Circuit Judge · Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court
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910 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Robert Meadows across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Judge — St Lucie County
Also: Appellate; Criminal
Courtroom 3B
On this assignment since January 12, 2026
Circuit Judge — St Lucie County · Appellate; Criminal
PROFILE (live circuit19.org, verified 2026-07-24): Subject areas — Appellate; Criminal. Courthouse: St. Lucie County Courthouse – Main. Courtroom 3B (general felony procedures). Judicial assistant: Carol. Phone (772) 462-2382. Fax NOT PUBLISHED. 3 judge-specific procedure/form PDF(s) in BenchPath custody. Assignments controlled by Amended AO 2026-03 (Judicial Assignments for 2026, eff. Jan 12 2026, signed Chief Judge Charles A. Schwab).
Captured verbatim from the court's own published pages and orders during circuit verification. Chambers practices change without notice — confirm anything time-critical with the judicial assistant. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
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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7 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 910 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 70 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (September 9, 2019–May 14, 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. Showing the 50 most recent; all 70 are counted in the outcome census above.
Heriberto Gamez v. State of Florida
last checked September 3, 2026
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Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Leroy White v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ROEL R. BROWN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
K.H., THE MOTHER vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Fourth District Court of Appeal · St. Lucie County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Michael Hatch, Jr. v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LASHUNDRIA NASHAE BROWN v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Ahmaan Wise-Wilkerson v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Bridges Avery Grossi v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jordan Dawkins v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Davalon Jermaine Brinson v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
C.J., THE MOTHER vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fourth District Court of Appeal · St. Lucie County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Hector Negron-Espada v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Zachary Nathaniel Music v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES vs F.A.P., The Mother, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · St. Lucie County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
T.D.P, a minor vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · St. Lucie County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
C.S., THE MOTHER vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Fourth District Court of Appeal · St. Lucie County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Roy E. Terrell v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Juan Ordaz v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Stephanie Susan Graham v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
A.H., THE MOTHER vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Fourth District Court of Appeal · St. Lucie County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
N.J.P., A CHILD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · St. Lucie County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
C.C., THE FATHER vs GUARDIAN AD LITEM
Fourth District Court of Appeal · St. Lucie County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Misty Lee Elliot v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Orville Roy Reid v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
K.N. and D.N. VS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Tony Deshaun Fuller v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Andrew Tyrone Bennefield v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Richard Earl Peterson, III v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
T.B., THE FATHER vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Fourth District Court of Appeal · St. Lucie County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
A.G.F., A CHILD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · St. Lucie County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
K.D., A CHILD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · St. Lucie County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
T.J., THE MOTHER vs C.C. and J.C., and Guardian Ad Litem
Fourth District Court of Appeal · St. Lucie County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Lateesia Lafaye Jordan v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
A.B. A CHILD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · St. Lucie County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
C.J., THE FATHER vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Fourth District Court of Appeal · St. Lucie County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
L.C., THE MOTHER vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Fourth District Court of Appeal · St. Lucie County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Andrew Mustapick v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jeffrey Earl Zech, Jr. v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Willie T. Florence, III v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
K.G., THE MOTHER vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Fourth District Court of Appeal · St. Lucie County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
W.N., THE FATHER vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fourth District Court of Appeal · St. Lucie County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
W.N., THE FATHER vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fourth District Court of Appeal · St. Lucie County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
N.J.P, A CHILD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · St. Lucie County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
Robert Terry Bond v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Delray Antonio Montaque v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
B.C.S., A CHILD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · St. Lucie County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
O.L., a Child vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · St. Lucie County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
V.R.J., A MINOR vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · St. Lucie County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
C.Y., GUARDIAN vs D.C., THE MOTHER
Fourth District Court of Appeal · St. Lucie County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LATRAVIOUS RIVERS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Indian River County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
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