Shannon H. McFee
Circuit Judge · Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Circuit Judge · Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
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Circuit Judge — Collier County
Judge McFee has been a resident of Southwest Florida since 1976. Judge McFee attended grade school at Golden Gate Elementary, Poinciana Elementary, Gulfview Middle School and St. Ann's School in Naples. A graduate of Saint John Neumann High School in Golden Gate, Judge McFee earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology from the University of South Florida in May 1990. In December 1992, Judge McFee graduated from the Florida State University College of Law and has been a member of the Florida Bar since 1993.
During his first fourteen (14) months as a lawyer, Judge McFee served as an Assistant State Attorney for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit in Collier County. From March 1994 through his taking the Bench in February 2020, Judge McFee focused his entire practice of law on criminal and juvenile defense. For many of those years, Judge McFee worked alongside his law partners, Jerry Berry, Donald Day and Janeice Martin. During his legal career, Judge McFee served multiple terms on the Florida Bar Grievance Committee, was a member of the Florida Bar Traffic Rules Committee, and was a multi-term President of the Collier County Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys.
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Charlotte County Justice Center, 350 E. Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, FL 33950
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Verified against Judge Shannon H. McFee's own court profile page, 2026-07-24.
Appeals from this courtroom go to the Sixth District Court of Appeal (Lakeland).
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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 47 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (September 24, 2021–July 31, 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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J. N. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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Division (official profile, verified 2026-07-19): Charlotte County Criminal (M-Z) 50% Drug Court 100% Probate 50%
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DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM VS B. W.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
TERRY SMITH VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
EDWARD VIGLIOTTI v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
JAMIL JOHN MAHSHIE v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Michelle Elizabeth Stringer v. State of Florida
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jacqueline Wells v. State of Florida
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
ROMERIO L. WALKER VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CARLIOVIS BANDERA-VALIER v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
THADDEUS JOSEPH MAJTYKA, JR. v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
VINCENT PATRICK NILES v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CHRISTOPHER DAVID SMITH VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
THADDEUS JOSEPH MAJTYKA, JR. v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ROBERT IAN THOMPSON v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
VALDIMIR MORROBEL VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
JAQUI NOTTINGHAM v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ERIC DARNELL PERRY VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CHRISTIAN R. MILLER VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
NANJI AMILICAR WARE v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JOHN CLARENCE THURBER, JR. v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ROY LEE POORE VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
THADDEUS JOSEPH MAJTYKA, JR. v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ROBERT IAN THOMPSON v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
VALDIMIR MORROBEL VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
JANET ROSTER VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
VITALY SHEVYAKOV VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CHESARAE MARQUISE GRAHAM VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JUSTIN WAHL v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
AKMAR PAUL WASHINGTON, SR. v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
WAYNE STEIER VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RACHEL ANN McCALL v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ROBERT A. SKINNER VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Richard William Petersen v. State of Florida
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
PAUL LUIS SCRIBNER VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
A. S. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
S. P. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
S. D. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
A. B. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
M. V. M. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Collier County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROLAND WILLIAMS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CLIVE ANTHONY PEARSON v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
THOMAS R. WRIGHT v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
KATRINA WADE VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CLIVE ANTHONY PEARSON VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ARTHUR GENOVESE VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CHARLES DEWAYNE EUBANKS v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JAY ALLAN MYERS v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Charlotte County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
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