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# Celeste Hardee Muir

District Court of Appeal of Florida · Judge

## Profile

- Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida
- State: Florida
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- 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, 1986-present
- Judicial service: 1985 – Miami-Dade County Court judge 1990 – Elected to the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court, serving in the Family and Probate Divisions Retired 2020 (some sources note 2021)
- Law practice: Joined Frates, Floyd, Pearson, Stewart, Richman & Greer (1975–1976), then became a partner at Brigham, Moore, Muir, Gaylord, Schuster & Sachs by 1978
- Clerkship: held the role of the first female law clerk for U.S. District Judge William O. Mehrtens (Southern District of Florida) from 1973–1975

### Education

- Florida State University College of Law — J.D. (1973)
- Early legal work: obtained a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Florida (1970)

### Additional information

- In 2023, the Celeste Hardee Muir Judicial Professionalism Award was created by the Miami Dade Bar to honor judges embodying her qualities of civility, fairness, and compassion.
- She began serving on the court in 1990 and was re-elected without opposition in 2014, winning a six-year term that expired on January 5, 2021.
- Award of Recognition from Coral Gables Bar Association (2012)
- Maria Korvick Judicial Award (2008)
- Outstanding Young Lawyer Award (1983)
- Celebrated for patience, generosity, thoughtfulness, and kindness toward all litigants, while maintaining fairness, resolve, and reasoned rulings.
- Regarded as a role model for young lawyers and judges, encouraging respect, empathy, and professionalism in the legal community.

## 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/7002/celeste-hardee-muir/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7002/celeste-hardee-muir/)
- [District Court of Appeal of Florida current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7002/celeste-hardee-muir/)
- [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/7002/celeste-hardee-muir/)
- [Celeste H. Muir - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Celeste_H._Muir)
- [Celeste Hardee Muir Award - Miami-Dade Bar](https://www.miamidadebar.org/celeste-hardee-muir-award)

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