--- title: "Bruce Waldron Jacobus | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bruce-waldron-jacobus-6939" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Bruce Waldron Jacobus Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal · Judge ## Profile - Court: Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal - State: Florida - Role: Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court of Appeal of Florida, 2009-present - Retirement: Left the Fifth District Court of Appeal in May 2013 but continued as a senior judge - Retired Florida appellate judge who served on the Fifth District Court of Appeal from 2009 until his retirement in 2013, and later as a senior judge - 18th Judicial Circuit (1995–2009): held the role of circuit judge over criminal, civil, family, dependency, and probate cases - Administrative Roles: Brevard County Administrative Judge (1999–2001), Civil Administrative Judge (1997–1999), and Chief Judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit (2001–2003) ### Education - University of Florida — B.A. - University of Florida — J.D. ### Additional information - Fifth District Court of Appeal (2009–2013): Appointed by Governor Charlie Crist in August 2009 and retained by voters in 2010. - Trial Judge of the Year, American Board of Trial Advocates (2008) - Practiced law in private capacity from 1973 to 1995 - focusing on civil law matters - One of the judges handling appeals in Florida’s Fifth District, which covers Volusia County and parts of the Panhandle ## 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/6939/bruce-waldron-jacobus/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6939/bruce-waldron-jacobus/) - [District Court of Appeal of Florida current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6939/bruce-waldron-jacobus/) - [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/6939/bruce-waldron-jacobus/) - [Judge Bruce W. Jacobus / Former Judges / Judges - - Fifth District Court of Appeal](https://5dca.flcourts.gov/Judges/former-judges/Judge-Bruce-W.-Jacobus) - [Bruce Jacobus - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Bruce_Jacobus) - [Senior Judges](https://5dca.flcourts.gov/Judges/Senior-Judges) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6939/bruce-waldron-jacobus/) - [Judge Bruce W. Jacobus / Former Judges / Judges - - Fifth District Court of Appeal](https://5dca.flcourts.gov/Judges/former-judges/Judge-Bruce-W.-Jacobus) - [Bruce Jacobus - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Bruce_Jacobus) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bruce-waldron-jacobus-6939", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bruce-waldron-jacobus-6939", "name": "Bruce Waldron Jacobus | KnowJudges", "description": "Bruce Waldron Jacobus, Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal. 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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.