R. Gregg Jerald
Circuit Judge · Fifth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Circuit Judge · Fifth Judicial Circuit Court
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873 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge R. Gregg Jerald across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Judge — Marion County
From Judge R. Gregg Jerald's own profile page on the circuit's county judiciary index, verified 2026-07-25.
Verified 2026-08-03: the 5th's own county judiciary pages render name-only rosters with no biography prose. A court fact, not a harvest gap.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Fifth District Court of Appeal (Daytona Beach).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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2 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 873 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 53 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (March 26, 2019–October 14, 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. Showing the 50 most recent; all 53 are counted in the outcome census above.
PHILLIP S. HEUER AND LISA ANN HEUER vs BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION D/B/A DITECH.COM, OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, ET AL.
last checked September 3, 2026
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Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROBERT HARRIS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHRISTOPHER BRIAN RUSSELL vs DEBORAH MICHELLE TAYLOR
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SANGITA PATEL LEWIS VS STEVEN HOWARD LEWIS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Timothy E. Dempsey v. Galien L. Dempsey n/k/a Galien L. Gembler
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Christy Michele Fret v. Jorge Luis Fret
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
TIMOTHY D. HAWKINS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LAVODERICK REID vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
NOEL ALDANA vs STATE OF FLORIDA AND DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SHANE WALKER VS ANDREA WALKER
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MIA REYNOLDS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
COAST DEVELOPMENT CORP. vs OLD REPUBLIC NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JARVIS MONTRELL-LEE JONES vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
QUANDARIUS SMITH vs STACI WILLIAMS AND ALEXIS AMOY BAILEY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JACKIE B. BELLOMY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JUDITH JIMENEZ vs ISMAEL PEREZ
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Robert M. Warner v. Carolyn M. Warner
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Jeffery S. Kelly v. Natalie A. Kelly
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
JOSHUA E. JONES vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Ricky Lenn Weaver, Jr. v. Valerie Ann Wolbert
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ROGER DELL LEBLANC vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
EMANUEL J. BREADON A/K/A EMMANUEL J. BREADON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SHAWN M. SPITZER vs DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND VICTORIA SPITZER
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOHN MICHAEL CUMMINGS vs SHARON LEA CUMMINGS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Rachael Morelli v. Sean J. Bordelon
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
ROGER DELL LEBLANC vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Non-dispositive
J. CHRISTOPHER CARVER vs TEMME BERKSTRESSER, BLAKE ARGENZIANO, AND JOHN DEMATTEO
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Sumter County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
ALICIA SHARPE-TYLER A/K/A PAULETTE SHARPE vs CLIFFORD TYLER
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Jorge Luis Fret v. Christy Michele Fret
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JACKIE B. BELLOMY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Non-dispositive
JOSHUA T. COBB vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ERNEST GREGORY PATE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHARLES BESS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KENDALL COREY DUSTIN BLYDEN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RONNIE ROSSER vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DAVID CURTIS SMITH vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
GREGORY ALAN DUNCAN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KELVIN HERRERA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROBERT M. GREENE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
EUGENE BARNES vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TED M. KITCHEN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
MARCELLUS CHARLEMAGNE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GREGORY HUNTER vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DONALD D. WEST vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JAMES E. GREEN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOHN WESLEY COE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JASON LOHNES vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RICARDO EASLEY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
VANTICE L. BESHEARS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ALPHANSO E. HARRISON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Marion County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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