Samantha Ruiz Cohen
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 Samantha Ruiz Cohen across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Family — Section FC 28 (Administrative Judge)
Courtroom CHC 2815
Esther Amador
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The Administrative Transfer Calendar is heard by Judge Samantha Ruiz Cohen at 1:30 p.m.- every other Tuesday, via zoom. The original Motion to Transfer should be submitted via efile with the clerk to appear on the docket as part of your court file.
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Administrative Judge — Family.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Third District Court of Appeal (Miami).
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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.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 116 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (February 1, 2012–November 12, 2025) 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 116 are counted in the outcome census above.
Jessica P. Wages, etc. v. James Adam Baez
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Non-Dispositive
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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Family — Section FC 28 (Administrative Judge)current
date not recorded — present · Courtroom CHC 2815
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ALBERT STEVEN CORIAT, vs ENMA LARISSA CORIAT,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
ALBERT STEVEN CORIAT vs ENMA LARISSA CORIAT
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
Sobers Brooks v. Shakia Floyd
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Hugo Richard Bertete Aguirre v. Andrea Andrukiebich
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
MARY ANN JAMES DE HOLGUIN, VS CAMILA HOLGUIN GODIN, et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Kenzie Sadlak v. Frank Trujillo
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Martin F. Tropper v. Lorena Corti
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Emanuela S. Hysko Kasdas v. Paul Kasdas
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MARY ANN JAMES DE HOLGUIN, VS CAMILA HOLGUIN GODIN, et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Massiel Y. Sadeh v. Drusso Calenzani
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Rajkishore Gorla v. Avneet Kaur Vig
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
MARILIA R. HUNTER, vs ANDREW ROBERTSON,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GUSTAVO TELLEZ, vs VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
AURELIO ALVAREZ, vs BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LEINOFF & LEMOS, P.A., vs IN RE: OLGA M. ADRIAN VS. PEDRO J. ADRIAN,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LUIS A. SORO, vs PEDRO JOSE LOPEZ VILLAR,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LUIS A. SORO, vs PEDRO JOSE LOPEZ VILLAR,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Non-dispositive
JOHELI CRUZ WHITE, VS KEVIN LEE-YUK,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
ULYSSES MORRIS, vs ANITRA RUSSELL,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE, LLC, etc., et al., vs ELKA HOLDINGS, LLC, etc.,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
YEVGENIY KHATA vs OLGA BELOVA
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STATE V. GRIFFIN
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ORTIZ OSSA V. SOUTH FLORIDA FINANCIAL CRIMES STRIKE FORCE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PATTERSON V. WELLS FARGO BANK
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
YAMPOL V. TURNBERRY ISLE SOUTH CONDO ASSOC.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
WELLS FARGO BANK V. URBINA, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
CORONA V. HOMEOWNERS CHOICE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SEMERENA V. AETNA HEALTH
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
JEAN V. ONM DEVELOPMENT
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
OCEAN HARBOR CASUALTY INS. CO. V. MSPA CLAIMS 1
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
COCONUT GROVE ACQUISITION, LLC V. S&C VENTURE, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
RODRIGUEZ V. BANK OF AMERICA
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOC. V. JKM SERVICES
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
SENCION, ET AL. V. MEDULA NETWORK
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION, ET AL. V. SARNOFF
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
YAMPOL V. TURNBERRY ISLE SOUTH CONDO ASSOC.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
U.S. BANK V. WESTERN HOMES
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
PERLBERG V. LUBERCY ASIA HOLDINGS
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
KNOWLES V. WELLS FARGO BANK
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
COMPETITIVE SOFTBALL PROMOTIONS, INC. V. AYUB
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY V. LANSDOWNE MORTGAGE, LLC
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
FIST CONSTRUCTION V. OBANDO
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
FIELD V. CITIMORTGAGE, INC.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DESIR V. STATE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CITIZENS PROPERTY INS. CORP. V. CONSTANTINE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SALAZAR AND DURAN V. BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LLANO FINANCING GROUP, LLC V. BROMFIELD
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
HALPERT V. WIEDERMAN
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PLAZA OF THE AMERICAS PART II CONDO ASSOC. V. WELLS FARGO BANK
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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