Circuit Judge · First Judicial Circuit Court
What applies in this courtroom
713 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge William F. Stone across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
The tabs below show the judge-and-division layer only. The Full Premium Report assembles the complete stack — every requirement, deadline table, ruling intelligence, live case-type scan, and source appendix in one cited document.
Your first 7 Judge Intelligence Reports are free with a free account — no payment card required.
No current assignment on record.
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).
Provenance attributed 2026-08-08 by the BenchPath automated pass: the official page https://www.firstjudicialcircuit.org/legal-professionals/judges/william-f-stone/ was live-verified to name this judge (sha256 273a558dc9ac5754…). Roster listing only — roster facts render; no narrative bio composed.
1 verified rule specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 713 total requirements apply in this courtroom across all layers — the Full Premium Report assembles the complete stack.
No judge-level deadline on record runs shorter than a statewide deadline with the same trigger. The sentinel compares quoted timing across every published rule scoped to this judge on each visit — a clean result today is re-earned tomorrow.
No judge-scoped deadlines on this tab. Deadlines are extracted only when the source rule text states them — we never infer or calculate dates the rule does not explicitly contain. 6 rule deadlines apply in this courtroom across all layers — assembled with citations in the Full Premium Report.
Timing shown here is quoted from the rule text. Compute your actual date against the court's calendar and the rule itself — not legal advice.
No verified ruling summary yet. BenchPath generates ruling summaries from opinion and docket corpora (CourtListener where covered) and publishes them only after human review — fabricated judicial analytics are exactly what this platform refuses to ship.
Use the live case-law search below to see what exists for this judge today.
How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 322 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (February 6, 2004–July 15, 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 322 are counted in the outcome census above.
last checked September 3, 2026
Research connectors
CourtListener
● liveFree Law Project
Free. Opinions, dockets, RECAP, judge metadata. Powering the case-law search on this page.
Westlaw
○ bring your licenseThomson Reuters
Bring your firm's license — enterprise connector queries your judge and related cases inside Westlaw. Phase 2.
LexisNexis
○ bring your licenseRELX
Bring your firm's license — enterprise connector for Lexis+ research tied to your matter. Phase 2.
BenchPath never scrapes licensed databases. Westlaw and LexisNexis connect only through your firm's own credentials and entitlements when the enterprise connectors ship.
No assignments on record.
Monitor: content changed at 1st Circuit — official site. Review before republishing dependent rules.
via 1st Circuit — official site
William T. Jensen vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Jared Leevan Johnson vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Frank A. Walls v. State of Florida
Supreme Court of Florida · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
Thomas Michael Hawkins vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Ian C. Wilde vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Anthony Michael Gay vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Eli L. Malave vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Frank A. Walls v. State of Florida & Frank A. Walls v. Secretary, Department of Corrections
Supreme Court of Florida · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): affirmed
Lee Nicholas Yerena vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Montez Tobias Milam vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Michael J. Given, individually and in his representative capacity on behalf of John Doe Trust, and Fishlipz Holdings, LLC, a Florida limited liability company vs W. Todd Schweizer and Jeffrey L. Schweizer, in their representative capacities, on behalf of Pay-Kota Irrevocable Trust, Shuaney Irrevocable Trust, and Triple J Investments, LLC, etc.
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Enzer v. Enzer, Estate of Raymon Lee Enzer, et al
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Tipton v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
James Seadler vs Marina Bay Resort Condominium Association, Inc. d/b/a Marina Bay Resort
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Non-dispositive
Richardson, Trust v. Rothbauer, Rothbauer, et al
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Amy Diana Lavandier VS State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Lane v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Therence Walter Crooks vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Monroe v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Leroy Lee Figures VS State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Scott Barnes vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Peter Anthony Hunt vs Katrina Elise Hunt
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Haslauer v. Haslauer
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Michael Henry vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Gregory Grant Goodson vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Oliver v. Oliver
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Anthony Jacques Miles vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Riddle v. Riddle
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Holiday Isle Improvement Association, Inc. vs Bryan Anthony Austin, Diana Barnes, Bentley's Breeze, LLC, Vipul V. Bhimani, Kenneth Michael Boswell, Christine Boswell, Duvall Partners, L.P., Elite Investments Florida Properties, LLC, et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
Jeffery T. Crystal vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Jennifer Carlan, et al. VS Larry Ashley, in his official capacity as Sheriff of Okaloosa County
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Ice Legal, P.A. vs U. S. Bank, National Association, as successor trustee to Bank of America, N.A., as successor by merger to Lasalle Bank, N.A., as trustee for the certificateholders etc. et al.
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Florida's Best Creamery, LLC d/b/a etc. et al v. Destin Commons Phase III, LP
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Oscar Castaneda-Lopez VS State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Weaver v. Hatfield
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Ronald L. Bell, Jr. vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
Carmen Stacy Riley VS Lee Automotive Group, Inc., d/b/a Lee Automotive Subaru Volkswagen,
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Hillyard v. Hillyard
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Tyree Washington vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Mattos v. Kriech
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Darin Crowley VS Lockheed Martin Corporation and Rickey Romanini
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Timberview Helicopters, Inc. v. Okaloosa County Florida, Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners, et al
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Tyree Washington vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Non-dispositive
McDougald v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Reed v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Maddox v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Maranon v. Maranon
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
James Seadler vs Marina Bay Resort Condominium Association, Inc. d/b/a Marina Bay Resort
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Maddox v. State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Julie Christine Glover vs State of Florida
First District Court of Appeal · Okaloosa County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Answer three quick questions. The platform pulls William F. Stone's full public case-law record from the source, newest first — your matter never narrows the pull; it directs the relevance ranking and the dual-AI analysis. Every hit comes back Bluebook-cited with the opinion's own words quoted verbatim. The scan takes the time precision takes.
Case-law search
CourtListener · free connector · liveCoverage note: CourtListener is strongest for federal courts and state appellate courts. Florida circuit-court opinions are sparsely represented — an absence of results is a coverage gap, not evidence about this judge.