--- title: "Darren Dunifon Shull | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/darren-dunifon-shull" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-28" --- # Darren Dunifon Shull Florida Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Civil Judge, Division AE ## Profile - Court: Florida Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court - State: Florida - Role: Circuit Civil Judge, Division AE - 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 ### electronic evidence display Scope: judge specific Judge Shull permits electronic exhibits on the courtroom television and requires Zoom-hearing exhibits through the E-Evidence portal. Evidence excerpt: All Zoom hearings: Submit all exhibits electronically by E-Evidence portal. [Darren Dunifon Shull, Division AE Instructions](https://www.15thcircuit.com/division/ae/instructions) 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://www.15thcircuit.com/judges) - [Official roster](https://www.15thcircuit.com/judges) - [Florida Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court official judicial roster](https://www.15thcircuit.com/judges) - [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450) - [Darren Dunifon Shull, Division AE Instructions](https://www.15thcircuit.com/division/ae/instructions) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/darren-dunifon-shull", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/darren-dunifon-shull", "name": "Darren Dunifon Shull | KnowJudges", "description": "Darren Dunifon Shull, Florida Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court. 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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.