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William E. Davis
Chief Judge · Eighth Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified August 3, 2026
Chief Judge · Eighth Judicial Circuit Court
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400 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge William E. Davis across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Civil/family back-up; Div MG foreclosures; Div SD simplified dissolutions; pro se DR; probate/guardianship; MH Q+S
On this assignment since March 30, 2026
PROFILE (live circuit8.org, verified 2026-07-24; 4/4 spot-checked profiles matched live): Assignment per AO 9.03 (v2026-2, eff. Mar 30 2026) — CHIEF JUDGE (July 2025 - present, per live profile); Alachua circuit-wide civil back-up; Division MG residential mortgage foreclosures; circuit-wide family back-up; Division SD simplified dissolutions; Alachua pro se DR; probate; guardianship; Mental Health Divisions Q and S; TPR back-up. Successor elected: James M. Colaw, term beginning January 5, 2027. Courthouse: Alachua County Family and Civil Justice Center. Office Room 409 (office room, NOT a courtroom — the 8th publishes no permanent courtroom numbers; AO 9.05 directs a weekly Alachua courtroom calendar). Judicial assistant: Lindsey Polk (polkl@circuit8.org). Phone (352) 264-7007. Fax (352) 264-7008.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the First District Court of Appeal (Tallahassee).
● LiveThat court's published bench (13): Joseph Lewis, Jr., L. Clayton Roberts, Lance E. Neff, Lori S. Rowe, M. Kemmerly Thomas, Rachel E. Nordby, Raymond F. Treadwell, Robert E. Long, Jr., Ross L. Bilbrey, Stephanie W. Ray, Susan L. Kelsey, Thomas D. Winokur, Timothy D. Osterhaus
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 195 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (June 19, 2009–May 27, 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.
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last checked September 4, 2026
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Civil/family back-up; Div MG foreclosures; Div SD simplified dissolutions; pro se DR; probate/guardianship; MH Q+Scurrent
March 30, 2026 — present
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Nathan Ira Nixon vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Levy County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Wayne C. Doty v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Bradford County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
Eric L. Adams vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Levy County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Daniel Terrell Vinson vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Levy County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Brian Stokes vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Levy County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Wayne C. Doty v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Bradford County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
Brian C. Stokes vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Levy County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Shaheed Kabree Gardner vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Jeremiah Strother vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Stephen Todd Booker v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
Stephen Todd Booker v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
Williams v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Samuel Brian Wilson vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Derrick L. Walker vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Thomas Andrew Hollifield vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Levy County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Mathis v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Scott v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Levy County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
White v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Waugh v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Sweeting v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Anthony Walter Vessels vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Levy County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Stacy v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Glen L. Young v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jayce Otniel Santiago Cruz VS State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jalen K. Days VS State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Levy County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Robinson v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Williams v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Keyasha Patterson vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Adam Webb VS State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
William Franklin Scott Jr VS State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Thornton v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Ian A. Milaski v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Thompson v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Levy County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jeffrey Taylor Madden v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Levy County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Mark Marquis Vereen VS State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Hines v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Frederick Leonard Shaw VS State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Kaifa Jamal Green v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Smith v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Stacy v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Battaglia v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Paul Lesley Urquhart vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Levy County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Stacy v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Michael Reuschel vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Williams v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Stacy v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Michael James Spillman vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Walker v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Alachua County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Rodriguez Ortiz v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Levy County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Jonathan T. Bass vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Bradford County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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