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Russell S. Roberts
Circuit Judge · Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Circuit Judge · Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court
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290 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Russell S. Roberts across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Holmes County Circuit Proceedings; Holmes County Jimmy Ryce Cases; Bay County Domestic Relation Cases; Hague Convention Proceedings (Circuit-wide)
Also: Administrative Family Law Judge
Administrative Order 2026-00-03 · effective July 1, 2026 – January 1, 2029
On this assignment since July 1, 2026
Holmes County Circuit Proceedings (100% of identified cases); Holmes County Jimmy Ryce Cases (100% of the identified cases); Bay County Domestic Relation Cases (25% of the total identified cases); Hague Convention Proceedings (Circuit-wide) · Administrative Family Law Judge (AO 2026-00-03, eff. 2026-07-01 – 2029-01-01)
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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 67 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (November 30, 2022–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.
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 67 are counted in the outcome census above.
L., L., et al v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
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Holmes County Circuit Proceedings; Holmes County Jimmy Ryce Cases; Bay County Domestic Relation Cases; Hague Convention Proceedings (Circuit-wide)current
July 1, 2026 — present
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L. S. F-W. v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
McLean v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Nicely v. Warden Flores, et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Hood v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Schooley v. Wells Fargo Bank, Flowers, et al
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Warren v. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Harris v. Quintero, Sergeant
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Lumpkin v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Sylvia Matthews, as Personal Representative of the Estate of David Locke VS Tri-County Gas Service, Inc., Florida Profit Corporation
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
S.K., mother of L.G., M.K., and M.K., minor children v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Strong v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
S.N.M., Mother of V.J.Jr.., et al v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
S.K., Mother of K.R.K., K.R.K., Minor Children v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Moses v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Wise v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
John Edward McGlaun v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
T.T., Father of A.J., et al v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
H.M., Mother of W.G.M., D.R.L.M., L.B.M., Minor Children v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Kelley v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
A.W., Mother of C.W., Minor Child v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
V.R., Mother of etc. v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
K.B., etc. et al. v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Beagles v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
R.L.G., Mother of T.L-C.W., Child v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
S.N.M., Mother of V.J.Jr.., et al v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Famula v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Radford v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
A.C. v. Department of Children and Families and Statewide Guardian ad Litem
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Schurman v. Tate, State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Huynh v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Z.G.H., Father of Z.H.L.H., minor child v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Gaskey v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
T.T., Father, et al v. Department of Children and Families,
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
T.J., mother of C.J., E.E.W.J., R.K.P., Minor Child v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Stewart v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
P.W., Mother of O.M. and K.R., Minor Children v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
A.Y. v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Brookshire v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
T.T., Father of A.J., T.T., T.T., T.T., T.T., Minor Children v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Durso v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
D.B., mother of D.M., minor child vs Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
C.B. v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
L.B., mother of S.J., A.J., J.J., A.J., Minor Children vs Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Flowers v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Taylor v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
M.B., Father of S.V., etc. v. Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Richardson v. Dixon
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Domer v. Martin
First District Court of Appeal · Bay County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Schooley v. Wells Fargo Bank, et al
First District Court of Appeal · Holmes County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
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