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Scott M. Bernstein
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 Scott M. Bernstein across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Unified Family Court — FC/J/D 206, FCJ 108, D/J 008 (Associate Administrative Judge)
Courtroom MDCC 14359
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Associate Administrative Judge — Unified Family Court.
Verified 2026-08-03: the 11th's own Judicial Directory detail view for this judge publishes contact and section facts but no biography prose. A court fact, not a harvest gap.
Captured verbatim from the court's own published pages and orders during circuit verification. Chambers practices change without notice — confirm anything time-critical with the judicial assistant. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
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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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 102 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (January 17, 2007–April 29, 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 102 are counted in the outcome census above.
K.W., the Mother v. Department of Children and Families, and Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office
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Unified Family Court — FC/J/D 206, FCJ 108, D/J 008 (Associate Administrative Judge)current
date not recorded — present · Courtroom MDCC 14359
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Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Lyon K. Makaver v. Carla F. Pozuelos
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Alfonso Perez-Palma v. Nathalie Rodriguez
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, VS M.H., THE MOTHER, et al.,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
T.O., the Mother v. Department of Children and Families, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
F.D., the Father v. Department of Children and Families, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
S.M.O., the Mother v. Department of Children and Families, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Alfonso Perez-Palma v. Nathalie Rodriguez
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Carolyn Massiel Luna v. Jonathan Victoriano Hernandez
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
V.M.A., A JUVENILE, VS THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
M.H., the Mother v. Department of Children and Families, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
T.R., the Father v. Department of Children and Families, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Lyon K. Makaver v. Carla F. Pozuelos
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
D.A., A JUVENILE, VS THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
S.K., the Father v. Department of Children and Families, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
M.C., the Mother v. Department of Children and Families, et al.
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Hayet Naser Molina v. Alfredo Jose Salvi Fuenmayor
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Tirza Diaz de Villegas v. Ulysses Diaz de Villegas
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Non-Dispositive
Department of Children and Families, et al. v. L.W., the Mother
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Michelle Pimienta v. David Abraham Rosenfeld
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Anthony Clark v. Pamela Clark
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
V.M.A., A JUVENILE, VS THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Tirza Diaz de Villegas v. Ulysses Diaz de Villegas
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
K.B., A JUVENILE, VS THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ALISHA WYNN, vs DAVID URODE,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JULIA M. CESPEDES, vs ZENON GABRIEL CESPEDES,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KAREN PATRICIA ALCALDE, vs MICHAEL C. ALCALDE,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
MARGARITA ALVAREZ, vs PABLO ALVAREZ,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MARY E. FOREMAN, vs THOMAS JAMES,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
ANNA MARIA KUBIEC, vs GARY ALAN MATTHEWS,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PAMELA LEVY, vs SHAUN DONNENFELD,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROMAN V. ROMAN
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
COHEN V. COHEN
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LABRADA V. QUINTERO, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BRONSTEIN V. BRONSTEIN
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
POLO SR. V. HERNANDEZ
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
VALLEJO V. GUBBINS
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ISMAEL V. ISMAEL
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
VALLEJO V. GUBBINS
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PEREZ V. TRIANO
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GOODRIDGE V. GETTLEMAN
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SANCHEZ, JR. V. GONZALEZ
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
V.P. V. DEPT. OF CHILDREN, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
APICE V. APICE
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SCHECCTER V. SCHECTER
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TURNIER V. STOCKMAN
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
RIDGWAY V. RIDGWAY
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SPICH V. PAPADOPOULOS
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
SALISELE V. SAPICAS
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
DIAGO-MENA V. MENA
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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