--- title: "Alfred J. Horowitz | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alfred-j-horowitz-6936" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Alfred J. Horowitz Judge · Historical service · Florida Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court ## Profile - Court: Florida Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court - State: Florida - Role: Judge · Historical service - Service status: historical / current service unconfirmed - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court of Appeal of Florida, 2000-present - 2000–2017 – held the role of a Judge of the Florida District Courts of Appeal - Judicial appointments: 1995 – Appointed by then-Governor Lawton Chiles as a Broward County Court judge - Partner of Horowitz & Rolnick from 1986 to 1995 and spent over two years as city counsel to Port St. Lucie, Fla - Legal practice: He worked as a partner at Horowitz & Rolnick (1986–1995), held the role of city attorney for Port St. Lucie for over two years, was a solo practitioner for three years, and held tax and transaction work at Miami and Fort Lauderdale law firms ### Education ### Additional information - Retirement: Horowitz retired from the bench on December 31, 2017, after 22 years on the circuit bench and 17 years on the District Courts of Appeal. - In summary: Alfred J. Horowitz was a prominent Florida judge with a career spanning legal practice, municipal service, and over two decades in state appellate and circuit courts, retiring in 2017 after a distinguished judicial tenure. - 2000 – Appointed by then-Governor Jeb Bush to the 17th Judicial Circuit Court (family court). - Joined the Broward County Court in 1995 and served there until he was elevated to the 17th Judicial Circuit Court in 2000. - Practitioner, 1999-1999 - Early career: Horowitz earned his B.A. from the University of South Florida (1972) and his J.D. from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law (1975), plus a master’s degree in taxation from New York University. - Horowitz was raised in Fort Pierce, Florida, in a family with legal backgrounds; his father practiced criminal law and his uncle was a general practitioner and former prosecutor. - He has emphasized punctuality, preparation, and respect in judicial conduct, and has expressed a desire to ensure that litigants have a positive experience with the court system. ## 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 ### 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.courtlistener.com/person/6936/alfred-j-horowitz/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6936/alfred-j-horowitz/) - [District Court of Appeal of Florida current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6936/alfred-j-horowitz/) - [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6936/alfred-j-horowitz/) - [Alfred J. Horowitz - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Alfred_J._Horowitz) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alfred-j-horowitz-6936", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alfred-j-horowitz-6936", "name": "Alfred J. Horowitz | KnowJudges", "description": "Alfred J. Horowitz — Judge · Historical service · Florida Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court. Source-linked judicial service, biography and court information.", "dateModified": "2026-08-02", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alfred-j-horowitz-6936#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alfred-j-horowitz-6936#judge", "name": "Alfred J. 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