Monica Gordo
Dca Judge · Third District Court of Appeal
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Dca Judge · Third District Court of Appeal
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Judge — Third District Court of Appeal
On April 25, 2019, Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Judge Monica Gordo to the Third District Court of Appeal. Prior to her appointment to the appellate court, Judge Gordo served as an Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court Judge for over 8 years presiding in the Criminal, Civil and Family trial court divisions. She also served as Associate Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court Appellate Division.
Prior to her service on the bench, Judge Gordo served as an Assistant State Attorney for over 11 years where she was a Division Chief responsible for supervising a felony division and investigating, indicting and seeking justice in homicide cases. While at the Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s Office, she also served as a senior member of the Career Criminal Prosecution Unit and Gang Strike Force Unit where she tried numerous jury trials.
Judge Gordo was raised in Miami. She received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and graduated with honors from the University of Miami School of Business in 1996. Judge Gordo received her Juris Doctorate Degree cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law in 1999. She is a member of the Iron Arrow Honor Society and serves on the Law School Alumni Association’s Board of Judicial Directors and teaches Litigation Skills as an Adjunct Professor.
Judge Gordo is a member of the Florida Court Education Council and was appointed by the Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court to serve as an Associate Appellate Dean for the Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies. Judge Gordo also serves on the Education Committee for the Florida Conference of District Court of Appeal Judges and the Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases.
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Service 2019–present.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 101 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (June 29, 2011–May 13, 2020) 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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ARISLEIDY RIVERS AND ANDY SORIA vs GANCEDO LUMBER CO., INC., et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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KEVIN GREEN, vs GINA GREEN,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
HADASSA HELINSKI, vs PAUL BRIAN HELINSKI,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
DAVID RUOZZI, vs ADRIANA WULFF,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
ALON EZRA vs MARIAN MENDELSOHN EZRA
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DIAZ V. CASINO CAFÉ
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
MIAMI BEACH CLUB MOTEL CONDO ASSOC. V. RDR SEASHORE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
EVANS V. MURPHY
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
MUHTAR V. WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
DURAN, ET AL. V. U.S. BANK
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
VAZQUEZ V. WAL-MART STORES
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RADOSEVICH V. BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
MC LIBERTY EXPRESS, ET AL. V. ALL POINTS SERVICES, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
FLORIDA KALANIT 770 V. WELLS FARGO BANK
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ORTIZ, ET AL. V. STRYBUC REPLACEMENT HARDWARE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SHAUGHNESSY V. SHAUGHNESSY
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
FRANCIS-HARBIN, ET AL. V. SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
ESPINOSA V. LIBERTY MUTUAL INS. CO., ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CADAVIECO V. CASTLE KEY INS. CO.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
VALENTINE V. JOHN ALDEN LIFE INS. CO.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BORJAS V. VERGARA
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
CHARLES V. CITIZENS PROPERTY INS. CORP.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ALVARADO CASTRO V. PULLMANTUR, S.A., ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
SALCEDO V. WELLS FARGO BANK
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
EMAMI V. PROGRESSIVE BRANDS
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
CACACE V. THE CLUB INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
FERRER V. BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RICKETTS AND CARROLL V. VILLAGE OF MIAMI SHORES, FLORIDA, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
GASPARD V. BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GONZALEZ III V. VANDYK MORTGAGE CORP.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PAYER, ET AL. V. WALGREEN CO., ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SMITH V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JEFFERSON A/K/A PIERRE V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
ARUCA V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROLLE, ET AL. V. ZARCO EINHORN SALKOWSKI & BRITO, P.A., ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MONTES V. NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TAURUS INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING, INC., ET AL. V. SIMMS SR.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
YOUNG ISRAEL OF SUNNY ISLES V. MESA UNDERWRITERS SPECIALTY INS. CO.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RIOS V. GMAC MORTGAGE LLC
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
HERBITS, ET AL. V. CITY OF MIAMI, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
GERSTL, ET AL. V. SKYPATROL, LLC
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ORTIZ AND SANCHEZ V. BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GARCIA-VILLASANA V. BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DE WITT V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GRUSSMARK V. U.S. BANK
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PRODIRA CASA DE CAMBIO, S.A. DE C.V. V. CABALLERO
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LOPEZ V. REINA HOLDING, LLC
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CAL V. FORWARD AIR SOLUTIONS, INC., ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
HULL, ET AL. V. WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PRIETO V. FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
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