Thomas N. Palermo
Circuit Judge · Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Circuit Judge · Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court
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451 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Thomas N. Palermo across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Civil — Division B
Courtroom Annex Crt 501
Appeals from this courtroom go to the Second District Court of Appeal (St. Petersburg).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
3 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 451 total requirements apply in this courtroom across all layers — the Full Premium Report assembles the complete stack.
No judge-level deadline on record runs shorter than a statewide deadline with the same trigger. The sentinel compares quoted timing across every published rule scoped to this judge on each visit — a clean result today is re-earned tomorrow.
No judge-scoped deadlines on this tab. Deadlines are extracted only when the source rule text states them — we never infer or calculate dates the rule does not explicitly contain. 6 rule deadlines apply in this courtroom across all layers — assembled with citations in the Full Premium Report.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 27 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (June 3, 2020–June 17, 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.
Hardgrove v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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Marme v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Parmley v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
J. A. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SHAQUILLA L. JENKINS VS JOEVON JOHNSON
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Z. L. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
A. J. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Kemp v. Harrington
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
T. H. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Gooding v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Syed v. Syed
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
S. H. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Garcia-Soto v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Parmley v. Parmley
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LaBarbara v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Harris v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Wilson v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
T. H. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
K. E. D. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DORSETT v. FERGUSON
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Amaran v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
M. M. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
Lee v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
L. A. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
S. U. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STEVEN PARMLEY VS MARY ROSE CAES PARMLEY
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
L. S. vs DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Second District Court of Appeal · Hillsborough County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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Monitor: content changed at 13th Cir. — Hearing Officers directory. Review before republishing dependent rules.
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Monitor: content changed at 13th Cir. — Judge Palermo (Civ B) Procedures & Preferences. Review before republishing dependent rules.
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Monitor: content changed at 13th Cir. — Hearing Officers directory. Review before republishing dependent rules.
via 13th Cir. — Hearing Officers directory