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# Gregory S. Parker

Florida Third Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Florida Third 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.

## Biography

### Professional career

- He also sat as Chief Judge of the 3rd Judicial Circuit (2013 to 2017)
- Attorney — Private Practice Judge — 3rd Judicial Circuit Court of Florida

### Education

- B.S.B.A. from the University of Florida in 1976 and completed his J.D. at Florida State University College of Law in 1984.

### Additional information

- He won election to the bench without opposition in 2008, filling a vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. John W. Peach.
- Before his election, Parker spent twenty-five years as an attorney in private practice.
- He has held assignments in Taylor County, presiding over criminal, civil, family law, and probate and guardianship cases.
- When not presiding over cases, he enjoys fishing and photography.
- The 3rd Judicial Circuit encompasses Columbia County, Dixie County, Hamilton County, Lafayette County, Madison County, Suwannee County, and Taylor County.
- His memberships have included the Rotary Professional Associations and the Board of Governors of the Florida Bar.
- He has also chaired the Southern Pines Blue and BBQ Festival.
- Parker is a veteran of the United States Navy.

## 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://thirdcircuitfl.org/judges-page/)
- [Official roster](https://thirdcircuitfl.org/judges-page/)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://thirdcircuitfl.org/judges-page/)
- [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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## 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.