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# David Ellis

Florida Sixth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Florida Sixth 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

### courtroom technology

Scope: courtwide

Sixth Circuit courtrooms support digital evidence through HD displays, document cameras, wireless laptop connections, and multimedia presentation systems; some equipment requires advance training.

Evidence excerpt: Courtrooms across the circuit are equipped with audio and visual technology to support the presentation of evidence.

[Sixth Judicial Circuit Technology Office, Courtroom Technology](https://www.jud6.org/technology-office/)
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.jud6.org/judges/)
- [Official roster](https://www.jud6.org/judges/)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://www.jud6.org/judges/)
- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)
- [Sixth Judicial Circuit Technology Office, Courtroom Technology](https://www.jud6.org/technology-office/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Sworn in as the youngest-serving Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court First District in December 2014
- David W. Ellis – Justice, Illinois Appellate Court (First District) Elected to the Illinois Appellate Court in 2014, taking office on December 1, 2014
- David Ellis” may refer to two different judges: David R. Ellis, a Circuit Judge in Florida’s Sixth Judicial Circuit, and David W. Ellis, an Appellate Court Justice in Illinois
- David R. Ellis – Circuit Judge, Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida Serves in Pasco and Pinellas counties, Florida

### Education


### Additional information

- Elected to the bench in 2018
- Served as House Prosecutor in the impeachment trial of Governor Rod Blagojevich
- practiced law for 20 years in civil litigation, family law, probate, and elder law. 2
- State of Illinois Former Chief Counsel to the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives
- Also known as a New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award winner



## 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.