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Tina L. Caraballo
County Judge · Orange County Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
County Judge · Orange County Court
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545 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Tina L. Caraballo across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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County Specialized — Division 8/53 (Orange)
Judicial Assignment: 2021-2026 Administrative Judge, Orange County Court; 2025 Orange County Judge, Specialized; 2023-2024 Orange County Judge, Criminal; 2021-2023 Orange County Judge, Specialized; 2020-2021 Orange County Judge, Civil; 2017-2019 Orange County Judge, Criminal; 2015-2016 Orange County Judge, Civil — Education: Juris Doctor: University of Florida; Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (Finance): University of Florida — Professional Activities: Member, The Florida Bar; Member, The Florida Bar Traffic Court Rules Committee; Member, The Florida Bar Small Claims Rules Committee; Member, Orange County Bar Association; Member, Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida; Member, Central Florida Association of Women Lawyers; Member, The Conference of County Court Judges of Florida; Member, The Conference of County Court Judges of Florida Education Committee; Member, The Conference of County Court Judges of Florida Conference Committee; Member, The Conference of County Court Judges of Florida Traffic Rules Committee; Instructor, The Conference of County Court Judges of Florida; Member, The Florida Supreme Court Commission on Trial Court Performance and Accountability; Awards and Honors; Chief Justice Award for Judicial Excellence -
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Orange County Courthouse
Verified against Judge Tina L. Caraballo's own court profile page, 2026-07-24.
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 Sixth District Court of Appeal (Lakeland).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
Profile upgraded 2026-07-24: bio_url now points to this judge's own page (https://ninthcircuit.org/judges/orange-county/tina-l-caraballo), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page.
This tab lists judge-and-division rules only, and this judge's division publishes its practice at the county, circuit, and statewide layers instead — 545 verified requirements still govern this courtroom. The Full Premium Report assembles every one of them, cited.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 9 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (July 2, 2021–July 14, 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.
THE KIDWELL GROUP, LLC D/B/A AIR QUALITY ASSESSORS OF FLORIDA AND ORIANA SCHONEBERG vs THE FIRST LIBERTY INSURANCE CORP.
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
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JORGE VEGA v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
STEVEN SLOAN vs REYNALDO SUAREZ AND FLORIDA INSURANCE TRUST
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
APEX ROOFING AND RESTORATION, LLC A/A/O JAMES DERRICK vs STATE FARM FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
TAYVARIS DAQUAN LUKE v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JERMAINE HARDAGE VS LESTER RANN WRIGHT
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
UNITED AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY vs AFO IMAGING D/B/A ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC GROUP A/A/O RUBEN TORRES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION VS SURF CONSULTANTS, INC. AND AMII GRIFFIN
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SERGIO LUIS LEAL VS NUFF SAID HOLDINGS III, LLC
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
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