Circuit Judge · Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
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1,701 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Peter Holden across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Criminal — Division FC
Courtroom NW5870
Sheila Oldershaw
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Circuit Court Judge
Division(s) FC (controlling: AO 2026-21-GEN eff. 2026-07-01)
Zoom ID 611-859-199
Chambers NW5880, Courtroom NW5870
Central Judicial Complex
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Fourth District Court of Appeal (West Palm Beach).
● LiveThat court's published bench (11): Alan O. Forst, Burton C. Conner, Caroline Shepherd, Cory J. Ciklin, Johnathan D. Lott, Jonathan D. Gerber, Mark W. Klingensmith, Melanie G. May, Robert M. Gross, Shannon K. Shaw, Spencer D. Levine
Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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14 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 1,701 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 30 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (June 25, 2020–May 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.
Juaquinta Harris v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 4, 2026
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Circuit Criminal — Division FCcurrent
date not recorded — present · Courtroom NW5870
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5 verbatim requirements on divisional requirements in PETER HOLDEN's division.
Division FC procedures before Judge Peter Holden (Circuit Criminal (Felony), Broward). Verbatim requirements: scheduling, conferral, orders, appearance format.
1 verbatim requirement on exhibits in PETER HOLDEN's division.
1 verbatim requirement on exhibits & evidence.
3 verbatim requirements on hearing time in PETER HOLDEN's division.
3 verbatim requirements on hearings.
6 verbatim requirements on motion calendar in PETER HOLDEN's division.
6 verbatim requirements on motion calendar.
5 verbatim requirements on remote appearances in PETER HOLDEN's division.
6 verbatim requirements on remote appearances.
Jeovany De Jesus Amaya Marinez v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
David Aubel v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Michael King v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Wilfredo Nunez v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Sjon Jones v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
TRINITY MOON VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Javarris Dione Fleming v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
John Mandia v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Ryan Inmon v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Roopa Vick v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
James Fowler v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Mahmoud Almuhtaseb v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BRIAN BENNETT VS TUNDE BENNETT
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Billy Joe Darby v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
MICHAEL HUGH LAWSON VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Brian Dean v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Sjon Jones v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Lisa Beckford v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Olivia Alvarez v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Daniel Quinn Helgeson v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Terry Berger- Smith v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Matthew A. Flash v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MICHAEL CANNING VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Travien Davis v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jalen Stevens v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
VINCENT FERRARA vs DINA MARIE SAPONARA-FERRARA and JOE COLE PLUMBING, CORP.
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DARWIN DAVIS vs ALICIA C. DAVIS
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TEJANI RODRIGUEZ vs ALBERTO PEREZ
Fourth District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GABRIELA MCCOY vs MICHAEL MCCOY
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Broward County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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