--- title: "Christy C. Collins | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christy-c-collins" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Christy C. Collins Florida Ninth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Civil Judge, Osceola County, Division 22-B ## Profile - Court: Florida Ninth Judicial Circuit Court - State: Florida - Role: Circuit Civil Judge, Osceola County, Division 22-B - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-28 ## Summary Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile. ## Biography ### Professional career - Circuit Judge in Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit, serving Osceola and Orange counties, elected in August 2020 and currently assigned to Circuit Civil Division B/22 for 2025–2026 - 2025–2026: Circuit Judge, Osceola County Civil (Division B/22) - She assumed office on January 5, 2021, after winning the 2020 primary election against incumbent Judge Alan Apte - Operated a civil law practice in Orlando ### Education - Florida A&M University College of Law — J.D. (2011) - Bachelor's degree from Bethune-Cookman University in 2002 and her law degree from Florida A&M in 2011. - Bethune-Cookman University — B.A. (2002) ### Additional information - Her current term ends January 5, 2027. - For 2025-2026, she serves in Osceola's civil Division 22-B. Before joining the bench, Collins ran an Orlando civil practice and worked as a traffic infraction hearing officer. - Osceola County Unified Family Court, 2023-2024. - Orange County Domestic Violence Division, 2021-2022. - Elected to Florida's Ninth Judicial Circuit on August 18, 2020, defeating incumbent Alan Apte. - Christy C. Collins joined Florida's Ninth Judicial Circuit after winning election in 2020. - handling landlord-tenant matters, foreclosure defense, contracts, probate and personal injury. - Personal injury She also held the role of a traffic infraction hearing officer - Judge Christy C. Collins serves in the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, which covers Orange and Osceola counties. - Member of The Florida Bar. - Her assignments have included domestic violence in Orange County and unified family court in Osceola County. - She was born in Miami. - Birth place: Miami, Florida ## 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 ### 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 ### remote appearances Scope: judge specific Non-evidentiary hearings allow Webex without an order; other remote appearances require a motion. [Division 22-B Judicial Practices and Procedures (revised April 23, 2026)](https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/guidelines-procedures/2025-12/DIV%2022%20POLICIES%20DEC%204.pdf) Source checked: 2026-10-04 ### remote conduct Scope: judge specific Use working video/audio, professional conduct, camera on and microphone muted until instructed. [Division 22-B Judicial Practices and Procedures (revised April 23, 2026)](https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/guidelines-procedures/2025-12/DIV%2022%20POLICIES%20DEC%204.pdf) Source checked: 2026-10-04 ### paper courtesy copies Scope: judge specific Mail case-law courtesy copies for evidentiary proceedings. [Division 22-B Judicial Practices and Procedures (revised April 23, 2026)](https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/guidelines-procedures/2025-12/DIV%2022%20POLICIES%20DEC%204.pdf) Source checked: 2026-10-04 ### physical exhibits Scope: judge specific Hand-deliver labeled paper exhibits; bring sufficient copies for court, clerk and parties. [Division 22-B Judicial Practices and Procedures (revised April 23, 2026)](https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/guidelines-procedures/2025-12/DIV%2022%20POLICIES%20DEC%204.pdf) Source checked: 2026-10-04 ### pretrial appearances Scope: judge specific Lead trial counsel and self-represented parties attend pretrial by Webex. [Division 22-B Judicial Practices and Procedures (revised April 23, 2026)](https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/guidelines-procedures/2025-12/DIV%2022%20POLICIES%20DEC%204.pdf) Source checked: 2026-10-04 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://ninthcircuit.org/judges/circuit/christy-c-collins) - [Official roster](https://ninthcircuit.org/judges/circuit/christy-c-collins) - [Christy C. Collins — official Ninth Judicial Circuit judge profile](https://ninthcircuit.org/judges/circuit/christy-c-collins) - [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 22-B Webex Video Hearing Instructions](https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/2025-02/Div-22B-Webex-Instructions.pdf) - [Division 22-B Judicial Practices and Procedures (revised April 23, 2026)](https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/guidelines-procedures/2025-12/DIV%2022%20POLICIES%20DEC%204.pdf) - [Judicial service and biography correction](https://ninthcircuit.org/judges/circuit/christy-c-collins) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christy-c-collins", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christy-c-collins", "name": "Christy C. 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