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# Barbara J. Pariente

Supreme Court of Florida · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Florida
- State: Florida
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Supreme Court of Florida, 1997-present
- 1997–2019: Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, appointed by Governor Lawton Chiles
- 2004–2006: Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, the second woman to hold the role
- 1993–1997: Judge, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal
- Began her legal career in private practice, joining Cone, Wagner and Nugent in 1975 and later co‐founding Pariente & Silber, P.A. in 1983

### Education

- a JD from George Washington University Law School in 1973, graduating fifth in her class and earning membership in the Order of the Coif.
- She obtained a BA in Communications with highest honors from Boston University

### Additional information

- Born December 24, 1948.
- Date of birth: 1948-12-24
- Barbara Joan Pariente is a retired Florida Supreme Court Justice, former Chief Justice, and a prominent jurist known for her family court reforms and defense of judicial independence
- She clerked for U.S. District Judge Norman C. Roettger Jr. in Fort Lauderdale before moving to West Palm Beach
- She also co‐chaired the National Association of Women Judges’ Judicial Independence Committee and oversaw the Informed Voters–Fair Judges Project
- She was Board Certified by the Florida Bar as a Civil Trial Lawyer and was awarded an AV rating from Martindale‐Hubbell

## 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/4051/barbara-j-pariente/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4051/barbara-j-pariente/)
- [Supreme Court of Florida current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4051/barbara-j-pariente/)
- [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/4051/barbara-j-pariente/)
- [Justice Barbara J. Pariente / Former Justices / About the Court / The Court - - Florida Supreme Court](https://supremecourt.flcourts.gov/the-court/about-the-court/former-justices/Justice-Barbara-J.-Pariente)
- [Barbara Pariente](https://ballotpedia.org/Barbara_Pariente)

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