--- title: "Abby Cynamon | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/abby-cynamon" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Abby Cynamon Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Civil Judge, CA 09 ## Profile - Court: Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court - State: Florida - Role: Circuit Civil Judge, CA 09 - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-28 ## Summary Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile. ## Biography ### Professional career - Circuit Court Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit (Miami‐Dade County) — First elected in 2008 and re‐elected in 2014, 2020, and again without opposition in 2026 - Supervising Staff Attorney, 11th Judicial Circuit, 2000-2008 - Staff Attorney, 11th Judicial Circuit, 1993-2000 - Joined the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in 1993 as assistant general counsel - Worked throughout college and law school as a waitress, janitor, and law clerk to support her education ### Education - Barnard College (Columbia University) — B.A. in History and Economics, full academic scholarship - University of Miami School of Law — J.D. and LL.M. in Taxation, both earned with academic scholarships ### Additional information - Appellate Division (Administrative Judge, 2011–2017) - held the role of staff attorney (1993–2000) and later supervising staff attorney (2000–2008) - Began in private practice in 1990 - Adjunct professor at St. Thomas University College of Law and Miami‐Dade College, teaching business and family law - Honors include the Junior League of Miami’s “Women Who Make a Difference” award and the Miami Jewish Legal Society’s Devora Judge Award ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### electronic hearing materials Scope: judge specific Judge Cynamon requires special-set materials as separately titled PDFs through courtMAP no later than seven business days before the hearing; binders need not be mailed. Evidence excerpt: All documents must be submitted electronically via courtMAP in pdf format. No binders need to be mailed to chambers. [Abby Cynamon, Judicial Section Details](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Judge-Details?judgeid=900§ionid=8) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### media and still photography Scope: statewide Electronic media and still-photography coverage is allowed in Florida public trial and appellate proceedings under Rule 2.450's equipment and conduct standards, always subject to the presiding judge's control of decorum, distractions, and fair administration. Evidence excerpt: Subject at all times to the authority of the presiding judge to: (i) control the conduct of proceedings before the court; (ii) ensure decorum and prevent distractions; and (iii) ensure the fair administration of justice in the pending cause, electronic media and still photography coverage of public judicial proceedings in the appellate and trial courts of this state shall be allowed [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Judge-Details?judgeid=900§ionid=8) - [Official roster](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Judge-Details?judgeid=900§ionid=8) - [Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court official judicial roster](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Judge-Details?judgeid=900§ionid=8) - [Judicial Directory](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/About-the-Court/Judges/Judicial-Directory) - [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450) - [Abby Cynamon, Judicial Section Details](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Judge-Details?judgeid=900§ionid=8) - [Judge-Details](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Judge-Details?judgeid=900§ionid=8) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/abby-cynamon", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/abby-cynamon", "name": "Abby Cynamon | KnowJudges", "description": "Abby Cynamon, Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450). Collected 2026-07-26.