Robert T. Watson
Circuit Judge · Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 2, 2026
Circuit Judge · Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court
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971 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Robert T. Watson across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Civil — Section CA 08
Courtroom OSJC 13.235
Emanuely Cruz De Araujo
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Third District Court of Appeal (Miami).
● LiveThat court's published bench (10): Alexander S. Bokor, Bronwyn C. Miller, Edwin A. Scales, III, Fleur J. Lobree, Ivan F. Fernandez, Kansas R. Gooden, Kevin Emas, Monica Gordo, Norma S. Lindsey, Thomas Logue
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. 971 total requirements apply in this courtroom across all layers — the Full Premium Report assembles the complete stack.
No judge-level deadline on record runs shorter than a statewide deadline with the same trigger. The sentinel compares quoted timing across every published rule scoped to this judge on each visit — a clean result today is re-earned tomorrow.
No judge-scoped deadlines on this tab. Deadlines are extracted only when the source rule text states them — we never infer or calculate dates the rule does not explicitly contain. 6 rule deadlines apply in this courtroom across all layers — assembled with citations in the Full Premium Report.
Timing shown here is quoted from the rule text. Compute your actual date against the court's calendar and the rule itself — not legal advice.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 15 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (March 24, 2021–January 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.
Erik Norden v. Faena Hotels and Residences, LLC, etc.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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Circuit Civil — Section CA 08current
date not recorded — present · Courtroom OSJC 13.235
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Abraham Jackson Mpaka v. State of Florida
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Marie Joseph v. The Mount Sinai Hospital, Inc., et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Nidia Magarino v. The Bank of New York Mellon, etc.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Nicolas A. Manzini v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Talin Maltepe v. Diaz, Reus & Targ, LLP
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Andrew J. Jones v. First Born Church Community Outreach, Inc.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Wallace Rothsman v. Jaguar Land Rover North Dade, LLC
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Aria Reserve 5005 LLC, et al. v. South Park Tower LLC
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Jose Yeyille v. Dinah Stein, Esq., et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Samorie Felder v. The State of Florida
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Michael Johnson v. The State of Florida
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Marlen Herrera, et al. v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
GENERAL IMPACT GLASS & WINDOWS, CORP., vs THE HANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JONATHAN MONTOYA-MARTINEZ, vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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