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# Ari Abraham Porth

Florida Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Florida Seventeenth 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.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Sworn in as a 17th Judicial Circuit Circuit Court Judge in January 2023 (per court records), Porth sits on the Felony Mental Health Court bench

### Education


### Additional information

- Ari Abraham Porth is a Circuit Court Judge in Florida’s 17th Judicial Circuit, serving on the Felony Mental Health Court bench since 2013, and recognized in 2024 for “Chief Justice Award for Excellence in Judicial Service.”
- From 2004 to 2012, Porth was a Florida House of Representatives member for District 96
- Before becoming a judge, he worked as a legislative aide for Senator Bob Graham in D.C., then held the role of Assistant State Attorney for Broward County from 1995 to 2012
- Born September 25, 1970 in Washington, D.C., Porth grew up in Florida and Michigan, earning a B.S. from Northeastern University and a J.D. from Nova Southeastern University.
- Date of birth: 1970-09-25
- representing parts of Coral Springs, Tamarac, Lauderhill, Sunrise, and North Lauderdale.
- handling juvenile and adult cases, including the Truancy Division
- Birth place: Washington, D.C.

## 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.17th.flcourts.org/02-circuit-criminal/)
- [Official roster](https://www.17th.flcourts.org/02-circuit-criminal/)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://www.17th.flcourts.org/02-circuit-criminal/)
- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)
- [Wikidata: Ari Porth](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4790116)

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## 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.