Judge Phillip A. Pena
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
- Previous Assignments
- Judicial Assistant
- Office
- Divisional Instructions
- Proposed Orders
- VTC
- Education
Current Assignment
Circuit Judge, January 2015 – Present
Administrative Judge – Family Division, March 2026 – Present
Alachua:
Division VIII Veterans Treatment Court
Family Division UFC (Unified Family Court)
Juvenile Delinquency
Juvenile Dependency
Family Division “AD” (Adoptions)
Division RP (Risk Protection)
CINS/FINS
Truancy
1/5 Division “DV” (Domestic Violence)
Alachua County Children’s Trust
Baker and Bradford:
Juvenile Delinquency
Previous Assignments
Alachua County Court Judge, April 2012 – December 2014
- County Civil
- Small Claims
- County Criminal Trial
Eighth Judicial Circuit Court Judge
Circuit-wide: Extraordinary and Unusual Case Compensation (F.S. 27.5304(12)(a))
Bradford County, Eighth Judicial Circuit Court
- Circuit Civil
- Domestic
- Probate
- Mortgage Foreclosure
- Family
Baker County, Eighth Judicial Circuit Court
- Circuit Civil
- Circuit Criminal
- Domestic
- Probate
- Mortgage Foreclosure
- Juvenile Delinquency
- Family
Gilchrist County, Eighth Judicial Circuit Court
- Circuit Criminal
Union County, Eighth Judicial Circuit Court
- Circuit Criminal
Eighth Judicial Circuit-Wide: Jimmy Ryce Docket
Alachua County, Eighth Judicial Circuit Court:
- Circuit Criminal Division II (F-K)
- Felony Drug Court
- Alachua: Family Division DR2
- Alachua: Family Division UFC (Unified Family Court)
- Alachua: Juvenile Dependency
- Alachua: Mental Health Division “Q” and “S”
Judicial Assistant
Kelsey Wable
wablekc@circuit8.org
Office
Alachua County Family and Civil Justice Center
201 East University Avenue, Room 305
Gainesville, FL 32601
Phone: (352) 548-3775
Proposed Orders
VTC
Education
Juris Doctorate,
Florida State University College of Law, 1996
Cum Laude
Bachelor of Science,
University of Florida, 1992
