Ariel Rodriguez at a glance
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Ariel Rodriguez
Circuit Judge · Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court
Biography
Professional career
- Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, assigned to the Circuit Criminal Division (F021) in Miami-Dade County, elected in 2022 and serving until 2029
- Before his judicial role, he was a trial attorney for the U.S. Office of the United States Trustee (2006–2019), litigating bankruptcy matters.
Education
- B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University (1994) and a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame School of Law (1998).
Additional information
- Elected to the bench in 2022 and has served in the Circuit Criminal Division.
- Earlier in his career, he worked in private practice at multiple law firms, including Katz Barron Squitero Faust and Sacher, Zelman, Hartman, Paul, Beiley & Sacher
- Case filings and schedules for Judge Rodriguez’s docket are available through the Eleventh Judicial Circuit’s official website and the Florida Courts case search
- His legal career began with judicial clerkship to Hon.
- Rodriguez has held the role of a guardian ad litem, guest lecturer for the Cuban American Bar Association, and in community programs such as the City of Doral Police Service Aide Academy.
- He is a member of the Federalist Society, Miami-Dade Bar, and Miami Catholic Lawyers Guild
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Media And Still Photography
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.
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 allowedFlorida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage
Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court
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Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster
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