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Martin Bidwill

Circuit Judge · Seventeenth Judicial Circuit 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/martin-bidwill

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01 Division & assignment

Circuit Civil

Official divisional instructions →

Assignment as stated in the order

Circuit Civil — Divisions 5/27

Chambers & practice notes

Judicial assistant: Barbara Ranalli (954) 831-7091

Circuit Court Judge

Division(s) 05/27 (controlling: AO 2026-21-GEN eff. 2026-07-01)

Zoom ID 232-523-414

Chambers WW16133, Courtroom WW16175

Central Judicial Complex

Roster CSV prints Martin J. Bidwill (middle-initial variant)

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 (210)

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 05 procedures (Judge Martin Bidwill)Healthychecked September 4, 2026
17th Circuit — Division 27 procedures (Judge Martin Bidwill)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)

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Appellate-outcome census · 2007–2026

Affirmed · 110Per curiam affirmed · 24Reversed · 10Other disposition · 5Authored opinion (outcome in text) · 4

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.

John Affenita, et al. v. Howard StorferFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Authored Opinion · 2025-05-21
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 7807ca7dda81… · official record
ROBERT RODRIGUEZ VS SHOPPES AT DEERFIELD, LLC,Fourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2023-06-01
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 57c6115fbebb… · official record
Janis Guerrero and Kaelyn Guerrero v. Citizens Property Insurance CorporationFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2024-05-23
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin J. Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 0515e0f43922… · official record
CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S LONDON SUBSCRIBING TO POLICY NO. J046137, et al. vs GEORGE PIERSON and WILLIAM MANTESTAFourth District Court of Appeal · Reversed · 2021-06-02
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin J. Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 d578799da464… · official record
Saldam Property, Inc. v. Solange CabreraFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2025-08-14
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin J. Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 b9b03635b326… · official record
Robert Glegg v. Katalin Van Den Hurk, et al.Fourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Authored Opinion · 2024-01-10
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin J. Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 614d5844cadd… · official record
Hushtine Bracewell v. ZF Marine Propulsion Systems Miramar, LLCFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Citation · 2026-04-01
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin J. Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 f46cb106723b… · official record
John Affenita, et al. v. Howard StorferFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Authored Opinion · 2025-05-21
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 cf83f0b61714… · official record
MARIA VELOZ vs INTEGON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANYFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2020-10-21
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin J. Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 c6c6366d6321… · official record
Gary Johnson v. Julio VicentyFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Citation · 2025-02-05
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin J. Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 2f5e153be154… · official record
LENARD T. JOHNSON vs BOBBY L. JOHNSONFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2021-12-16
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin J. Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 aab04da35be3… · official record
PEOPLE'S TRUST INSURANCE COMPANY VS GLADWYN NUGENTFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2023-05-04
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 ee9b592ad078… · official record
Freedom Auto Transport, LLC vs Samsung Fire And Marine Insurance Company, Ltd. A/S/O Trius, Inc.Fourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2024-03-21
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin J. Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 87e9ac5ec840… · official record
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. Sandra L. Mattson, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Eleanor Konzelman, et al.Fourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2024-10-17
“Appeal from the Circuit Judge for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 4df2a3ee1f03… · official record
Steven Vachani and Daniel Khesin v. Andrew Fleiss and Biotechinnova, LLCFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2024-06-20
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 eaaa690c45aa… · official record
LM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY vs LOUIS OLDONIFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2021-05-06
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin J. Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 ce4cf8c2e5d9… · official record
ROBERTO PENA VS ITZHAK TIMIANKO and LAURA TIMIANKOFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2023-06-08
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin J. Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 f83aa424cf68… · official record
North Broward Hospital District d/b/a Broward Health Medical Center v. Lisa M. DeanFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2025-04-10
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin J. Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 7f480378b5ed… · official record
Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. West NazeFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Authored Opinion · 2025-06-04
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin J. Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 ff0e3df09622… · official record
SEAN DOMNICK, as Trustee of Z.M. SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST, VS NORTH BROWARD HOSPITAL DISTRICT a/k/a BROWARD HEALTHFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2023-06-01
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 802bb463de48… · official record
MASSOOD JALLALI, et al vs KEVIN ZHOU, et alFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2021-04-22
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin J. Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 134efd4b5f25… · official record
Jennifer Ripple, Estate of Richard D. Counter, deceased v. Bennet Auto Supply, et al.Fourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion · 2025-02-19
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin J. Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 d364c9f531e6… · official record
Massood Jallali, v. MTGLQ Investors, LPFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2024-02-15
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin J. Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 ec5704156f37… · official record
Patrick Harris, Mercury Airlines, LLC, and Aer Sparta Corp. vs James BevanFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2024-07-11
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin J. Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 798aaf3216d2… · official record
Bar-Ashi Development, Inc., d/b/a L.B. Development Engineering v. Old Republic Surety CompanyFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2025-06-05
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Hon. Martin John Bidwill, Judge”
sha256 f129ad40e867… · official record

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