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Miriam Valkenburg
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 Miriam Valkenburg across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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County Criminal — Division C
Courtroom Annex Crt 12
Tamiea Echenique
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Education: Law School: Stetson University College of Law (2001); Undergraduate: University of South Florida (1994); Professional Background; Valkenburg & Velez, PA; Isaac & Zwirn, PA; Office of the State Attorney, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit – Assistant State Attorney; Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration - Intelligence; Department of Corrections Probation & Parole – Probation & Parole Officer; Salvation Army Correctional Services – Probation Officer; Internships; Office of the State Attorney, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit – Certified Legal Intern; Judge A. Paskay, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Florida - Intern; United States Department of Justice, Trustees Office, Tampa, Florida – Intern; Honors and Awards
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Criminal Courthouse Annex, 401 N. Jefferson St., Room #617, Tampa, Florida 33602
Verified against Judge Miriam Valkenburg's own court profile page, 2026-08-02.
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 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-Valkenburg), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page.
This tab lists judge-and-division rules only, and this judge's division publishes its practice at the county, circuit, and statewide layers instead — 451 verified requirements still govern this courtroom. The Full Premium Report assembles every one of them, cited.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 26 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (December 15, 2021–December 12, 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.
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.
T. N. VS DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
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County Criminal — Division Ccurrent
date not recorded — present · Courtroom Annex Crt 12
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
JAFFAN INTERNATIONAL, LLC v. RADHE KRISHNA PROPERTIES, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
HEART OF ADOPTIONS, INC. VS DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - PC Denied
DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES, ET AL. VS V. C. S.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
S. O. VS DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO. VS SHAZAM AUTO GLASS, LLC,
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY vs SHAZAM AUTO GLASS, LLC, A/A/O CHARLES DEAN
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY vs SHAZAM AUTO GLASS, LLC, A/A/O CARL TALBERT
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
B. L. VS DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY vs SHAZAM AUTO GLASS, LLC, A/A/O NICOLE KONOPKA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOHNSON v. CARROL OAKS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY vs SHAZAM AUTO GLASS, LLC A/A/O KOREY JONES
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
D. A. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE CO. vs GLASSCO, INC., ET AL.,
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LATHESIA PENN vs ALLEN DODD
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
B. C. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
NOEL VINCENT THOMAS vs NORTH CAROLINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Ramos, Pomales v. Mendoza, Dukes
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY vs SUPERIOR AUTO GLASS OF TAMPA BAY, INC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY vs GLASSCO, INC., AS ASSIGNEE OF G. MERCADO
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the County
Disposition (court’s label): Denied
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY vs SUPERIOR AUTO GLASS OF TAMPA BAY, INC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY vs SUPERIOR AUTO GLASS OF TAMPA BAY, INC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY vs SUPERIOR AUTO GLASS OF TAMPA BAY, INC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SHANTOVIA PATTERSON vs BRANDYWINE HOUSING, LTD.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROBERT MCMILLEN AND VS HLBF, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - PC Denied
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY vs SUPERIOR AUTO GLASS OF TAMPA BAY, INC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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