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# Alice Blackwell

Judge · Historical service · Florida Ninth Judicial Circuit Court

## Profile

- Court: Florida Ninth 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

- Mediator, arbitrator, private judge, legal consultant and attorney, Losey PLLC — after retirement in 2023
- The 16th floor of the Orange County Courthouse was named the Judge Alice L. Blackwell Family Courts upon her retirement in 2023.
- Circuit Judge, Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida — 1991–2023
- Harbor House Champion of Justice

### Education

- University of South Carolina School of Law — J.D. (1980)
- Furman University — B.A.

### Additional information

- Managing editor, South Carolina Law Review.
- Administrative leadership in the circuit’s civil and criminal divisions.
- Awards include the Chief Justice Award for Judicial Excellence
- Central Florida ABOTA Trial Judge of the Year
- Orange County Bar Association James G. Glazebrook Memorial Bar Service Award; and Thomas V. Behan Collaborative Excellence 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

### 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/6835/alice-blackwell/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6835/alice-blackwell/)
- [District Court of Appeal of Florida current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6835/alice-blackwell/)
- [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/6835/alice-blackwell/)
- [Alice Blackwell - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Alice_Blackwell#:~:text=Blackwell%20began%20her%20career%20working,%2C%202003%2C%202010%2Dpresent))
- [Orlando Circuit Judge Alice L. Blackwell presented Judicial Excellence Award | Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida](https://ninthcircuit.org/news/orlando-circuit-judge-alice-l-blackwell-presented-judicial-excellence-award)

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## Former regular judicial service

Published sources list this judge, but current service has not been confirmed. Please check with the court.

- Florida Ninth Judicial Circuit Court — Judge · Historical service (1991 – 2023-06-30)