Sarah Willis
Circuit Judge · Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Circuit Judge · Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court
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834 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Sarah Willis across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Criminal — Division Z (Administrative Judge)
Courtroom 11.2208
On this assignment since June 8, 2026
Main Judicial Complex — 11.2208 / courtroom 11H
Division Z instruction body only partially published; treat absences as unverified, not as 'no procedures'.
Verified 2026-08-03: the 15th's own judges grid publishes assignment and phone facts but no biography prose. A court fact, not a harvest gap.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Fourth District Court of Appeal (West Palm Beach).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
Verified against AO 11.101-06/2026 (signed 6/5/2026, eff. 6/8/2026 — fetched + sha256-hashed cb1b9451…, all 4 pages transcribed) and the live division instruction page (fetched + hashed 2026-07-22).
10 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 834 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 47 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (July 10, 2019–June 18, 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.
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Bachir Osias v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 4, 2026
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June 8, 2026 — present · Courtroom 11.2208
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Monitor: content changed at 15th Cir. — Division Z Instructions (Judge Willis). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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2 verbatim requirements published by Palm Beach Division Z on continuances & cancellations.
2 verbatim requirements published by Palm Beach Division Z on filing & notice deadlines.
5 verbatim requirements published by Palm Beach Division Z on remote appearance policy.
Judge Willis holds plea conferences, trials, and evidentiary hearings in person absent prior approval; orders in Word to opposing counsel within one week; e-mail subject lines must carry case number, name, and matter.
KAREN L. WALLACE vs JOSEPH R. WALLACE
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BRENTON DENNIS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Alejandra Mitsuko Vasquez vs State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Anderson Simon v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Deontre Richardson v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Alejandra Mitsuko Vasquez vs State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
WILLIAM THAYER and VS DORIS D. HAWTHORN,
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Loveus Thevenin v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Zachary Hernando Moncada v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
PEDRO JUAN FRANCISCO VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
State of Florida v. Mashayla Maneisha Prophet
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
RICHARD SINGLETON v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Antwuan Nelson v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
FRANCISCO THERMITUS vs ESTATE OF WESTON THERMITUS
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Jose Reyna vs State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JAIME ANDRES VILLALBA vs MICHELLE FRANCHESCA VILLALBA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
NICHOLAS JACKSON vs OPAL FORBES-JACKSON
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Hipolito Fraguela v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JAMES DEON BRYANT, JR. v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Renwick Wells v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Clinton Hanson vs State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Victor Daniel Santana v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Alejandra Mitsuko Vasquez vs State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Alejandra Mitsuko Vasquez vs State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Rowlin Rock v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Joseph William Hamilton v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
SARA ESTHER MORI vs DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE and CHRISTOPHER PETER RADWAY
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Clinton Hanson vs State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
EDNA M BURTON vs ESTATE OF CYNTHIA MAUREEN BURTON
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TIMOTHY LANCE EHMAN vs LUCIA IRENE EHMAN
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Orelbis Suarez v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
GWENDOLYN MONIQUE VALBY vs JOHN CRAIG VALBY
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
FRANCISCO THERMITUS vs ESTATE OF WESTON THERMITUS
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Willie Styles III v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
CASSIO S. AIALA vs JAIME LARKIN
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
WILLIAM THAYER and VS DORIS D. HAWTHORN,
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Christopher Ardella v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
M.R.M., the Father vs K.D.A., the Mother and M.B.A.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Florida Department of Law Enforcement v. George Brandt
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Ruben Mendezsales v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Andres Manuel Juan vs State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
John Woodruff v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Richard Antoine v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RITA MAURINO vs TERRI HUGHES
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Adrian Shane Campbell v. State of Florida
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LAWRENCE T. REID, JR. vs GUARDIANSHIP OF MARGARET REID, et al.
Fourth District Court of Appeal · Palm Beach County
Disposition (court’s label): Non-dispositive
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Monitor: content changed at 15th Cir. — Division Z Instructions (Judge Willis). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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Monitor: content changed at 15th Circuit — Administrative Orders (faceted ledger). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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Monitor: content changed at 15th Cir. — Division Z Instructions (Judge Willis). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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