Ninth Judicial Circuit Overview Presented by Chief Judge Frederick J. Lauten
FEDERAL COURTS
Federal Courts Supreme Court (1) Appeals on cases of constitutional law Court of Appeals (13) Appeals and challenges to orders from Federal agencies District Court (94) Cases related to violations of Federal law
U.S. Courts of Appeals & United States District Courts
FLORIDA COURTS
Florida Courts Constitutional Questions Capital Cases Supreme Court (1) Bond Validations Public Utility Cases District Court of Appeals (5) Matters not appealable to Supreme Court Final actions of state agencies Felonies Family Law Matters Civil Cases > $15,000 Probate/Guardianship/ Mental Health Circuit Courts (20) Juvenile Dependency & Delinquency Probate/Guardianship/Mental Health Appeals from County Court Misdemeanors Small Claims < $5,000 County Courts (67) Civil Cases < $15,000 Traffic
Ninth Judicial Circuit Florida District Courts of Appeals
Twenty Judicial Circuits Orange & Osceola Counties
NINTH JUDICAL CIRCUIT COURT
Facilities 3 Branch Courthouses 3 courtrooms Orange County Courthouse 43 courtrooms Juvenile Justice Center 6 Courtrooms Osceola County Courthouse 12 courtrooms 7 Court Facilities 67 Courtrooms 2,229 Square Miles Population of 1.7Million Orange County Jail 3 courtrooms
Administrative Judges Chief Judge Frederick J. Lauten Lisa T. Munyon Circuit Criminal Julie O Kane Circuit Civil & Probate Patricia A. Doherty Circuit Domestic Daniel P. Dawson Circuit Juvenile Nancy L. Clark Orange County Jon B. Morgan Osceola County Reginald K. Whitehead Problem Solving Courts Donald A. Myers, Jr. Appellate Ten Circuit Judges Ten Circuit Judges Seven Circuit Judges Three Circuit Judges Seventeen County Judges Seven Circuit Judges & Four County Judges 65 Judges
Orange County Courthouse Circuit Judges Alan S. Apte Alice Blackwell Mark Blechman Keith A. Carsten A. James Craner Patricia Doherty Robert J. Egan Jenifer Harris Heather Higbee John E. Jordan John M. Kest Alicia Latimore Frederick Lauten Bob LeBlanc Marc L. Lubet Leticia Marques Lisa T. Munyon Michael Murphy Donald Myers, Jr. Julie H. O Kane Renee A. Roche Heather Rodriguez Jose Rodriguez Margaret Schreiber Kim Shepard Janet C. Thorpe Dan Traver Christi Underwood Keith F. White Wayne C. Wooten
Orange County Courthouse County Judges Martha C. Adams Faye L. Allen Maureen Bell Andrew L. Cameron Tina Caraballo Nancy L. Clark Eric H. DuBois Brian F. Duckworth Evellen Jewett Steve Jewett David P. Johnson Gisela T. Laurent Wilfredo Martinez Wayne Shoemaker Elizabeth Starr Tanya Davis Wilson 46 Judges
Osceola County Courthouse Circuit Judges V A C A N T Elaine A. Barbour Luis F. Calderon Jon B. Morgan Patricia L. Strowbridge Diana M. Tennis Greg A. Tynan Kevin B. Weiss County Judges Carol Engel Draper Hal C. Epperson, Jr. Stefania C. Jancewicz Heather K. O Brien 12 Judges
Juvenile Justice Center Circuit Judges Gail A. Adams Daniel P. Dawson Sally D. M. Kest Tim Shea 4 Judges
Booking and Release Center Circuit Judge Reginald K. Whitehead County Judges Jeanette Dejuras Bigney Adam McGinnis 3 Judges
WORKLOAD
Workload 2015 Circuit Court 1,904 Cases Per Judge www.ninthcircuit.org
Workload 2015 Orange County 3,435 Cases Per Judge www.ninthcircuit.org
Workload 2015 Osceola County 2,503 Cases Per Judge www.ninthcircuit.org
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