William D. Sites
Circuit Judge · Tenth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Circuit Judge · Tenth Judicial Circuit Court
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317 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge William D. Sites across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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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).
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4 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 317 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 189 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (May 9, 2014–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. Showing the 50 most recent; all 189 are counted in the outcome census above.
last checked September 3, 2026
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T. A. F. v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
MICHAEL WATERS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
S. M. v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
J. R. M.-T. v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
MICHAEL GENE KANIA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ELISAMUEL CABALLERO-QUINONES VS KYLE T. WILDER, WILDER OUTDOORS LLC AND SHERIFF GRADY C. JUDD IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SHERIFF OF POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
CARLOS GOFFI VS AP FOREST HILLS, LLC AND ANCHOR POINT, LLC
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DUANE M. COTTIER VS BEACON SALES ACQUISITION, INC. AND HIGH TOWER RESTORATION, LLC
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
C. E. T., III VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SHAWN MIKUS VS MERLIN ENTERTAINMENT GROUP FLORIDA, LLC D/B/A LEGOLAND FLORIDA RESORTS
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MOSES AUNDREA MATHIS, JR. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Z. E. D. v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
COMMON WEALTH TRUST SERVICES, LLC, as Trustee of the 0 POLK PARKWAY LAND TRUST v. POLK COUNTY, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
D. R. M. v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
GREGORY A. ROSS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOSEPH JENSEN VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
PUBLIC HOUSING JUSTICE ASSOCIATION, LLC VS HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LAKELAND, FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
D. I. J. v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
R. M. E. v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
DAMIEN D. FREEMAN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROOPESH SUKHRAM vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ALVIN MILLER vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
S. C. v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MARVIN SHEETS VS DEBRA WILBANKS
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
CLARENCE GARVIN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JUSTIN MOSS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
CHRISTYNE PRIDE, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF BRITTANY STRICKLAND vs GEICO INDEMNITY COMPANY
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SHERMAN BALCH vs THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF MASTR ALT LOAN TRUST 2006-2
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
THOMAS VICE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ARTHUR WILLEY, JR. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TRAVIS BRIAN BARLOW vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STEVEN MICHAEL LANE vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DARIUS TRENTON LEWIS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JASON LAMAR ELSEA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ERIC DEMORRIS JACOBS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SUSAN DIBELKA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
SUSAN DIBELKA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
ROBERT LEE FOSTER vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
WILLIAM KENNA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BELAFONTA SMITH vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SHANNON OWENS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ALEJANDRO VALLADARES LABRADA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ROBERT HOWARD vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
LEON GUY WILLIAMS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JEAN CHERY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
ROBERT D. GRAHAM vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MICHAEL GENE KANIA vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SPRING LAKE NC, LLC., ET AL., vs THE ESTATE OF: JAMES PETER RIBBS, BY AND THROUGH MICHAEL JAMES RIBBS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
Sixth District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ERNEST HARRINGTON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ANTONIO D. FOSTER vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Polk County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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