Sandra C. Upchurch
Circuit Judge · Seventh Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Circuit Judge · Seventh Judicial Circuit Court
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378 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Sandra C. Upchurch across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Divs 49, 53 Circuit Civil — Flagler County
Circuit Judge Sandra C. Upchurch was elected to the bench in 2014. She earned her undergraduate degree from Boston College and her Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law. She was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1994 and worked in private practice as a certified mediator. She also served in the Florida Office of the Attorney General and in the City Attorney’s Offices for Ormond Beach and Tallahassee. She currently hears civil cases at the Kim C. Hammond Justice Center in Bunnell and the Putnam County Courthouse in Palatka
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Published forms & procedures: FLAGLER COUNTY CIRCUIT CIVIL PROCEDURES; PUTNAM COUNTY CIRCUIT CIVIL PROCEDURES
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Fifth District Court of Appeal (Daytona Beach).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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5 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 378 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 71 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (February 1, 2016–March 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 71 are counted in the outcome census above.
MICHAEL HAWRYLUK, JR. VS KATHRYN HAWRYLUK
last checked September 3, 2026
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Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
JOSEPH GABRIEL KERN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROSHMEKIA S. OWENS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JEROME MCCRAY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
RANDY BARTLE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JERELLE ANDRE SUMPTER VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
EDWARD LEE FINGERS VS ANGELICIA FINGERS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
SHANE FLOYD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
ERIK JAMES QUAY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RAYMOND STRONG vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JUSTIN ARNOLD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STEVEN D. WEHR vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ERNEST E. WATKINS vs STATE OF FLORIDA AND DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHADWICK DEAN VOGT vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PAUL DUCRET, III vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
THOMAS DESPART vs STATE OF FLORIDA AND DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SASHA ALEXANDRA BROCKHAUS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
KELLY A. BOSWELL vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
CHADWICK DEAN VOGT vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KELLY A. BOSWELL vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
ADRIAN KEON ALVIN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Michael Hawryluk, Jr. v. Kathryn Hawryluk
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Evelina Averyanova v. Daniel Deutsch
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Gross v. Gross
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Heather Louise Bendl v. Justin Derrick Serlick
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DONALD CHARLES BAUERLE, JR. VS CATHERINE JEAN BAUERLE, CODISCO, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, CODISCO INTERNATIONAL INC., A FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Kaleb Franks v. Gladys Ramos
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
TAWNYAMAE CRICHTON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Anthony Wayne Clark v. Jessica Nichole Clark
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Tera B. Lau v. Rachel Stephens
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
PAUL MCDUFFEE VS TIFFANY PHAGAN O/B/O L.D.P.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Heather Louise Bendl v. Justin Derrick Serlick
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Heather Louise Bendl v. Justin Derrick Serlick
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Heather Louise Bendl v. Justin Derrick Serlick
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Michael Hawryluk v. Kathryn Hawryluk
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Doran Foxman Sims Wolfe & Yoon, a partnership of professional associations/LLCs v. Quoc Huu Truong, Tu My Van, Ty Van, Tien Nguy, Venus Nails and Spa of Osceola, Inc., V-Nail of Osceola, LLC, Bac D. Nguyen, Lavish Nail Spa in Deland, LLC, Beauty Care by Emily, Inc., and Thoa Thi Kim Nguyen
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Department of Revenue o/b/o Cassandra Brown v. Jermaine B. Gardner
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Certiorari Review of Order from the Circuit Court for Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - Per Curiam Opinion
John Hairston v. Shanel Hairston
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Larry Ankeny v. Michele M. Townsend
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DEWAYNE MAYNARD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Arthur Nash Rosenblatt v. Tonia Yurkiewickz
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DONALD CHARLES BAUERLE, JR. VS CATHERINE JEAN BAUERLE, CODISCO, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, CODISCO INTERNATIONAL INC., A FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
TRAVIS ARCHER vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
Samuel Jocelyn v. Peggy Esmerelda Jocelyn
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
SCOTT AUSTIN STUUT vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DON OLIVER MURPHY, III vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RUBEN ESCOBAR vs JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JUSTIN W. ARNOLD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
HENRY W. JACKSON, JR. AND LINDA JACKSON vs LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, SHAUNDY THOMAS AND DRS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PATRICK MURRAY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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