Robert E. Long, Jr.
Dca Judge · First District Court of Appeal
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Dca Judge · First District Court of Appeal
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Judge — First District Court of Appeal
Judge Robert “Bobby” E. Long, Jr., was appointed to the First District Court of Appeal on June 10th, 2020, by Governor Ron DeSantis. Prior to joining the Court of Appeal, Judge Long served as a trial court judge on Florida’s Second Judicial Circuit Court. He was appointed to the Circuit Court on June 26th, 2016, by Governor Rick Scott.
Judge Long started his legal career as an active duty Judge Advocate with the United States Navy. He is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan. He also served as a Naval Officer in the pacific area of operations. He currently serves as a Commander in the United States Navy Reserves.
As an attorney, his civil and criminal litigation experience ranged from wrongful death to murder. Prior to attending law school, Judge Long worked as a law enforcement officer at the Leon County Sheriff’s Office.
Judge Long has served on the Boards of Directors for the Legal Aid Foundation, the Rotary Club of Tallahassee, and the American Inn of Court. He is a member of the Economic Club of Florida, the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Leadership Tallahassee.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 57 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (April 13, 2017–November 10, 2021) 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 57 are counted in the outcome census above.
Kenneth Chambers vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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Titus Dickey vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
David Tice vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Jayson Willis vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Christopher D. Shervis vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Kenneth Chambers vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
Zack Peterson vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Francis Decambra vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Zack Peterson vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Frito Jean-Jacques vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Joseph L. Chester vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Dequan L. Turner vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Frank Anton Bizzell vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Eric Brooks vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Kenneth Chambers vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
John Hicks vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
Charlie Walker vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
John Hicks vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
Milton Williams vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Deaundre T. Wilkins vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Mecheal Hendrix vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Tevaris L. Akins vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Danny A. Webster vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Joshua Reshard vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Lenorris Q Parker vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Ryan Clarke vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Matthew D. Chester vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Deangelo Horn vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Larry Walker vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Jonathan Knight vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Sam Evans Jr. vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Alan Jerome Crotzer vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
John Marshall vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
John Marshall vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
John Marshall vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
John Marshall vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
John Marshall vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
John Marshall vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
John Marshall vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Kevin Difulio vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Keith O. Johnson vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J. J., a child vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
John Marshall vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
John Marshall vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
John Marshall vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
John Marshall vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Malcolm C. Hall vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Izell Rivers vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Rodger Hayes vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Eric K. Brooks vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Leon County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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