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# Charlie Crawford

Florida Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Florida Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court
- State: Florida
- Role: Circuit 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://flcourts18.org/directory/)
- [Official roster](https://flcourts18.org/directory/)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://flcourts18.org/directory/)
- [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

- Elected Circuit Judge — November 2006; re-elected in 2012
- Location: Moore Justice Center, Viera, FL
- “Charlie” Crawford is a judge of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court in Florida, serving Brevard and Seminole Counties
- Court Website: Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Courts – Judge Crawford’s Profile Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Courts

### Education


### Additional information

- Chief Judge (2023–2025) and Deputy Chief Judge (2025–present)
- Charles G.
- Currently Deputy Chief Judge and presides over the Criminal Division (Division N) at the Moore Justice Center in Viera
- Born in Galveston, Texas, Crawford is also active in community sports, including founding board membership in Friends of Brevard Lacrosse and coaching Viera Suntree Little League



## 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.