--- title: "Dave Lee Brannon | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/dave-lee-brannon-9169" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Dave Lee Brannon U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida - State: Florida - Role: U.S. Magistrate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Adjunct Professor at Florida Atlantic University from 1990–2007 and again in 2009, teaching courses in criminal justice, political science, and public administration - Before joining the bench, he served in the Southern District of Florida Federal Public Defender’s Office from 1986, where he was Supervisor of the West Palm Beach office ### Education - Studies at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1975 and from the University of Miami School of Law in 1980. - University of Miami School of Law — J.D. ### Additional information - Magistrate, District Court, S.D. Florida, 2012-present - Selected as a United States Magistrate Judge on February 24, 2012 and reappointed for a second term on February 4, 2020. - His final Coast Guard role was in the Seventh Coast Guard District Legal Office and Intelligence Branch in Miami (1980–1986) - Prior to that, he had a distinguished career in the United States Coast Guard, including a notable assignment aboard the icebreaker USCGC Glacier (WAGB‐4), which took him to both the North and South Poles. - Distinguished U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Florida, former U.S. Coast Guard officer, and respected legal educator, remembered for his service to the rule of law, his community, and his family ## 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.courtlistener.com/person/9169/dave-lee-brannon/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9169/dave-lee-brannon/) - [U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9169/dave-lee-brannon/) - [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9169/dave-lee-brannon/) - [Reappointment of U.S. Magistrate Judge Dave Lee Brannon, West Palm Beach, Florida | Southern District of Florida | United States District Court](https://www.flsd.uscourts.gov/news/reappointment-us-magistrate-judge-dave-lee-brannon-west-palm-beach-florida) - [Dave Lee Brannon - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Dave_Lee_Brannon#:~:text=School%20of%20Law.-,Career,officer%20with%20the%20Coast%20Guard.) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/dave-lee-brannon-9169", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/dave-lee-brannon-9169", "name": "Dave Lee Brannon | KnowJudges", "description": "Dave Lee Brannon, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.