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# Brian D. Lambert

Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal · District Court of Appeal Judge

## Profile

- Court: Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal
- State: Florida
- Role: District Court of Appeal 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://5dca.flcourts.gov/Judges/Judge-Brian-D.-Lambert)
- [Official roster](https://5dca.flcourts.gov/Judges/Judge-Brian-D.-Lambert)
- [Florida appellate courts official judge directories official judicial roster](https://5dca.flcourts.gov/Judges/Judge-Brian-D.-Lambert)
- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judicial Service: Circuit Judge, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Marion County (2000–2014) 12 years on the Circuit Court Appellate Panel Fifth District Court of Appeal Chief Judge, 5th DCA (since 2022)
- Chief Judge of the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal, serving since 2014 after a long career in trial court and private practice
- Legal Practice: Associate, Savage, Krim, Simons, & Fuller, P.A. (1981–1986) Partner, Savage, Krim, Simons, Fuller & Ackerman, P.A. (1986–1990) Partner, Savage, Krim, Simons, Behnke & Lambert, P.A. (1990–1991) Partner, Lambert & Himes, P.A. (1994–1996) Sole practitioner (1992–1994, 1997–2000)
- Position: Chief Judge, Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal (5th DCA)

### Education



### Additional information

- Election: Retained by voters in 2016 and 2022; in 2022 he received 69.3% “Yes” votes in a retention election
- Appointment: Originally appointed by then–Governor Rick Scott to fill the vacancy left by Judge Jacqueline Griffin’s retirement



## 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.