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# Charles Young

Escambia County Court · County Judge

## Profile

- Court: Escambia County Court
- State: Florida
- Role: County Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career


### Education


### Additional information

- Running unopposed in the 2026 election cycle
- Appointed to Escambia County Court | Conference of County Court Judges of Florida Conference of County Court Judges of Florida Conference of County Court Judges of FloridaCCCJF Menu Charles Young Appointed to Escambia County Court On June 5, 2019, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Charles Young to the Escambia County Court.
- BenchPath confirms Judge Young’s assignment to Division 1 and notes that his courtroom operates under multiple layers of procedural requirements, including statewide and circuit-wide rules

## 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.firstjudicialcircuit.org/legal-professionals/judges/charles-young/)
- [Official roster](https://www.firstjudicialcircuit.org/legal-professionals/judges/charles-young/)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://www.firstjudicialcircuit.org/legal-professionals/judges/charles-young/)
- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)
- [Official biography source for Charles Young](https://www.firstjudicialcircuit.org/legal-professionals/judges/charles-young/)
- [Charles Young Appointed to Escambia County Court | Conference of County Court Judges of Florida](https://floridacountyjudges.com/2019/06/06/charles-young-appointed-to-escambia-county-court)

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## 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.