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# Hillary Ellis

Manatee County Court · County Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Manatee County Court
- State: Florida
- Role: County Court Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Hillary Ellis — Manatee County Court

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Manatee County Court — appointed April 2026; began bench service May 2026
- Attorney, The Law Place — from 2023
- Assistant State Attorney, Twelfth Judicial Circuit — approximately six years

### Education

- Florida State University — bachelor’s degree
- Faulkner University, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law — J.D.
- Florida Gulf Coast University — attended on a softball scholarship before transferring

### Additional information

- Appointed to a new county court seat created by Senate Bill 2508.
- Played collegiate softball; identifies sports as an influence on teamwork and discipline.
- Interest in law began in middle school.

## Sources

- [Governor Ron DeSantis Makes Twelve Judicial Appointments](https://www.flgov.com/eog/news/press/2026/governor-ron-desantis-makes-twelve-judicial-appointments)
- [Judge Hillary Ellis](https://www.jud12.flcourts.org/About-the-Court/Judges-Magistrates/Judge-Hillary-Ellis)

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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.