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# Bruce Anderson

Florida Fourth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Civil Judge, Duval County, Division CV-E

## Profile

- Court: Florida Fourth Judicial Circuit Court
- State: Florida
- Role: Circuit Civil Judge, Duval County, Division CV-E
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-28

## Summary

Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile.

## 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

### remote evidence

Scope: judge specific

Division CV-E requires leave of court before testimony may be presented by telephone, Zoom, or other communication technology at an evidentiary hearing or trial.

Evidence excerpt: present testimony through telephone, Zoom, or other communication technology ... counsel must seek leave of Court

[Division CV-E Policies and Procedures](https://www.jud4.org/getContentAsset/16aacfa1-5779-4b5c-98de-c5ece469098b/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/Division-CV-E-Policies-and-Procedures-Effective-Sept-2025.pdf?language=en)
Source checked: 2026-07-28

### courtroom technology

Scope: courtwide

Duval courtrooms support digital trial evidence through displays, HDMI, Smart Boards, evidence carts, document projectors, and jury-box monitors; counsel may request equipment or training and should bring backup materials.

Evidence excerpt: courtrooms feature traditional and modern technology ... large screen "Smart Board" or an All-in-One Evidence Cart with Document Projector

[Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Technology](https://www.jud4.org/technology)
Source checked: 2026-07-28

### 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.jud4.org/ex-parte-dates-judge-s-procedures/duval-judges)
- [Official roster](https://www.jud4.org/ex-parte-dates-judge-s-procedures/duval-judges)
- [Florida Fourth Judicial Circuit Court official judicial roster](https://www.jud4.org/ex-parte-dates-judge-s-procedures/duval-judges)
- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)
- [Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Technology](https://www.jud4.org/technology)
- [Division CV-E Policies and Procedures](https://www.jud4.org/getContentAsset/16aacfa1-5779-4b5c-98de-c5ece469098b/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/Division-CV-E-Policies-and-Procedures-Effective-Sept-2025.pdf?language=en)

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## Biography

### Professional career


### Education

- (cum laude), University of Baltimore School of Law — J.D. (1992)

### Additional information

- Part‐time U.S. Magistrate Judge since 2012
- Elected 2016, reelected 2022
- Admitted to Maryland Bar in 1992
- Former Assistant State Attorney; 28 years in private practice
- Several judges named Bruce Anderson appear in U.S. court systems, including Judge Bruce R. Anderson of Florida’s 4th Judicial Circuit, Judge Bruce V. Anderson of South Dakota’s First Judicial Circuit, and U.S. Magistrate Judge C. Bruce Anderson in Maryland
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by The Florida Bar



## 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.