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John D. Fry

County Judge · Broward County Court · Broward County, Florida

High confidence· verified August 3, 2026

verified requirements: 1,701; verified requirements
rule deadlines: 6; rule deadlines
sources cited: 112; sources cited
reviewed insights: 0; reviewed insights
verified rulings: 0; verified rulings

Verification profile

High · 1,701
Medium · 0
Low · 0
Unverified · 0

Report generated September 4, 2026 · benchpath.ai/reports/judge/john-d-fry

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01 Division & assignment

County Civil & Criminal — Divisions 74/MW/MI

Chambers & practice notes

Judicial assistant: Stephanie Nesbitt (954) 831-1673

County Court Judge

Division(s) 74/MI/MW (controlling: AO 2026-21-GEN eff. 2026-07-01)

Zoom ID 272-833-508

Chambers WW6135, Courtroom WW6165

Central Judicial Complex

Verified 2026-08-03: the 17th's own division pages publish rosters and portraits but no biography prose. A court fact, not a harvest gap.

Verified 2026-08-03: the 17th's own division pages publish portraits only for judges shown on a division page; this officer is not pictured on any of them. A court fact, not a harvest gap.

Captured verbatim from the court's own published pages and orders during circuit verification. Chambers practices change without notice — confirm anything time-critical with the judicial assistant. Procedural information only; not legal advice.

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03 Division intelligence

Appellate exposure

Appeals from this courtroom go to the Fourth District Court of Appeal (West Palm Beach).

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That court's published bench (11): Alan O. Forst, Burton C. Conner, Caroline Shepherd, Cory J. Ciklin, Johnathan D. Lott, Jonathan D. Gerber, Mark W. Klingensmith, Melanie G. May, Robert M. Gross, Shannon K. Shaw, Spencer D. Levine

Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).

04 Appellate record (28)

05 Procedural requirements (1,701)

06 Deadline table

07 Ruling intelligence

No verified ruling summary yet — summaries publish only after human review of a real opinion/docket corpus. The live scan at the top of this report covers what public sources hold today.

08 Source appendix (112)

17th Circuit — Court site corpus (AO archive, local rules, judiciary)Healthychecked September 4, 2026
17th Circuit — Division MT/MW/74 procedures (Judge John D. Fry)Healthychecked September 4, 2026
17th Cir. — Administrative Orders hub (hosts the Broward Local Rules)Healthychecked September 3, 2026
17th Circuit — Division 70 procedures (Judge Kim Theresa Mollica)Healthychecked September 4, 2026
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09 Recent change events

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Appellate-outcome census · 2017–2026

Affirmed · 14Per curiam affirmed · 6Reversed · 5Other disposition · 3

The appellate courts' own disposition labels over opinions naming this judge as the lower tribunal, shown as counts — a record census, never a rate, rating, or prediction.

Gregory Alexander v. State of FloridaFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Citation · 2026-07-01
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 bb666fcdc7a9… · official record
Leopold Lessen Lesly Louis v. State of FloridaFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2025-01-16
“Appeal from the County Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 5f7c0a62a8b2… · official record
Adele Rose Lormeus v. Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, Inc.Fourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2025-01-30
“Appeal from the County Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 225c5c8499a4… · official record
HAIJIA WU VS STATE OF FLORIDAFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion · 2023-08-30
“Appeal from the County Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 61f2676bc20c… · official record
CLAUDIA ORTUZAR VS STATE OF FLORIDAFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2023-08-31
“Appeal from the County Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 378a9891bc03… · official record
Kanisha Adriana Stevenson v. State of FloridaFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2023-11-02
“Appeal from the County Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 17183b0b5546… · official record
Brandon Preston v. State of FloridaFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2025-12-11
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 c77b7c1ea709… · official record
Charles Flaherty v. State of FloridaFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion · 2026-04-15
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 51ff45efac4c… · official record
Chris Zoe El v. State of FloridaFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2025-05-01
“Appeal from the County Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 9fe32dade4c8… · official record
BRENDAN LAMB vs STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANYFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2021-06-10
“Appeal from the County Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 0b5261c8fc8d… · official record
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY vs CARE WELLNESS CENTER, LLC a/a/o SONIA GALLAGHERFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2021-06-30
“Appeal from the County Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 8440455314d1… · official record
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY vs PEMBROKE PINE PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATION, INC. a/a/o TONY CURRIEFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2021-07-01
“Appeal from the County Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 39bda43c5f3f… · official record
GEICO INDEMNITY COMPANY vs RON WECHSEL, D.C. a/a/o SAMMIE WORTHYFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2021-07-07
“Appeal from the County Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 2ec1dfad3de9… · official record
PRECISION DIAGNOSTIC, INC. vs PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2021-10-20
“Appeal from the County Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 922561c8f165… · official record
GEICO INDEMNITY COMPANY vs ROYAL PALM BEACH REHAB CORP. A/A/P NICOLE HALEYFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2021-06-30
“Appeal from the County Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 c32ea95be2f9… · official record
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY vs GOLDSTEIN FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC CENTER, INC. a/a/o STEPHANIE BAMBACHFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2021-06-30
“Appeal from the County Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 3bf3e94d432a… · official record
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY vs CARE WELLNESS CENTER, LLC a/a/o SONIA GALLAGHERFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2021-06-30
“Appeal from the County Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 44932b81b75b… · official record
FLORIDA PAIN & REHABILITATION OF WEST DADE vs INFINITY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANYFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2021-04-21
“Appeal from the County Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 81d2af295a87… · official record
NORTH BROWARD CHIROPRACTIC AND WELLNESS CENTER, INC. a/a/o CRISTINA CORRIDORI vs GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANYFourth District Court of Appeal · Reversed · 2021-08-11
“Appeal from the County Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 1e022169530c… · official record
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY vs PALMETTO LAKES THERAPY & REHABILITATION a/a/o MAIRELY GONZALEZFourth District Court of Appeal · Reversed · 2021-11-17
“Appeal from the County Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 83071e433d16… · official record
QUANTUM IMAGING HOLDINGS, LLC, A/A/O RADU UCEANU vs UNITED AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANYFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2021-07-15
“Appeal from the County Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 41509703135c… · official record
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY vs HOLLYWOOD DIAGNOSTIC CENTER, INC. a/a/o JUANITA B. DANCYFourth District Court of Appeal · Reversed · 2021-10-27
“Appeal from the County Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 924578c2d062… · official record
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY vs CHIROMEDIC FAMILY PRACTICE LLC A/A/O SILVIA ANTONFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2021-06-30
“Appeal from the County Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 2fd556090826… · official record
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY vs CARE MEDICAL CENTER a/a/o JOANNE MULLINFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2021-06-30
“Appeal from the County Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 3ea9a882f6ab… · official record
PROGRESSIVE SELECT INSURANCE vs DAVID A. BLUM, M.D., P.A. a/a/o VANESSA MORENOFourth District Court of Appeal · Reversed · 2018-03-14
“Appeal from the County Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John D. Fry, Judge”
sha256 e1a97365b269… · official record

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