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Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal
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Aliases: 4th District Court of Appeal · FL 4th District Court of Appeal · FL Fourth District Court of Appeal · Florida 4th District Court of Appeal · Fourth District Court of Appeal
Contact address
Court contact address
110 South Tamarind Avenue West Palm Beach, FL 33401 United StatesPublished contact address. Confirm the hearing location with the court before visiting.
Official guidance dated 2023-09-10
- Attorneys must e-file through Florida Courts E-Filing Portal; e-filed documents must be text-searchable.
Official guidance dated 2023-09-10
- Emergency filings must be accompanied by a separately filed request for emergency treatment under AO 2014-1.
Official guidance dated 2023-09-10
- Motion responses must be served no later than 15 days after service of motion; no reply without court authorization.
Official guidance dated 2023-09-10
- For eligible appeals, a notice of agreed extension is accepted for up to 90 total days for initial/answer briefs and 15 total days for reply briefs. The notice specifies exceptions, including expedited appeals.
Official guidance dated 2023-09-10
- Oral argument must be separately requested with a brief reason; technology participation requires an included request and justification; generally up to 20 minutes per side, subject to court discretion.
Official guidance dated 2023-09-10
- Notices of unavailability are unauthorized and will be stricken; scheduling conflicts are handled under Rule 2.550.
Official guidance dated 2023-09-10
- Physical evidence other than documents and oversized exhibits requires advance court permission before inclusion in appellate record.
Official guidance dated 2023-09-10
- Pending-case status inquiries go to the clerk rather than to an individual judge or chambers staff.
Assigned Judges
- Alan O. ForstJudge
- Burton C. ConnerDistrict Court of Appeal Judge
- Caroline ShepherdDistrict Court of Appeal Judge
- Cory J. CiklinDistrict Court of Appeal Judge
- Jeffrey T. KuntzChief Judge
- Johnathan D. LottDistrict Court of Appeal Judge
- Jonathan D. GerberDistrict Court of Appeal Judge
- Mark W. KlingensmithDistrict Court of Appeal Judge
- Melanie G. MayDistrict Court of Appeal Judge
- Robert M. GrossDistrict Court of Appeal Judge
- Shannon K. ShawJudge
- Spencer D. LevineDistrict Court of Appeal Judge
- Alan O. ForstDistrict Court of Appeal Judge
- Shannon K. ShawDistrict Court of Appeal Judge
- Carole TaylorJudge · Historical · 2020
- Dorian K. DamoorgianJudge · Historical · 2025
- Martha WarnerJudge · Historical · 2025
- Renee GoldenbergVisiting Associate Judge · Historical · 1998-07
- W Matthew StevensonJudge · Historical · 2016
AI abuse cases
3 casesAI-related ruling · May 27, 2026
Innocent v. Meraki Installers, LLC
- Court response
- Bar Referral
- Panel links
- 2 judges linked to this ruling
AI-related ruling · March 18, 2026
Davos Francois v. Vive Financial
- Court response
- Warning
- Panel links
- 2 judges linked to this ruling
AI-related ruling · December 17, 2025
Friend v. Serpa
- Court response
- Warning
- Panel links
- 4 judges linked to this ruling
