Circuit Judge · Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
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410 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge William H. Burgess III across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Family (Pinellas)
Courtroom Clearwater Courthouse
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Courthouse, Clearwater Courthouse, Address
Verified against Judge William H. Burgess III's own court profile page, 2026-08-02.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Second District Court of Appeal (St. Petersburg).
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 170 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (August 13, 2014–April 22, 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 3, 2026
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Family (Pinellas)current
date not recorded — present · Courtroom Clearwater Courthouse
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
JONATHAN T. TRAMMELL VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
YINETTE MARIA NUNEZ vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
ANDRIE J. BONNEY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ANDRIE BONNEY VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
WATSON v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
GARZA-MCLEAN v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
McAllister v. McAllister
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
SHAKEL RASHID ELAMIR vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RICKY LEON BAXTER VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
PAUL COULTER vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MARSHALL JERMAINE HARRIS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
OLIVER SAMUELS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOHN CURRY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STANLEY L. JONES VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Petition - PC Denied
SEAN CASEY PATEL vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ANTHONY DEMETRUIS SMITH VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
VINCENT L. STALLMAN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TORYANNI M. NELSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Non-dispositive
SEAN CASEY PATEL VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
FREDERICK L. BYRON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MICHAEL WAYNE BRUFFY VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ALBERT LEE JONES vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
THOMAS PATRICK EVANS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
KEYONDRA WALKER VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JAY MARTIN LYMAN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JUSTICE PETERS vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
KEITH WHITE, JR. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
Lee v. State of Florida
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
DESMOND ANDREAS BAKER vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DARRYL LEN MORGAN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOHN JOSEPH PLOECKELMANN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Evans v. Jones
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
EUGENE WESLEY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
SKELTON v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MILLER v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ROBERT EY vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
URBEN v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
OLIVER SAMUELS VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
STATE OF FLORIDA vs FRANK CALDAS
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BRENDA TANISHALA BRYANT vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STEPHANIE M. SPURGEON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
JOHNNY ARMSTRONG vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
FREDDIE CRAYTON VS STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
ROLLIE LEE BAKER, JR. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
BOBBY GLENN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JONES v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
MICHAEL GILLEN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
JOSEPH VANDOREN vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
NASHADDAI v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JAMIE C. PATTERSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Second District Court of Appeal · Pinellas County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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