Sharon I. Hamilton
County Judge · Monroe County Court
High confidence· verified August 6, 2026
County Judge · Monroe County Court
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305 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Sharon I. Hamilton across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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County — all Upper Keys county; Upper Keys juvenile dependency + Family Treatment Court
On this assignment since July 1, 2026
jennifer.schnatterly@keyscourts.net (305) 852-7155 (305) 852-7123 Education BA at Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida 1985 Juris Doctorate from Nova University Law School, cum laude 1988 Judicial and Quasi-Judicial Experience Elected to the County Court bench in 2016 Assigned all County Court cases in the Plantation Key Division and Acting Circuit Judge for Dependency, Family, Domestic Violence, Probate And Duty Judge assignment Served in a quasi-judicial capacity as a magistrate from 2005-2015 Legal Experience Private practice in Monroe County, Florida since 1989 Areas of practice: family, civil, criminal, juvenile, dependency, mental health and probate at the county and circuit levels Served as General Counsel for the 16th Judicial Circuit Served as the Director of Judicial Case Management for the 16th Judicial Circuit Association Served on the Community Based Care Board for the children of Monroe County Served on the 16th Circuit Juvenile Justice Advisory Board for Monroe County Served on the Community Based Care Board for Dade and Monroe County 16th Judicial Circuit Representative for the Committee on Professionalism Member American Business Women’s Association Links to Helpful Forms and Instructions Criminal Case Zoom Video Hearing Guidelines-Revised 6.13.24 Procedures Table of Contents Section A – Communications with the Judicial Office Section B – Scheduling Procedures Section C – Remote Appearance Section D – Submission of Orders and Judgments Section E – Courtesy Copies of Case Law and Other Documents Section F – Emergency and Other Urgent Matters Section G – Exhibits for Evidentiary Proceedings Section H – Pretrial Procedures and Conferences Section I – Setting Case for Trial Section J – Forms Section K – Other Division Procedures
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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7 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 305 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 22 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (May 31, 2017–November 19, 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.
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The State of Florida v. Kurt Richard Denninghoff
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
last checked September 3, 2026
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County — all Upper Keys county; Upper Keys juvenile dependency + Family Treatment Courtcurrent
July 1, 2026 — present
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Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Kevin M. Abbey v. Shannon M. Abbey
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Catamaran B.Y., Inc. v. Stephen Harrison
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Rebekah Dunaj v. James Worley
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
THE STATE OF FLORIDA, VS BRITTANY A. EVANS,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
David Brzozowski, et al. v. MCF Construction, Inc.
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Juan S. Castano v. Rudy Vega
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Ayuxey Gonzalez-Hernandez v. The State of Florida
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
CATAMARAN B.Y., INC., vs DEREN GIORDANO,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
PAUL EVAN BATES vs MAGDA JHOVANNA BATES
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Non-dispositive
JENNIFER ANN BRASFIELD, vs RAFE JAMES HALPERN,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
VIRGILIO M. VALDES, vs DEVIN V. VALDES,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DONALD J. BARTON, vs STEWART J. ANDREWS AND LEDA N. ANDREWS,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
PAUL EVAN BATES vs MAGDA JHOVANNA BATES
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
HUMBERTO HERNANDEZ, vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Julio Garcia v. State of Florida
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
ZACHARY RANKIN, VS BLAINE LOUNSBURY,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
JULIO GARCIA A/K/A LAZARO LOPEZ, vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
THOMAS SCOTT LEONARD, vs LACI LUTTRELL, etc.,
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ELIECER LAZARO COLL vs MONICA LYNN HARPER
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BERENYI V. DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
C.G. V. DEPT. OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, ET AL.
Third District Court of Appeal · Monroe County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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