--- title: "Erin Daly | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/erin-daly" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-09-25" --- # Erin Daly Florida Fifth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: Florida Fifth Judicial Circuit Court - State: Florida - Role: Circuit Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-09-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Published biography and professional background Erin Daly is a Circuit Judge of Florida’s Fifth Judicial Circuit serving Sumter County. The 2026 assignment includes Civil; Problem-Solving Courts; and Guardianship and Mental Health, including Risk Protection Orders. The Sumter County Courthouse is at 215 E. McCollum Ave, Bushnell, Florida 33513. The judicial assistant is Paula Barto; the listed telephone number is 352-569-6960 and the fax number is 352-569-6961. The official court page links the current July–December 2026 calendar and Judge Daly’s DCAMS and MPO materials. The supplied civil guidance addresses exhibit exchange and pre-marking, PDF/electronic and physical exhibits, and the requirement to provide materials as instructed at least five days before a hearing. It also identifies in-person civil hearings for motions including quashing service, punitive-damages amendments, abatement or compelled arbitration, Daubert issues, and summary judgment. The same official materials describe scheduling for guardianship and mental-health matters through OnceHub, separate property and foreclosure scheduling, a foreclosure summary-judgment checklist, and Sumter County felony and misdemeanor drug courts. The Florida Bar disclosure supplied for this profile states that Daly was admitted in Florida in 2007 and New York in 2006 and describes extensive criminal and family-law practice and 60 jury trials as of the filing. It does not supply education details for this profile. - Court: Florida Fifth Judicial Circuit, Sumter County - Current assignment: Civil; Problem-Solving Courts; Guardianship and Mental Health, including Risk Protection Orders - Courthouse: 215 E. McCollum Ave, Bushnell, Florida 33513 - Judicial assistant: Paula Barto - Phone / fax: 352-569-6960 / 352-569-6961 - Bar admissions: Florida (2007); New York (2006) - Trial experience: 60 jury trials as of the supplied Florida Bar disclosure ## Selected source-linked appellate decision involving Judge Daly This is a selected official appellate record, not a complete list of matters involving Judge Daly. ### Lopez & Allsot v. Latif In a March 6, 2026 Fifth District Court of Appeal decision arising from Judge Daly’s order, the court reversed and remanded an order denying domestication and enforcement of an out-of-state child-custody order. The opinion addressed enforcement of the existing home-state order and temporary emergency jurisdiction, including consideration of Florida Statute 61.526. ## 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.circuit5.org/contact-information/circuit-wide-directory/) - [Official roster](https://www.circuit5.org/contact-information/circuit-wide-directory/) - [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://www.circuit5.org/contact-information/circuit-wide-directory/) - [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450) - [Fifth Judicial Circuit — Judge Erin Daly, Sumter County](https://www.circuit5.org/courts-judges/sumter-county/judiciary/erin-daly/) - [Florida Bar judicial candidate disclosure — Erin Daly](https://www-media.floridabar.org/uploads/2024/06/Daly5thGroup7.pdf) - [Lopez & Allsot v. Latif, Fifth District Court of Appeal](https://flcourts-media.flcourts.gov/content/download/2485801/opinion/Opinion_2025-2142.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/erin-daly", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/erin-daly", "name": "Erin Daly | KnowJudges", "description": "Erin Daly, Florida Fifth Judicial Circuit Court. 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Daly is a Circuit Judge for Florida’s 5th Judicial Circuit, assigned to Sumter County ### Education ### Additional information - Champion of Justice Award, Dawn Center (2019) - handling civil, problem‐solving, guardianship, and mental health cases, including risk protection orders ## 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.