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Robert K. Groeb
Circuit Judge · Eighth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Circuit Judge · Eighth Judicial Circuit Court
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Circuit Criminal — Alachua IV (S-Z); Levy criminal; juror show-cause
On this assignment since March 30, 2026
PROFILE (live circuit8.org, verified 2026-07-24; 4/4 spot-checked profiles matched live): Assignment per AO 9.03 (v2026-2, eff. Mar 30 2026) — Alachua Circuit Criminal IV (S-Z); Levy criminal; Alachua juror show-cause hearings. Courthouse: Judge Stephan P. Mickle, Sr. Criminal Courthouse. Office Room A321 (office room, NOT a courtroom — the 8th publishes no permanent courtroom numbers; AO 9.05 directs a weekly Alachua courtroom calendar). Judicial assistant: JA UNVERIFIED on profile. Phone (352) 548-3776. Fax (352) 486-5546.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the First District Court of Appeal (Tallahassee).
● LiveThat court's published bench (13): Joseph Lewis, Jr., L. Clayton Roberts, Lance E. Neff, Lori S. Rowe, M. Kemmerly Thomas, Rachel E. Nordby, Raymond F. Treadwell, Robert E. Long, Jr., Ross L. Bilbrey, Stephanie W. Ray, Susan L. Kelsey, Thomas D. Winokur, Timothy D. Osterhaus
Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 55 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (August 10, 2012–August 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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last checked September 3, 2026
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Circuit Criminal — Alachua IV (S-Z); Levy criminal; juror show-causecurrent
March 30, 2026 — present
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G. R., Putative Father vs L. A. R., Minor Child
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Barnett a/k/a Faulk v. Reddish
First District Court of Appeal · Union County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
J.S., mother of E.R., a minor child vs Florida Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Levy County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
McDermott v. Megargel
First District Court of Appeal · Gilchrist County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Hendley v. Ricky Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
First District Court of Appeal · Union County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Connie Caldwell Smith and Williard Smith, Permanent Guardians vs Connie Renee Russell, Deceased Mother, and Joseph Florian Cox
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Marvin Clifford Orr VS State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
X Pool Fiberglass Corp., Leonardo De Oliveira Coutinho, and Arthur Coutinho v. Herbert Wayne Craft, and Deborah Craft
First District Court of Appeal · Gilchrist County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Pope v. Department of Corrections
First District Court of Appeal · Gilchrist County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Thomas Lofton vs Kaitlyn Arthur
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Edward Young vs Michi V. Williams
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Jane Doe VS Cory L. Days
First District Court of Appeal · Gilchrist County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
In Re: The Name Change of Travis Tavoris Mobley
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Randolph Mack vs Florida Department of Revenue o/b/o Melissa Mack
First District Court of Appeal · Levy County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
C.H., a child vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Castillo v. Rey f/k/a Castillo
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Hankins v. Department of Corrections, Dixon
First District Court of Appeal · Union County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jaye Wilson Asbell vs Chimera REO 2018-NR1 LLC, Todd Newton, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Gilchrist County, Unknown Parties in Possession, et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Gilchrist County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Salmi v. O'Steen
First District Court of Appeal · Gilchrist County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Banks v. Gainesville Police Department
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Michael S. Noon, Former Husband vs Marina J. Noon, Former Wife
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
R.G., Father of D.G., Minor Child vs Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Levy County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Pace v. Dixon, Lamb, et al
First District Court of Appeal · Union County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Ligia Ortega vs Fredrik Wood
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
Carlos Montanez vs Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Department of Corrections
First District Court of Appeal · Gilchrist County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Wendy Nicole Heckerman, former wife vs John Phillip Heckerman, former husband
First District Court of Appeal · Gilchrist County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Rebecca Hope Arrington vs William Paul Arrington
First District Court of Appeal · Gilchrist County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
Raina Rivera v. Luis Antonio Rivera-Chong
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
McCutcheon v. Lamb, Dixon
First District Court of Appeal · Union County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Rutledge v. Richard Comerford, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
First District Court of Appeal · Union County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Dearlyn Lojares VS Alfonso Silva
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Flowers v. Bytell, f/k/a Norton
First District Court of Appeal · Gilchrist County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Timothy Stidhum v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Union County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Snodgrass v. Williams, et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Union County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
King A. Green VS Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
First District Court of Appeal · Union County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Brown v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Levy County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Montanez v. Dixon
First District Court of Appeal · Gilchrist County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Lojares v. Silva
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Luxama v. Centurion of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Union County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Justin E. Rowland vs Joeliz Rowland
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Ravi Padia vs Rinky Varma
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Gregory Jones Jr. vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Diego De Hoyos vs Julia Bauerfeind as Natural Guardian of Jan De Hoyos Bauerfeind, a Minor
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Sharon Renee Rogers, Former Wife, (now known as Sharon Renee Smith) vs Thomas Aaron Rogers, Former Husband
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
K.D., Mother of K.D. and E.D., Minor Children vs Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Ahren Tsacrios, Former Husband vs Nellie Tsacrios, Former Wife
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
Richard Bustamante, Former Husband vs Meghan O'Brien, Former Wife
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Brian Jovon Newman vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Lacy E. Lewis vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Marion Lee vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Bradford County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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