Circuit Judge · Fourth Judicial Circuit Court
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Circuit — Division A (Nassau)
Steven M. Fahlgren Steven M. Fahlgren is the Administrative Judge for Nassau County. When in Duval County, he was assigned to the Family Law Division and presided over domestic violence cases. Governor Rick Scott appointed Judge Fahlgren to the Circuit Court bench on January 28, 2015. He took office on February 25, 2015, to replace the Honorable E. McRae Mathis. At the time of his appointment to the Bench, Judge Fahlgren was the Town Attorney for the Town of Hilliard and had a private practice. After serving active duty with the U.S. Army, including service in South Korea, Judge Fahlgren graduated from the University of Florida in 1991 and from the University of Florida College of Law with Honors in 1994. In 2014, he served as the Board President of Jacksonville Area Legal Aid. While in private practice, Martindale-Hubbell accorded him its highest rating for competence and ethics. Judge Fahlgren was also certified as a Circuit Civil Mediator and as an Appellate Mediator. Judge Fahlgren is a member of The Florida Bar, the Jacksonville Bar Association, the Nassau County Bar Association, and is Chair of the Fourth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee. Judge Fahlgren serves his community by, among other things, being a mentor to young men and speaking to groups of young people about the importance of faith, education, and not getting involved in drugs. In 2017, the Jacksonville chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates recognized Judge Fahlgren with the Civility Award for his efforts to elevate the standards of honor, integrity, and courtesy. In 2025, this same chapter recognized Judge Fahlgren with jurist of the year. He is married with three adult children.
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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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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 34 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (March 28, 2016–July 9, 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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MICHAEL STEVEN RATLEY VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Nassau County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
last checked September 4, 2026
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Shawn Blitchington v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Nassau County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Justin Ryan Daniels v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Nassau County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SHION NEWTON VS TERRI WAKEFIELD
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
ANTHONY WILEY vs APRIL CAIN
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Stephen Joseph Hess v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Nassau County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Tommy Wells v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Nassau County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Enrico Spencer Roberts v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Nassau County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
CHARLES WALDREP VS KAYLA KOREY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
JASMINE MOORE VS THOMAS HILL, JR.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ANGEL LUIS SANTIAGO VS CRISTINA ORTIZ PRADA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Brandi H. Bozeman n/k/a Brandi Hiott v. Brett E. Bozeman
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Nassau County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Adam Corey Hoover v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Nassau County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Carly Anderson v. Daniel Pipkin
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Nassau County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
John W. O'Keefe, Leslie Boline Gilcrist, Julian F. Baxter, III and Sylvia Baxter as Trustees of the Julian and Sylvia Baxter Trust; Kelly C. Munn; et al. vs Amelia Island Plantation Community Association, Inc., a Florida not-for-profit corporation
First District Court of Appeal · Nassau County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Marc Anthony Melendez v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Nassau County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Paige Hall, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Trenton Fort v. Zachary Suber, Gaven Smith, Ashton Riggs, Blayke Morris, Adam Beck, Christie Suber, Jeannette Suber, Anthony Colon, and Thareus Fort
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Nassau County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
James Lewis Cottle, Jr. v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Nassau County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Paige Hall, as Personal Representative of The Estate of Trenton Fort v. Gaven Smith, Ashton Riggs, Blayke Morris, Zach Suber, Adam Beck, Christie Suber, Jeannette Suber, Anthony Colon and Thareus Fort
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Nassau County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Turner Ace Hardware, Fernandina, Inc. vs Chism Development Co., Inc., a Florida corporation
First District Court of Appeal · Nassau County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Willie Carl Sapp v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Nassau County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
P.E.W., A Child vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Nassau County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Bryan Lowther and Kelsey Lowther vs Timothy D. Lucey and Kristina M. Lucey
First District Court of Appeal · Nassau County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CRD2, Inc. vs Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, Frank Williams, et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Nassau County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Bryan Lowther and Kelsey Lowther vs Timothy D. Lucey and Kristina M. Lucey
First District Court of Appeal · Nassau County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Robert Cywes, Former Husband vs Irene Wolfe, Former Wife
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Esad Kurtanovic, Husband vs Zineta Kurtanovic, Wife
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
Deborah Davison vs Rebecca Berg
First District Court of Appeal · Nassau County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Terry Perry vs Theresa Perry n/k/a Theresa Clifford
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Charles R. Campbell vs Mary E. Campbell
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Charles B. Benefield vs Egans Landing Owners Association, Inc.
First District Court of Appeal · Nassau County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
David Richard Sands vs Valerie Beth Sands
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Linda Marie Lake, Former Wife vs Dale Alan Thompson, Former Husband
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Mitri Freiha, Former Husband vs Roula Freiha, Former Wife
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
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