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Karen M. Miller

Circuit Judge · Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court · Palm Beach County, Florida

High confidence· verified August 3, 2026

verified requirements: 834; verified requirements
rule deadlines: 6; rule deadlines
sources cited: 61; sources cited
reviewed insights: 0; reviewed insights
verified rulings: 0; verified rulings

Verification profile

High · 833
Medium · 1
Low · 0
Unverified · 0

Report generated September 4, 2026 · benchpath.ai/reports/judge/karen-m-miller

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01 Division & assignment

Family — Division FC

Chambers & practice notes

Division: FC — Family
Judicial assistant: Dani Arcos
Phone: 561-355-3028

Main Judicial Complex — 6.1207 / courtroom 6C

UMC Tue–Thu 8:45 a.m. governed by Local Rule 4; temporary relief 30 minutes; exhibits three business days ahead; per-hearing Zoom link.

Verified 2026-08-03: the 15th's own judges grid publishes assignment and phone facts but no biography prose. 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 (233)

05 Procedural requirements (834)

06 Deadline table

07 Ruling intelligence

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08 Source appendix (61)

15th Circuit — Administrative Orders (faceted ledger)Healthychecked September 4, 2026
15th Cir. — Division FC Procedures (Judge Miller)Healthychecked September 4, 2026
15th Cir. — Division X Instructions (Judge Suskauer)Healthychecked September 3, 2026
15th Cir. — Division U Instructions (Judge Collins)Healthychecked September 4, 2026
15th Cir. — Division AI Instructions (Judge Curley)Healthychecked September 4, 2026

09 Recent change events

August 17, 2026Monitor could not safely verify the registered source.
August 13, 2026Monitor could not safely verify the registered source.
August 6, 2026Monitor: content changed at PBC County Court — Division KK1 Instructions (Judge Casanova). Review before republishing dependent rules.
August 6, 2026Monitor: content changed at PBC County Court — Division RJ Instructions (Judge Mullinax). Review before republishing dependent rules.
August 6, 2026Monitor: content changed at PBC County Court — Division RA Instructions (Judge Alijewicz). Review before republishing dependent rules.
August 6, 2026Monitor: content changed at PBC County Court — Division RF Instructions (Judge DiGangi). Review before republishing dependent rules.

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Appellate-outcome census · 2005–2026

Affirmed · 96Per curiam affirmed · 18Authored opinion (outcome in text) · 11Reversed · 9Other disposition · 8

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.

KATHLEEN SIMON vs JULIAN SIMONFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2021-10-14
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen M. Miller, Judge”
sha256 ad4d79c00294… · official record
ALFREDO TENDLER vs KENNETH N. JOHNSON, et al.Fourth District Court of Appeal · Reversed · 2021-12-22
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen M. Miller, Judge”
sha256 65566b820655… · official record
KELLY LUNSFORD vs KARA ENGLE and JAKE PHILLIPSFourth District Court of Appeal · Reversed · 2020-01-22
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen M. Miller, Judge”
sha256 814ff460e5ac… · official record
BLAKE BRACKETT vs CHERYL ANN OSBORN n/k/a CHERYL ANN KENNEYFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2021-12-16
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen M. Miller, Judge”
sha256 6b1dd6113a40… · official record
Timothy David Murphy v. Mark M. Murphy, et al.Fourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2024-10-02
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen M. Miller, Judge”
sha256 6c5163f30cf1… · official record
Susana Calzada v. Augustin CalzadaFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2026-04-02
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen Marjorie Miller, Judge”
sha256 f4f339dcaa98… · official record
Christopher Breeden v. Gretchen BreedenFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2026-04-02
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen M. Miller, Judge”
sha256 05307f8b2764… · official record
Robert Dana Rizzi v. Alessandra Afonso Da CunhaFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2026-04-02
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen Marjorie Miller, Judge”
sha256 ad8ff0399b2d… · official record
KELLY LUNSFORD vs KARA ENGLE and JAKE PHILLIPSFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2021-01-20
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen M. Miller, Judge”
sha256 38546fd1aa87… · official record
Arnold Kaston v. Lynn KastonFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2024-01-11
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen M. Miller, Judge”
sha256 004bb857668e… · official record
Patricia Schultz v. Joseph SchultzFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2024-01-11
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen M. Miller, Judge”
sha256 915c8aaff823… · official record
R.P.M., ADOPTIVE PARENT and ELIZABETH R. BERKOWITZ v. PROPOSED ADOPTION OF I.R.M.Fourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Authored Opinion · 2023-12-20
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen M. Miller, Judge”
sha256 ecacda23de9e… · official record
Patricia Meyer Almaguer vs Luis Manuel AlmaguerFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2024-05-02
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen M. Miller, Judge”
sha256 0e1d4ea737f8… · official record
CARY MARCONI vs TAMER ERTURKFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part · 2020-03-18
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen M. Miller, Judge”
sha256 667c198fff2d… · official record
Carline Clerge Leger v. James LegerFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2025-01-30
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen M. Miller, Judge”
sha256 a824cbb5bf9f… · official record
Carina Pfriman v. Steven PfrimanFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2024-12-19
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen M. Miller, Judge”
sha256 41edf9fb44ab… · official record
CARLINE CLERGE LEGER VS JAMES LEGERFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Authored Opinion · 2023-04-12
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen M. Miller, Judge”
sha256 3400e858273e… · official record
HEATHER LYNN MACDOUGALL vs WILLIAM TODD JENSENFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2020-11-19
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen M. Miller, Judge”
sha256 9c9638284051… · official record
WILLIAM P. RAGUSA vs VICTORIA M. RAGUSAFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2021-11-24
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen M. Miller, Judge”
sha256 4e0d6e48734a… · official record
Lindsay Wallace v. Andrew WallaceFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Authored Opinion · 2025-07-23
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen M. Miller, Judge”
sha256 153f1f990404… · official record
AUDRAJEAN LOCATELLI vs BRIAN S. LOCATELLIFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2021-12-22
“appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen M. Miller, Judge”
sha256 07c2f47f1cc2… · official record
AUDRAJEAN LOCATELLI vs BRIAN S. LOCATELLIFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2021-12-22
“appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen M. Miller, Judge”
sha256 07c2f47f1cc2… · official record
Lauren Michelle Brennan v. The Name Change of Lauren Michelle BrennanFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion · 2025-01-15
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen M. Miller, Judge”
sha256 649a1b4f7983… · official record
CHRISTOPHER TAVARIS DEAN vs STATE OF FLORIDAFourth District Court of Appeal · Reversed · 2020-04-08
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen Miller, Judge”
sha256 3ef172c3a08c… · official record
WILLIAM M. HOLT vs LAURA MCKECHNIE HOLTFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2020-09-24
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Karen Miller, Judge”
sha256 e5bb21de6230… · official record

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