Circuit Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
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545 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Reginald K. Whitehead across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Problem-Solving Courts — Div 1 Orange, A Osceola / 23 Orange, 13 Osceola
Judicial Assignment: 2023-2026 Administrative Judge, Juvenile; 2023 Circuit Judge, Orange County Juvenile Delinquency; 2021-2022 Circuit Judge, Orange County Civil; 2016-2020 Administrative Circuit Judge, Unified Problem Solving Court; 2013-2015 Administrative Circuit Judge, Juvenile; 2009-2015 Administrative Circuit Judge, Drug Courts; 2009-2012 Administrative Circuit Judge, Criminal; 2007-2008 Administrative Circuit Judge, Civil; 2006 Circuit Judge, Orange County Civil; 2003-2006 Administrative Circuit Judge, Drug Courts; 2004-2005 Circuit Judge, Orange County Domestic; 2002 Circuit Judge, Orange County Circuit Criminal; 1999-2001 Circuit Judge, Osceola County Circuit Criminal; 1995-1998 Circuit Judge, Orange County Circuit Criminal — Education: Juris Doctor: University of Florida, College of Law; Bachelor of Science, Political Science: University of Mississippi — Professional Activities: Member, Judicial Task Force of the Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services 2000-2001; Chair, Ninth Judicial Circuit Committee on Racial and Ethnic Bias in the Courts 2001; Member, Board of Directors, Orange County Legal Aid Society; Guest Speaker; Area Schools; Business Law Class; Boy’s Club of America; Awards and Honors; Paul C. Perkins Bar Association Hall of Fame Inductee -; The Paul C. Perkins Bar Association, 2024; James G. Glazebrook Memorial Bar Service Award -; Orange County Bar Association, 2022; Circuit
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Sixth District Court of Appeal (Lakeland).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
Profile upgraded 2026-07-24: bio_url now points to this judge's own page (https://ninthcircuit.org/judges/circuit/reginald-k-whitehead), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 90 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (January 5, 2004–May 5, 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.
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Problem-Solving Courts — Div 1 Orange, A Osceola / 23 Orange, 13 Osceolacurrent
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TAMMIE D. MCCONICO VS MORGAN'S MILL PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
SCOTTY BECKETT VS BONEFISH GRILL, LLC
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
NIEDERST MANAGEMENT GROUP II, LTD, AN OHIO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP VS SHERRY A. BARNES D/B/A SAB AND COMPANY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
A. G. S. C. VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
NICOLE INGRAM AND CHRIS INGRAM, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PARENT OF A.I., A MINOR VS VISTANA MANAGEMENT, INC., A FLORIDA FOR PROFIT CORPORATION
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
KATHERINE ASHLEY FINFROCK VS SECURITY FIRST INSURANCE COMPANY DBA SECURITY FIRST FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
KATHERINE ASHLEY FINFROCK VS SECURITY FIRST INSURANCE COMPANY DBA SECURITY FIRST FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
S. K. VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RAYON PAYNE VS JERMAINE CARLOS DIAZ
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CITY OF APOPKA, FLORIDA vs ROBERTA BLAKE
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J. D. W., A CHILD v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
J. N. S. VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
I. N. v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
FRED KRAUS VS LEVI VINOKUR
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LEXINGTON PLACE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION NOT FOR PROFIT vs MICHELLE FLINT AND KEVIN FLINT
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CENTRAL FLORIDA HEALTH AND REHAB CLINIC, LLC vs DIRECT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ADVANCED 3-D DIAGNOSTICS, INC. AND CEREENA K. HUMPHREY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
OMAR GONZALEZ-ARROYO, MAYRA HERNANDEZ-RODRIGUEZ AND AV COOLING SOLUTIONS, INC. vs F. JORGE GONZALEZ
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KRISTY LOGUE vs JULIUS BUIE
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ADVANCED 3-D DIAGNOSTICS, INC. vs DIRECT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, CEREENA K. HUMPHREY, RODRYCKA J. MANUEL, ALEXANDRA CHARLES, RHEA SABRINA FOSTER, JOSEPH R. FOSTER, CENTRAL FLORIDA HEALTH AND REHAB CLINIC, LLC., ET AL
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
TREVOR DELANNEY HOWELL vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. vs TANIA MOLINA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Certiorari Review of Order from the Circuit Court for Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
PEGASUS MARITIME, INC. vs MOD TEXTILE PERFUME, INC., JIAN HUANG, CORCORAN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, AND MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY, INC.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
State v. Mundegerick Mitchum
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
State v. Mundegerick Mitchum
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
James Ernest Hitchcock v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Orange County
State v. Mundegerick Mitchum
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
State v. Mundegerick Mitchum
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
State v. Mundegerick Mitchum
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Orlando/Orange County v. Tuscan
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Jason Altman v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Dennis Carlisle v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
William Thomas Zeigler v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Orange County
Markque Reed v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Charleston Larry v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Parrish v. City of Orlando
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Justin Kirby v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Cooperativa v. Cintron
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Javier Enriquez v. State
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Davies v. Comercial Metals
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Davies v. Comercial Metals
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
The Landmark v. Colman
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Greater Orlando v. Nejame
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Amerus v. Lait
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Special Olympics v. Schowalter
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Francis v. Dollar Rent a Car
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
West Bend v. Higgins
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Certiorari Review of Order from the Circuit Court for Orange County
Special Olympics v. Schowalter
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Thomas v. Lopez
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Wroe v. Amica
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
RGC Group v. Avant
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
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