Circuit Judge · Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
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410 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Pat Siracusa across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Criminal (Pinellas)
Courtroom Pinellas County Justice Center
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Courthouse, Pinellas County Justice Center, Address
Verified against Judge Pat Siracusa's own court profile page, 2026-08-02.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Second District Court of Appeal (St. Petersburg).
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1 verified rule specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 410 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 218 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (December 12, 2008–August 7, 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 218 are counted in the outcome census above.
last checked September 4, 2026
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Circuit Criminal (Pinellas)current
date not recorded — present · Courtroom Pinellas County Justice Center
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
ENGRAM v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
WALKER v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Wells v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
THORNTON v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
FRANK ALVAREZ vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Woods v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LEOPOLDO SALAZAR vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DONNIE R. FLOYD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STEPHANIE R. BURKETT VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Gillis v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DAVIS v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES VS MICHELET PIERRE AND STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - Authored Opinion
DARREL ANTHONY PATTERSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHAU v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ASKEW v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BAIRD v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DARREL ANTHONY PATTERSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Davis v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
JUAN MANUEL SANCHEZ vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SINCERE YOUNG vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SANDERS v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
WILBUR ERIC FRENCH VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JUSTIN ADKINS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DERRICK LAMONT TAYLOR vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STACEY ROMELLO ROQUEMORE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ARIAS-ROMAN v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to Circuit Court for Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - PC Denied
FRED ALLEN CLINTON, JR. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Green v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LAQUISHA EQUILLA HATTEN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
IVORY v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Perry v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ALEXSANDRO J. COLON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JACINTA GILLIS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Sanders v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
COURTNEY GREEN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Hett v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Patterson v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CARLO MASARACCHIA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JATHNIEL J. MCMICHAEL JORDAN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pasco County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SALVATORE TOCCO vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PAGAN v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ELISHA CATRISE ADAMS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Fortner v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Morris v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DEMETRIUS LEWIS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Oliva v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LAMONT E. SPRUEL vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Molina-Salles v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Morris v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Cobb v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
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