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# Elizabeth V. Krier

Florida Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Florida Twentieth 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://www.ca.cjis20.org/About-The-Court/judiciary.aspx)
- [Official roster](https://www.ca.cjis20.org/About-The-Court/judiciary.aspx)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://www.ca.cjis20.org/About-The-Court/judiciary.aspx)
- [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 Krier can be reached through the Collier County Division of the 20th Judicial Circuit Court

### Education

- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from the University of Chicago
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Chicago Kent College of Law.

### Additional information

- She has been re-elected in 2012, 2018, and is running for re-election in 2024 as a No Party Affiliation (Nonpartisan) candidate.
- She also served on the Leadership Collier Board of Trustees from 2013 to 2014
- Her judicial work has been recognized with awards such as Community Advocate of the Year (2011) and nominations for Florida's Gladstone Award
- Elizabeth VanArsdale "Beth" Krier was elected to the Circuit Court of Florida's 20th Judicial Circuit in September 2006 and took office in January 2007.
- Board Certified in Marital and Family Law from 1992 to 1997 and worked with law firms including Asbell, Hains, Doyle & Pickworth, Cummings & Lockwood, and Woodward, Pires & Lombardo
- She moved to Naples, Florida, in 1985 to begin her legal career
- Before joining the bench, Krier worked extensively in both criminal and family law.
- As a Circuit Judge, Krier has presided over criminal, probate, domestic violence, dependency, and family law divisions.
- She held the role of a prosecutor specializing in domestic and sexual violence cases and spent 21 years practicing marital and family law.
- Krier is active in her community, serving as a trustee at North Naples United Methodist Church, a member of the North Naples Rotary, and a graduate of Leadership Collier and Leadership Southwest Florida.
- She has held leadership roles within the Twentieth Circuit and the State of Florida, including service on Florida's Statewide Dependency Court Improvement Panel and the Judicial Management 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.