Circuit Judge · Fourth Judicial Circuit Court
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1,748 verified requirements and 8 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge W. Collins Cooper across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Juvenile — Divisions JV-C/JV-D (Duval)
When Judge Cooper retired in 2015, she was the Administrative Judge for the Felony Division. Judge Cooper’s leadership, insight, and determination were instrumental in the building of the new Courthouse, as she served on the Courthouse Planning Committee. Additionally, Judge Cooper served on the Jacksonville Bar Association Children's Needs Committee, and has been a member of The Florida Bar, the Jacksonville Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the American Judges Association, the Conference of County Court Judges, and Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity. Judge Cooper received her Juris Doctorate from the Florida State University College of Law in 1986. Upon graduation, she served as an Assistant State Attorney for ten years prior to her election to County Court. As an Assistant State Attorney, she served as the Juvenile Division Chief and also worked for two years in the Special Assault Unit where she won the Mayor's Victim Assistance Advisory Council's Victims’ Rights Award
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Courtroom/hearing room 202/714
From the circuit's own Circuit and County Judges table, verified 2026-07-25.
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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 22 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (August 14, 2019–May 1, 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.
Carol Ann Contos, Mother vs Philip Lynn, Father
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 4, 2026
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Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Rakesh Verma vs Neha Verma
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Khaled Hassan, Former Husband vs Ebtissam Hassan, Former Wife, and Naji Hassan
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.F., FATHER OF J.F., A CHILD VS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Toni Makhlouf vs Wissam Aro
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.S., A CHILD VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - Per Curiam Opinion
Lester Person vs Dashan Denise Person
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.J.A., A Child v. State of Florida
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Khaled Hassan, Former Husband vs Ebtissam Hassan, Former Wife, and Naji Hassan
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Susana Benjumea, Former Wife vs Gustavo Gerardo Diaz, Former Husband
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
T.W., father of A.W., Minor Child vs Department of Children and Families
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
J.J.D., FATHER OF J.D., A CHILD VS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
R.B., MOTHER OF N.S.B., A CHILD VS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jason Ashley Stevens VS Nicole A. Hudson
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Toni Makhlouf vs Wissam Aro
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.S., Father of L.S., A.S., M.S., K.S. and K.S., Minor Children v. Department of Children and Families
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
J.J., Father of J.J., II, R.J., and N.J., Children v. Department of Children and Families
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
I.Q.W., A CHILD VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
C.B., Mother of R.R., A Child v. Department of Children and Families
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
M.P., Mother of J.J., II, R.J., and N.J., Children v. Department of Children and Families
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Michael Dave Richardson vs Algeree Diane Adams
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Rakesh Verma vs Neha Verma
First District Court of Appeal · Duval County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
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