Biography
Erin Daly is a Circuit Judge of Florida’s Fifth Judicial Circuit serving Sumter County. The 2026 assignment includes Civil; Problem-Solving Courts; and Guardianship and Mental Health, including Risk Protection Orders. Sources: Fifth Judicial Circuit — Judge Erin Daly, Sumter County
The Sumter County Courthouse is at 215 E. McCollum Ave, Bushnell, Florida 33513. The judicial assistant is Paula Barto; the listed telephone number is 352-569-6960 and the fax number is 352-569-6961. The official court page links the current July–December 2026 calendar and Judge Daly’s DCAMS and MPO materials. Sources: Fifth Judicial Circuit — Judge Erin Daly, Sumter County
The supplied civil guidance addresses exhibit exchange and pre-marking, PDF/electronic and physical exhibits, and the requirement to provide materials as instructed at least five days before a hearing. It also identifies in-person civil hearings for motions including quashing service, punitive-damages amendments, abatement or compelled arbitration, Daubert issues, and summary judgment. Sources: Fifth Judicial Circuit — Judge Erin Daly, Sumter County
The same official materials describe scheduling for guardianship and mental-health matters through OnceHub, separate property and foreclosure scheduling, a foreclosure summary-judgment checklist, and Sumter County felony and misdemeanor drug courts. Sources: Fifth Judicial Circuit — Judge Erin Daly, Sumter County
The Florida Bar disclosure supplied for this profile states that Daly was admitted in Florida in 2007 and New York in 2006 and describes extensive criminal and family-law practice and 60 jury trials as of the filing. It does not supply education details for this profile. Sources: Florida Bar judicial candidate disclosure — Erin Daly
Selected source-linked appellate decision involving Judge Daly
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Lopez & Allsot v. Latif
In a March 6, 2026 Fifth District Court of Appeal decision arising from Judge Daly’s order, the court reversed and remanded an order denying domestication and enforcement of an out-of-state child-custody order. The opinion addressed enforcement of the existing home-state order and temporary emergency jurisdiction, including consideration of Florida Statute 61.526.
Sources: Lopez & Allsot v. Latif, Fifth District Court of AppealAnalytics
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