VS FM RNC, LLC, HOLLYWOOD HILLS HOLDINGS, LLC, PREMIER HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT, LLC,
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
WILLIAM H. LEWIS AND ROSE LEWIS v. CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
VILLAGIO AT ESTERO CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. vs FLORIDA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
AVATAR PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY vs PABLO MEDINA
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Denied
ELAINE DIAL, ET AL vs CALUSA PALMS MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SCOTT ALLAN vs MARY C. HADRAVA, JAMES HADRAVA AND JHSA PROPERTIES, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RICHARD ALAN SAMAD vs STELLA PLA
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
SABINE MARIA FRANCISCO, GUARDIAN FOR ANNELIESE JAIN FRANCISCO vs TIA ANNELIESE FRANCISCO
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY vs CHARLENE FRANCIS GARCIA, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROBERT F. RAFF & BERNICE R. RAFF vs CITIMORTGAGE, INC., ET AL.,
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
STEVEN BRACCI vs KAMELA PATTON, ET AL
Second District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHARLES E. DAEDA, ESTATE OF RICHARD A. DAEDA vs RICHARD S. DAEDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GEOFFREY STILWELL & LORI T. STILWELL vs THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MICHAEL SHAWN O'BRIEN, AS CURATOR OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL J. P. O'BRIEN vs COMFORT LINE PRODUCTS, INC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GREGORY MAKI AND ELIZABETH MAKI vs GREEN TREE SERVICING, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
ELIZABETH DENBY MARSHALL vs ESTATE OF PEGGY A. DENBY
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
THOMAS A. LEWIS vs U. S. BANK, N. A.
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Jacobs v. Federal National Mortgage Association
Second District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Khleif v. Bankers Trust Company of California, N.A.
Second District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Verandah Development, LLC v. Gualtieri
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Williams v. Justice
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Aluia v. Dyck-O'Neal, Inc.
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Fiore v. Hilliker
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Fiore v. Hilliker
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Hoffman v. Bankunited, N.A.
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Hardey v. Shell
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Good To Go Food Store, Inc. v. LRM Realty, LLP
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
Smith v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Second District Court of Appeal · Lee County
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