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# Andrew Sheeran

Florida Second Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Florida Second Judicial Circuit Court
- State: Florida
- Role: Circuit Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## 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://2ndcircuit.leoncountyfl.gov/judges/directory.php)
- [Official roster](https://2ndcircuit.leoncountyfl.gov/judges/directory.php)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://2ndcircuit.leoncountyfl.gov/judges/directory.php)
- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Andrew Sheeran to the Second Judicial Circuit bench in March 2026, replacing retired Judge John C. Cooper

### Education


### Additional information

- The settlement was part of a broader investigation into billing practices, though Sheeran has not been accused of wrongdoing
- Before joining the bench, Sheeran spent 17 years with the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), Florida’s Medicaid and health care facility regulator.
- As a circuit judge, Sheeran handles felony and juvenile cases, civil lawsuits over $50,000, and other matters within the circuit.
- Assigned to delinquency court and protective injunction cases in Leon County.
- Involved in drafting a $67 million Medicaid settlement with Centene, which directed $10 million to the Hope Florida Foundation.



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-f9444c394a89ab9f4ffde994) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  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.