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# David Frank

Florida Second Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Florida Second 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

### 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://2ndcircuit.leoncountyfl.gov/judges/directory.php)
- [Official roster](https://2ndcircuit.leoncountyfl.gov/judges/directory.php)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://2ndcircuit.leoncountyfl.gov/judges/directory.php)
- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Official procedures PDF: Judge Frank’s Policies & Procedures Florida's 2nd Judicial Circuit
- His legal career began as Assistant Attorney General for Florida
- David M. Frank is a Circuit Judge in Florida’s 2nd Judicial Circuit, currently assigned to Leon County Circuit Civil, with prior roles in juvenile delinquency, probate, guardianship, and civil cases in Gadsden and Liberty Counties

### Education

- the U.S. Military Academy — B.S.

### Additional information

- Elected to the bench in 2018 and serves in the 2nd Judicial Circuit, which covers Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla counties.
- Later, he was an intelligence analyst for the CIA, briefing senior officials including the President and Vice President
- representing the state in complex class actions, followed by founding and managing his own law firm.
- received the Martin Luther King, Jr.
- He held the role of a U.S. Army Infantry Platoon Leader and Special Forces (Green Beret) Detachment Commander, with deployments in Central America and assignments at Fort Bragg, NC.



## 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.