Judge David P. Kreider
The Code of Judicial Conduct governing behavior by judges forbids the judges of the Eighth Judicial Circuit to discuss pending cases with the public. Please do not call the Court expecting to speak with a Judge about any case. If you have a comment to make, please mail it to the Clerk’s Office in the appropriate county. Please keep in mind that the Court is only allowed to consider arguments made in court and documents filed by actual parties to the case. They cannot ethically read or consider any other opinions or arguments about the case, and they cannot give legal advice. Thank you.
Current Assignment
Circuit Judge, July 2014 – Present
Circuit-wide: Jimmy Ryce Cases (including Alachua County Division “R”)
Alachua: Circuit Criminal Division 1 (A-E)
Alachua: Division V Felony Forensics
Gilchrist: Circuit Criminal
Previous Assignment
County Court Judge, May 2010 – June 2014
Alachua:
Family Division DR 4
Division MG (Residential Mortgage Foreclosures)
Bradford:
Circuit Civil
Mortgage Foreclosures
Probate
Extraordinary Writs
Mental Health
Family
Domestic Violence
Juvenile Dependency
Juvenile Delinquency
Truancy
Division Procedures
Judicial Assistant
Debbie Spivey
spiveyd@circuit8.org
Office
Alachua County Family and Civil Justice Center
220 South Main Street, Room A325
Gainesville, FL 32601
(352) 548-3709
Union County Courthouse
55 West Main Street
Lake Butler, FL 32054
(386) 496-4935 (Phone)
(386) 496-4981 (Fax)
Education
Juris Doctor: University of Florida College of Law, 1992
Bachelor of Arts: University of Florida, 1989
