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Judge Smith

The Honorable Matthew A. Smith

County Criminal, Division A
  • Criminal Courthouse Annex401 N. Jefferson St., Room #213
    Tampa, Florida 33602
    Courtroom #24
  • Judicial Assistant: Cathy Sanchez
  • (813) 272-5228
  • CrimDivA@fljud13.org.org
  • Zoom Meeting ID: 995-1068-3326
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Judicial Biography

The Honorable Matthew A. Smith


Year Appointed to the Bench: 2021


Assignments:

Current

  • County Civil Division V

Previous

  • UFC: Title IV Child Support Family Division Y
  • County Non-Criminal/Non-Traffic Civil Division T
  • UFC: Dependency Drug Court Division J

Education

  • Law School: Florida State University College of Law, JD 2000
  • Undergraduate: United States Air Force Academy, BS (History, Russian Language minor) 1997

Professional Activities

  • Hillsborough County Bar Association
  • Federalist Society
  • Tampa Bay American Inn of Court
  • Military and Veterans Affairs Committee (HCBA)

Community Involvement

  • American Legion Post 138
  • Krewe of the Knights of Sant’Yago
  • Egypt Shriners, Tampa, Florida
  • Florida Cattlemen’s Association (Hillsborough County)
  • Academy of Holy Names Dad Club
  • Sabre Society, United States Air Force Academy
  • J. Edwin Larson Lodge #361, F&AM
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    County Criminal, Division A

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  • Uniform Order Setting Case for Trial and Pre-Trial (Jury Trial)

Schedule

County Civil Division V

All hearings will be on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

County Civil Division T

Arraignments: are held on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Monday mornings AND afternoons are reserved for animal code violations

Wednesday mornings are reserved for arraignments on civil citations issued by the City of Tampa and/or Hillsborough County for the following (but not limited to): code violations, boating violations, hunting and fishing violations, marijuana civil citations, noise ordinance violations, fire code violations, minors in possession of nicotine/tobacco products, other city and county ordinance violations NOT including animal code violations.

Wednesday afternoons are reserved for arraignments on water code violations.

Hearings: are typically held on Mondays and Wednesday (sometimes on Fridays) opposite of arraignment weeks.

Monday mornings are reserved for hearings on civil citations issued by the City of Tampa and/or Hillsborough County for the following (but not limited to): code violations, boating violations, hunting and fishing violations, marijuana civil citations, noise ordinance violations, fire code violations, minors in possession of nicotine/tobacco products, etc.

Monday afternoons are reserved for hearings on water code violations.

Wednesday mornings are reserved for pro se hearings on animal code violations.

Wednesday afternoons are reserved for attorney hearings on animal code violations as well as ALL civil petitions (petitions for custody, enjoinment, etc).

County Criminal, Division A

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