Brenda P. Ramirez at a glance
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- Circuit Judge
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Brenda P. Ramirez
Circuit Judge · Florida Tenth Judicial Circuit Court
Biography
Professional career
- Began her legal career as an assistant state attorney in the Office of the State Attorney for the 10th Judicial Circuit
Education
Additional information
- Elected to the bench in 2022 and presides over cases in her assigned divisions, following specific courtroom procedures and practice preferences Before her election, Ramirez practiced law at the Kaylor Law Group
- representing clients in criminal defense cases
- handling injunction matters, and managing risk-protection proceedings.
- Actively involved in the local legal and civic community, participating in events such as EMERGE Lakeland’s Follow the Leaders panel
- She also held the role of a hearing officer for the Polk County School Board, gaining experience in administrative and civil matters
- Her courtroom follows specific procedural requirements, including rules for continuances, deadlines, exhibits, evidence, hearings, proposed orders, and remote appearances.
- 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, which covers Polk County.
- Judge Ramirez was born and raised in Polk County, Florida, where her family has lived for four generations.
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 Tenth Judicial Circuit Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
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Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster
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Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage ↗