--- title: "Diego M. Madrigal, III | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/diego-m-madrigal-iii" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-28" --- # Diego M. Madrigal, III Florida Ninth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Civil Judge, Orange County, Division 37 ## Profile - Court: Florida Ninth Judicial Circuit Court - State: Florida - Role: Circuit Civil Judge, Orange County, Division 37 - 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 ### powerpoint and demonstratives Scope: judge specific Judge Madrigal requires exhibits and demonstrative aids, including PowerPoint, to be exchanged, initialed, tagged, and marked before trial; opening-statement use requires agreement or a prior order. Evidence excerpt: all exhibits and demonstrative aids (including Power Point Presentations and Trial Exhibits) must be exchanged, initialed by counsel for all parties, and tagged and marked for identification PRIOR to the first day of trial. [Division 37 Pretrial Checklist and Order Controlling Trial](https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/2026-07/Div.%2037%20PRE-TRIAL-CHECKLIST-and-ORDER-CONTROLLING-TRIAL.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### remote appearances Scope: courtwide Ninth Circuit civil parties may arrange remote appearances through the judicial assistant, subject to the assigned judge's individual procedures. Evidence excerpt: Counsel or unrepresented parties may arrange, through the Judicial Assistant, to appear remotely at any hearing. [Uniform Administrative Policies and Procedures of the Civil Division](https://www.ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/UNIFORM-ADMINISTRATIVE-POLICIES-AND-PROCEDURES.pdf) 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://ninthcircuit.org/judges/circuit/diego-m-madrigal-iii) - [Official roster](https://ninthcircuit.org/judges/circuit/diego-m-madrigal-iii) - [Florida Ninth Judicial Circuit Court official judicial roster](https://ninthcircuit.org/judges/circuit/diego-m-madrigal-iii) - [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450) - [Uniform Administrative Policies and Procedures of the Civil Division](https://www.ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/UNIFORM-ADMINISTRATIVE-POLICIES-AND-PROCEDURES.pdf) - [Division 37 Pretrial Checklist and Order Controlling Trial](https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/2026-07/Div.%2037%20PRE-TRIAL-CHECKLIST-and-ORDER-CONTROLLING-TRIAL.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/diego-m-madrigal-iii", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/diego-m-madrigal-iii", "name": "Diego M. 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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.