Vincent S. Chiu
Circuit Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Circuit Judge · Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
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545 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Vincent S. Chiu across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Circuit Criminal — Division 1/11 (Orange)
Judicial Assignment: 2023-2026 Circuit Judge, Orange County Criminal; 2022-2023 Circuit Judge, Orange County Civil; 2019-2021 Circuit Judge, Orange County Domestic Relations — Education: Juris Doctor: The Ohio State University, Mortiz College of Law; Bachelor's Degree: Cedarville University — Professional Activities: Member, Orange County Bar Association; Member, George C. Young American Inn of Court; Member, Central Florida Family Law Inn of Court; Executive Board 2020-2021; Member, Greater Orlando Asian American Bar Association; Member, Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers; Member, Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida; Member, Paul C. Perkins Bar Association
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Orange County Courthouse
Published forms & procedures: Division 11 Pre-Trial Conference Procedures; Word Format; PDF Format; Guidelines and Procedures
Verified against Judge Vincent S. Chiu's own court profile page, 2026-07-24.
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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/circuit/vincent-s-chiu), confirmed to name them before extraction. Biography captured verbatim from the court's page. 4 linked form/procedure document(s) fetched and hashed.
2 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 545 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 46 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (May 22, 2020–July 24, 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.
ELISABETH TORRES vs ORLANDO TORRES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
last checked September 3, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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BENICEY JEAN v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
EPIC MANAGEMENT CONSULTING, INC. VS TEXAS BANK FINANCIAL D/B/A TEXAS BANK MORTGAGE, SHANREKA HUGHES A/K/A SHANREKA WASHINGTON A/K/A
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
NISHAD KHAN PL AND NISHAD KHAN VS REGIONS BANK, NEKA LLC, AHMED HUSSEIN EL-HAWARY AND UNKNOWN
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
HOOF'S PETS, INC. D/B/A PETLAND ORLANDO EAST, PETLAND ORLANDO SOUTH, INC., AND BREEDER'S PICK VS ORANGE COUNTY, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RODOLFO FONSECA AND NEW THUNDER GROUP, INC. VS LILCON L. HUDSON
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
PROGRESSIVE SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY VS CINDY DUNKEL
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
JAMAL D. BOLDEN v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MICHAEL EDWARD GRAY v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
RONNIE CUMMINGS v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MYKENRY FRANCOIS v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SAM AMBAR VS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIZATION TRUST
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CORDELL TUTT VS MELISSA VICKERS, Public Defender for the Ninth Judicial Circuit, WILLIAM C. HANCOCK, II, and ORLANDO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
MICHAEL RENDA vs MORENIKE NORIKO NOLAN
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MARTIN ENRIQUE COLLANTE v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
RANDOLPH NORWOOD VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ANNIE ROBINSON v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
LINDA MARY LYKKEBAK vs DONALD ALAN LYKKEBAK
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
STATE OF FLORIDA v. ELIJAH LEWIS
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MARTHA DIAZ VS MAX C. GLASS AND JOEL B. GLASS
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
STATE OF FLORIDA VS DERRICK DYWAYNE GRIFFIN
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CHRISTINE RIPLEY vs JOHN RIPLEY
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CPPB, LLC VS TAURUS APOPKA CITY CENTER LLC
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - Authored Opinion
REGINE LAFONTANT CANNON VS WALT DISNEY PARKS AND RESORTS US INC.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ELS COTE AND KENNETH COTE VS WALT DISNEY PARKS AND RESORTS U.S., INC.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CHAD SMITH VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MATTHEW ANTONIO GLOVER v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
NISHAD KHAN PL and NISHAD KHAN v. NEKA, LLC, AHMED HUSSEIN EL-HAWARY and REGIONS BANK
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
BAKARI MALLICA HILL v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SHANA MARIE LEE BRYANT VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JESTER RAMOS PEREZ VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
FLORIDA BC HOLDINGS, LLC D/B/A SYNERGY EQUIPMENT VS JAY E. REESE
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
CALAH J. FORTUNE VS DAVID HUDSON FORTUNE, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS CO-TRUSTEE OF THE
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
TREVION MALIK GUNN v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
HENRY SHARRON, JR. VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
REGINE LAFONTANT CANNON VS WALT DISNEY PARKS AND RESORTS US INC.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DEAREK RANDY WILLIAMS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
MONICA KRAMER vs BARRY KRAMER
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ELIJAH LEWIS v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JOSE C. DIAZ VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ANTHONY MARTIN TASCH VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
BOBBY TERREALL BROOKS JR. VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
IOAN BACIU v. IA AMERICAN WARRANTY GROUP, IA AMERICAN CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS, and IAS WARRANTY SERVICES OF FLORIDA, INC.
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
LAWRENCE P. O' DONNELL AND ELIZABETH A. O' DONNELL VS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DAILA ESPEUT JONES vs ATLAS RAY JONES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
PATRICK THOMAS ALCEREAU v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Orange County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
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