---
title: "Bob Grode | KnowJudges"
canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bob-grode"
page_type: "judge_profile"
updated: "2026-10-07"
---

# Bob Grode

Polk County Court · County Judge

## Profile

- Court: Polk County Court
- State: Florida
- Role: County 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://jud10.flcourts.org/gallery/county)
- [Official roster](https://jud10.flcourts.org/gallery/county)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://jud10.flcourts.org/gallery/county)
- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)

## JSON-LD

```json
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@graph": [
    {
      "@type": "WebPage",
      "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bob-grode",
      "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bob-grode",
      "name": "Bob Grode | KnowJudges",
      "description": "Bob Grode, Polk County Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.",
      "dateModified": "2026-10-07",
      "isPartOf": {
        "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website"
      },
      "mainEntity": {
        "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bob-grode#judge"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Person",
      "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bob-grode#judge",
      "name": "Bob Grode",
      "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bob-grode",
      "jobTitle": "County Judge",
      "worksFor": {
        "@type": "GovernmentOrganization",
        "name": "Polk County Court"
      },
      "sameAs": [
        "https://jud10.flcourts.org/gallery/county"
      ]
    },
    {
      "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
      "itemListElement": [
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 1,
          "name": "KnowJudges",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 2,
          "name": "Florida",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/state/florida"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 3,
          "name": "Bob Grode",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bob-grode"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge Grode’s role is integral to the administration of justice in Polk County, ensuring that both civil and criminal matters are adjudicated efficiently and fairly within the 10th Judicial Circuit
- Judge Robert D. Grode serves as a County Judge in Polk County, Florida, which is part of the 10th Judicial Circuit of Florida covering Bartow, Winter Haven, and surrounding areas
- Also listed in the Florida Bar directory, confirming his licensure to practice law in the state

### Education


### Additional information

- Judge Grode has a professional legal background that includes extensive experience in law practice prior to his judicial appointment.
- Judges may also participate in specialty courts and juvenile matters, depending on administrative assignments Judicial assignments in Polk County are structured under Administrative Orders issued by the Chief Judge, currently James A. Yancey, to ensure balanced caseloads and fair distribution of cases.



## 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.