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# Christine E. Arendas

Florida Ninth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Civil Judge, Osceola County, Division 20-B

## Profile

- Court: Florida Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
- State: Florida
- Role: Circuit Civil Judge, Osceola County, Division 20-B
- 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

### video hearings

Scope: judge specific

Judge Arendas permits video appearances through Webex on a computer or other electronic device with both video and audio enabled.

Evidence excerpt: Please log on using a device which allows for VIDEO AND AUDIO appearance

[Division 20-B Video Hearing Instructions](https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/2024-07/Div-20-B-Video-Instructions.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-28

### remote appearances

Scope: courtwide

Ninth Circuit civil parties may arrange remote appearances through the judicial assistant, subject to the assigned judge's individual procedures.

Evidence excerpt: Counsel or unrepresented parties may arrange, through the Judicial Assistant, to appear remotely at any hearing.

[Uniform Administrative Policies and Procedures of the Civil Division](https://www.ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/UNIFORM-ADMINISTRATIVE-POLICIES-AND-PROCEDURES.pdf)
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://ninthcircuit.org/judges/circuit/christine-e-arendas)
- [Official roster](https://ninthcircuit.org/judges/circuit/christine-e-arendas)
- [Florida Ninth Judicial Circuit Court official judicial roster](https://ninthcircuit.org/judges/circuit/christine-e-arendas)
- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)
- [Uniform Administrative Policies and Procedures of the Civil Division](https://www.ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/UNIFORM-ADMINISTRATIVE-POLICIES-AND-PROCEDURES.pdf)
- [Division 20-B Video Hearing Instructions](https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/2024-07/Div-20-B-Video-Instructions.pdf)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Circuit Judge for the Osceola County Civil Division in Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit, serving on the bench since 2018

### Education


### Additional information

- Criminal 2019–2021)
- she has a 0% civil and criminal reversal rate in her limited case sample, above peer medians
- Legacy of Justice Award
- IDignity Osceola Leadership Award



## 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.