The Honorable William Elbridge Davis, Chief Judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit, from Gainesville, has been assigned to preside at the trial of the criminal case of State of Florida v. SARAH SALLEY ARNOLD, CHRISTIAN GREGORY WHITEHURST, DYLAN RUMRELL, et al.
Circuit Judge William Elbridge Davis is the Chief Judge of Florida's Eighth Judicial Circuit.
Here is the biography of Judge Davis from the Criminal Law Section of The Florida Bar:
Bio:
Judge Davis was appointed as a county judge for Alachua County in 2006 and served in both criminal and civil assignments. Elected as a circuit judge for the Eighth Judicial Circuit in 2008 (re-elected in 2014), He is currently serving a criminal assignment for Alachua, Levy and Gilchrist counties. His previous circuit assignments include Delinquency, Dependency, Family and Civil. Former statewide committees include the Steering Committee for Family & Children in Court for the Florida Supreme Court; Court Interpreter Certification Committee (chair); and the Executive Committee for the Conference of Circuit Judges. Judge Davis is a former prosecutor, special public defender and adjunct law professor at the University of Florida College of Law. He graduated from the University of Florida Law School and earned his B.A. from the University of Arizona. Judge Davis is a former U.S. Army officer who served with the 24th Infantry Division during combat operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Judge Davis previously served in law enforcement for over two years as a dispatcher, correctional officer (Hernando and Sumter County Sheriff’s Offices) and later as a police officer with the Leesburg Police Department.
Pretrial hearings
A status conference is set before Judge Davis by Zoom on August 7, 2026 at 10 AM.
A felony pretrial conference is set before Judge Davis on September 15, 2026, 1 PM at St. Johns County Courthouse, Room 328.
Here is the docket:
26000985CFMB - STATE OF FLORIDA vs. ARNOLD, SARAH SALLEY |
 |
|  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summary
History
