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# Debra Krause

Seminole County Court · County Judge

## Profile

- Court: Seminole County Court
- State: Florida
- Role: County 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://flcourts18.org/directory/)
- [Official roster](https://flcourts18.org/directory/)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://flcourts18.org/directory/)
- [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

- Judge Krause’s office can be reached through Christine Olson at 407-665-4905, and hearing schedules are available via the JACS system

### Education

- Stetson College of Law — J.D. (2004)
- University of Central Florida — B.S., Business Administration, 1997
- Seminole Community College — A.A.

### Additional information

- She assumed office in January 2013 and handles cases in the Seminole County criminal courthouse in Sanford, Florida.
- Krause was elected to the Seminole County Court on November 6, 2012, defeating Jeff Dowdy with 54.7% of the vote after a four-way primary.
- Administrative orders have detailed her case assignments and reassignments over the years, reflecting her active role in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit



## 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.