Public office
Tiffany Baker-Carper
Judge Tiffany Baker-Carper released Daniel Spencer on bond instead of locking him up to await sentencing. Spencer, 35, had already been convicted in an underage sex sting for trying to meet a 15-year-old girl. She left him on the street because he had been out of jail for a year without a violation and had no violent criminal history. About a month later, Spencer and the girl's mother, Chloe Spencer, beat and murdered his 5-year-old stepdaughter, Missy Mogle. Both were charged with second-degree murder in May 2025. That release was a miscarriage of justice and a dereliction of judicial duty. Gov. Ron DeSantis said so, told the Florida House it has the votes to impeach Baker-Carper, and warned that judges will keep finding ways to benefit the criminal element until they are held accountable. The same day, he signed Missy's Law, which orders judges to keep defendants convicted of dangerous crimes in custody instead of freeing them before sentencing. He said Missy would be alive if that law had been in place.
DeSantis tells Florida House to impeach Tallahassee judge who released sex offender on bond
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Office contact
Leon County Courthouse, Circuit Judge, Room 331
- Address
- 301 S. Monroe Street, Room 331, Tallahassee, FL 32301
- Phone
- 850-606-4307
- Assistant email
- Ryan Randolph, RandolphR@leoncountyfl.gov
- Clerk phone
- 850-606-4150
The circuit directory and her judge page list Room 331, 850-606-4307, and judicial assistant Ryan Randolph. Those pages still describe her as Criminal Division A. Administrative Order 2026-02 First Amendment, signed August 17, 2026, and effective as of August 10, 2026, assigns her to Leon County Family Division J. The clerk of court is a separate office. The phone above is the clerk's family law desk. The clerk's felony desk is 850-606-4070. The courthouse clerk's office, 301 S. Monroe Street, #100, is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Oversight
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Chief judge
Francis J. Allman
The circuit's judges elect the chief judge. The Florida Bar reported on February 11, 2025, that Allman was re-elected to a term running through June 30, 2027. The assignment order cites Rule 2.215, which makes the chief judge the one who assigns judges to divisions. His page lists Room 365-C at the Leon County Courthouse, 301 S. Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301, 850-606-4305. The circuit directory lists him in Room 365-B and lists another judge in Room 365-C.
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Judicial misconduct complaints
Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission
Investigates misconduct and disability complaints against Florida state judges, including circuit judges. It does not review or reverse a ruling. Complaints are filed with the commission, Post Office Box 14106, Tallahassee, FL 32317, 850-488-1581.
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Clerk of court
Gwen Marshall Knight
The clerk's November 17, 2025 audit letter addresses her as Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller. The clerk keeps court records and is a separate office from the judge. The courthouse office is 301 S. Monroe Street, #100, Tallahassee, FL 32301, open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Main phone 850-606-4000.
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