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# E. William Dyer

Bay County Court · County Judge

## Profile

- Court: Bay 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.

## Biography

### Professional career

- County Judge January 2021 to Present Legal Experience: Private Law Practice in Bay County (2001 - 2020)
- Prior to his appointment to the Bay County Court, Dyer had worked as the owner of E. William Dyer Attorney at Law since 2010.
- Private Law Practice: Bay County, 2001–2020, including ownership of E. William Dyer Attorney at Law from 2010
- Position: Bay County Judge (Fourteenth Judicial Circuit)

### Education

- University of Nebraska — J.D. (2021)
- University of Florida — J.D.
- University of Nebraska College of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- One of several county judges in the circuit, with no formal judicial discipline records on file.
- Before his judicial appointment, Dyer practiced law in Bay County for over two decades
- focusing on private legal matters.
- His legal career includes both independent practice and associate work in the regional legal community

## 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.jud14.flcourts.org/judges/e-william-dyer)
- [Official roster](https://www.jud14.flcourts.org/judges/e-william-dyer)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://www.jud14.flcourts.org/judges/e-william-dyer)
- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)
- [Official biography source for E. William Dyer](https://www.jud14.flcourts.org/judges/e-william-dyer)
- [E. William Dyer - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/E._William_Dyer)
- [E. William Dyer, County Judge](https://jud14.flcourts.org/judges/e-william-dyer)

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## 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.