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# Elizabeth J. Starr

Orange County Court · County Judge

## Profile

- Court: Orange 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://ninthcircuit.org/judges)
- [Official roster](https://ninthcircuit.org/judges)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://ninthcircuit.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)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- In 2004, she was named Chief of the Consumer Protection Division in the Florida Attorney General’s Office, where she litigated consumer fraud and racketeering cases across Central Florida
- Began her legal career as an assistant state attorney in the 11th Judicial Circuit, serving until 2003
- She then became senior assistant general counsel for the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, prosecuting securities and financial fraud cases

### Education

- Bachelor’s degree in economics and business management from Stony Brook University and a J.D. from New York Law School.

### Additional information

- Her assignments have included criminal cases from 2015 to 2018 and again in 2023, and civil cases from 2019 to 2022.
- Joined the Orange County Court by Governor Rick Scott on March 25, 2015, and has served in both the Criminal Division (2015–2018, 2023) and the Civil Division (2019–2022) of the court.
- On the bench, Judge Starr has handled a wide range of cases in both criminal and civil matters.
- Judge Starr has been active in professional organizations, including the Orange County Bar Association, the Central Florida Association of Women Lawyers, the Federalist Society, and the Florida Adoption Council.



## 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.