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Michael J. McNicholas

Circuit Judge · Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court · Martin County, Florida

High confidence· verified August 3, 2026

verified requirements: 910; verified requirements
rule deadlines: 6; rule deadlines
sources cited: 8; sources cited
reviewed insights: 0; reviewed insights
verified rulings: 0; verified rulings

Verification profile

High · 907
Medium · 3
Low · 0
Unverified · 0

Report generated September 4, 2026 · benchpath.ai/reports/judge/michael-j-mcnicholas

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01 Division & assignment

Circuit Judge — Martin County

Also: Appellate; Family; Juvenile

Assignment as stated in the order

Circuit Judge — Martin County · Appellate; Family; Juvenile

Chambers & practice notes

PROFILE (live circuit19.org, verified 2026-07-24): Subject areas — Appellate; Family; Juvenile. Courthouse: Martin County Courthouse. Courtroom UNVERIFIED (not stated on the rendered profile or a current judge-specific procedure; courtroom REST index checked). Judicial assistant: Lori Mort. Phone (772) 288-5570. Fax NOT PUBLISHED. 2 judge-specific procedure/form PDF(s) in BenchPath custody. Assignments controlled by Amended AO 2026-03 (Judicial Assignments for 2026, eff. Jan 12 2026, signed Chief Judge Charles A. Schwab).

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 (43)

05 Procedural requirements (910)

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 (8)

19th Circuit — Administrative Orders (circuit19.org)Healthychecked September 4, 2026
19th Circuit — Judges DirectoryHealthychecked September 4, 2026
Federal Court Practice Committee Guide (The Florida Bar) — court-designatedHealthychecked September 2, 2026
Florida Courts — State Courts SystemHealthychecked September 4, 2026
Florida Courts E-Filing PortalHealthychecked 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 M.D. Fla. — Middle District of Florida. Review before republishing dependent rules.
August 6, 2026Monitor: content changed at Florida Courts — State Courts System. Review before republishing dependent rules.
August 5, 2026Monitor: content changed at S.D. Fla. — Southern District of Florida. Review before republishing dependent rules.
August 5, 2026Monitor: content changed at 19th Circuit — Administrative Orders (circuit19.org). Review before republishing dependent rules.

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Appellate-outcome census · 2018–2026

Per curiam affirmed · 23Other disposition · 6Affirmed · 5Authored opinion (outcome in text) · 5Reversed · 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.

Everett Brothers Recycling, Inc. and Waterblasting Technologies, LLC d/b/a HOG Technologies v. Martin County and SA Recycling, LLC.Fourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Authored Opinion · 2025-01-22
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Martin County; Michael J. McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 9920ca96907e… · official record
Aramide Yusuf v. Starfish Title Agency, LLC, et al.Fourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Authored Opinion · 2025-11-19
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Martin County; Michael J. McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 5c2b59b36ceb… · official record
RICHARD ANTHONY BONNELL VS STATE OF FLORIDAFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2023-02-16
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Okeechobee County; Michael J. McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 4b2ec3ac6236… · official record
Catherine L. Loudon v. Linda BartonFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2024-05-16
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Martin County; Michael J. McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 669f7f9842e3… · official record
Maury Flores v. State of FloridaFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2024-05-23
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Martin County; Michael J. McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 7bc8ba7f87a0… · official record
TYONNE TYRESE FROST VS STATE OF FLORIDAFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2023-07-06
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Okeechobee County; Michael J. McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 b07bb6ec5802… · official record
RICHARD ANTHONY BONNELL VS STATE OF FLORIDAFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2023-02-16
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Okeechobee County; Michael J. McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 eb65a8194449… · official record
RICARDO ELMIRAL LANE VS STATE OF FLORIDAFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2023-06-22
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Okeechobee County; Michael J. McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 843288f43b6c… · official record
George Johnson v. Linda Stump and Todd B. JohnsonFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2025-01-30
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Martin County; Michael J. McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 9dd254807d5b… · official record
NEIL KURT SALAZAR vs STATE OF FLORIDAFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2021-11-10
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Okeechobee County; Michael J. McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 c4b2a4c0b39d… · official record
Adena Testa, individually, etc. et al. v. Town of Jupiter Island, et al.Fourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion · 2024-09-04
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Martin County; Michael Joseph McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 16b76c8d24f0… · official record
Patrick Quinton Vidal v. State of Florida, et al.Fourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2025-11-20
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Martin County; Michael J. McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 f3b5f6661dd0… · official record
Beachway Restaurants 2 and James Wigg v. Santo & June, Inc., et alFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion · 2024-05-29
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Martin County; Michael J. McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 4031a200ba47… · official record
K.W.Y., A CHILD vs STATE OF FLORIDAFourth District Court of Appeal · Affirmed · 2021-07-15
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Okeechobee County; Michael McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 7d5fcb2598a3… · official record
JEFFREY TOMASULO VS STATE OF FLORIDAFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2023-07-13
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Martin County; Michael J. McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 5649b94aca02… · official record
James Carlos Gillis, Jr. v. State of FloridaFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2023-10-12
“Appeal from the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Okeechobee County; Michael J. McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 cf902a356ea1… · official record
Adena Testa, individually and as co-trustee of the Michael David Testa Revocable Trust v. Town of Jupiter Island and Dolphin Suite, LLCFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Authored Opinion · 2024-07-31
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Martin County; Michael Joseph McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 71b0f7548f1c… · official record
JACK OWEN ALBRITTON VS STATE OF FLORIDAFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Authored Opinion · 2023-05-03
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Okeechobee County; Michael McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 385f781fb03f… · official record
K.R., a Child v. State of FloridaFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2023-12-14
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Okeechobee County; Michael J. McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 1caf60ae4c1b… · official record
MARK J. SAUNDERS VS STATE OF FLORIDAFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2023-02-16
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Okeechobee County; Michael J. McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 b5b93aa1fb8e… · official record
Rylee M. Lewis v. Kathleen Lewis et al.,Fourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2026-04-02
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Martin County; Michael Joseph McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 005264beca34… · official record
Kevin Franklin Hughes v. State of FloridaFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion · 2023-11-22
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Okeechobee County; Michael J. McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 56ccd3c73c90… · official record
Treasure Coast Classical Academy, Inc. v. The Optima Foundation, Inc.Fourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Authored Opinion · 2026-07-22
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Martin County; Michael Joseph McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 738da0fb08f6… · official record
D.R., the Mother v. Department of Children & FamiliesFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2025-07-03
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Martin County; Michael J. McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 b77852c418af… · official record
Daniel Swope and Andrew Lord III v. Lawrence TressFourth District Court of Appeal · Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed · 2024-11-26
“Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Martin County; Michael Joseph McNicholas, Judge”
sha256 3212bc63d2d2… · official record

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