Paul L. Huey
Circuit Judge · Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Circuit Judge · Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court
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451 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Paul L. Huey across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Civil Division I
Also: Tobacco Division Y
Courtroom Edgecomb Crt 506
Circuit Civil Division I · Tobacco Division Y
Sandra Duncan
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Education: Law School: Duke Law School; Undergraduate: University of Florida B.S. Accounting; Cancel; Forms; Schedule; Resources
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Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 E. Twiggs St., Room #527, Tampa, Florida 33602
Published forms & procedures: Order on Procedures Applicable to Jury Trials; Order on Procedures for Motions in Limine; Order Setting Procedures for "Daubert" Type Hearings; Uniform Order setting Cause for Trial and Pre-Trial(Non-Jury Trial); Uniform Pretrial Conference Order (Jury Trial)
Verified against Judge Paul L. Huey'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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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 126 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (July 31, 2009–June 12, 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.
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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Circuit Civil Division Icurrent
date not recorded — present · Courtroom Edgecomb Crt 506
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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 126 are counted in the outcome census above.
JOSHUA MADDOX vs BRADY J. TROMBETTA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
ANDREA DAVIDSON vs SHANA DEES
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Jordan v. State of Washington
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JOSEPH MARCANTONIO VS RAOUF GUIRGUIS, EBTESSAM H. JUAKIEM
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LIFSEY REAL ESTATE AND HOLDING INC. vs VICTORY LOFTS AT CHANNELSIDE CONDOMINIUM ASSOC., INC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
MHC HOLDINGS, INC. v. PHYSICIAN PARTNERS, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ALAIN CORDERO AND VS FLORIDA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
CATCHINGS, GAY, et al v. COPPER RIDGE/BRANDON HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION, INC.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
CARMEN MELISSA THORPE VS VICENTE E. LAMBOY CARDONA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ROBERT D. EVANS vs HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ZIKRY v. VANN, JR., M. D., VANN, M.D., et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SLONE v. AHUMADA, SIMON, et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
A Advocates & Attorneys of Kennedy Law Group, Kennedy Law Group v. Swope, Swope, Rodante, P. A., et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
JESSICA MARLETTE vs ROXANNE M. CARULLO
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
SHARON C. BRITTON vs BRENT BRITTON
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Denied
KAYLA MITRI vs MECURY INDEMNITY, COMPANY, ET AL
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ALAIN CORDERO AND MAIRINE CORDERO vs FLORIDA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Bartley Investments, Ltd. v. Menendez
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
FRANK TIDWELL, PAMELA TIDWELL, AND TIDWELL ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. vs MERCURY INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
FRANK TIDWELL, PAMELA TIDWELL, AND TIDWELL ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. vs MERCURY INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MARLETTE v. CARULLO
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Doss v. Basquill, P. A., John H. Shim, M. D., P. A., et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
ROBERT SEMAAN vs JAMES RYAN KAVANAGH
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Sotolongo, Crossing Trucking Express, LLC, et al v. Hall, Hall
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
KAYLA MITRI vs MECURY INDEMNITY, COMPANY, ET AL
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Bright v. Thomas, Amin, et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Fried, Fried v. Albakri, M. D., Florida Neurovascular Institute, P. A.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MICHAEL J. VALENTY vs WILSON SARAIVA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM J. VAN TASSEL, JR., by and through SHEILA VAN TASSEL, as Personal Representative vs TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY AND CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., d/b/a SPECTRUM
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Brita, et al v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
GEDIMINAS PAKALNIS vs BLEAKLEY, BAVOL, DENMAN & GRACE, P. A.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J. E. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GLORIA AUSTIN vs ANA FIGUEROA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PRAKASH PATEL vs U S BANK, N A, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LEON BRIGHT vs ANGEL DIDIOS, ET AL
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MARK ZAWISTOWSKI AND LORI HALTEMAN vs MICHAEL GIBSON AND GEICO
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Granted
3447 West Kennedy Boulevard, LLC, O'Steen v. Tampa Bay Bar Business, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - PC Denied
CHESTERTON CAPITAL, LLC VS CHARLES YANCY, ET AL.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
KATHERINE LEE, AS GUARDIAN OF THE PERSON AND PROPERTY OF COREY RIKARD vs CITY OF TAMPA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ZIKRY v. EXODUS WOMEN'S CENTER, INC., TAMPA OBSTETRICS, P.A., et al
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
337-339 JOHNSTON AVENUE LLC vs FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JUGAL K. TANEJA vs CHANDRESH S. SARAIYA, ET AL
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MALIK COLEMAN AND SHALAMAR COLEMAN VS SECURITY FIRST INSURANCE COMPANY
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MONTES v. UNIVERSAL PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
J. G. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, INC. D/B/A TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL vs JEFFREY STONE, M. D. AND MARIE C. STONE
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
YOSBEL RIVERO ALONSO AND VS CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
PEREZ v. STRONG, STRONG
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
TYRONE PORTER VS BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE-FLORIDA, LLC
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
STEPHEN HURLEY vs J. STANFORD LIFSEY, ESQ.
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
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