--- title: "Jay Rosman | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jay-rosman-7046" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Jay Rosman District Court of Appeal of Florida · Judge ## Profile - Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida - State: Florida - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court of Appeal of Florida, 1996-present - In summary: Jay B. Rosman was a long-serving Florida circuit judge and Chief Judge, but his career ended with disbarment after a 2018 prostitution arrest and subsequent legal proceedings. - Jay B. Rosman was a judge on Florida’s 20th Judicial Circuit Court, serving from 1992 until his resignation in 2018, and later disbarred by the Florida Supreme Court - Chief Judge of the 20th Judicial Circuit from 2011 to 2015 - He then worked as a private practice lawyer until 1986, when he joined the Lee County Court - Before that, he held the role of Lee County Circuit Judge from 1986, and earlier as an Assistant Public Defender and Assistant State Attorney. - He also worked in private practice and taught business and criminal law at the University of South Florida and Florida Gulf Coast University ### Education - Master of Judicial Studies from the National Judicial College (Reno, NV) in 1994 - His education includes a B.A. from Hofstra University, a J.D. from the University of Akron School of Law (1978), and an M.J.S. from the National Judicial College (1994). ### Additional information - 2010 election Rosman ran unopposed and was automatically retained to a new term. - In 1992, he was elevated to the circuit court. - Elected in 1992 to the 20th Judicial Circuit Court, which covers Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, and Lee counties. - Began his career as an Assistant Public Defender and Assistant State Attorney. - Before his disbarment, Rosman authored legal scholarship, including Beyond Contempt: Rethinking the Problem of Juvenile Crime, in which he discussed juvenile justice resources and the use of secure detention for children in indirect contempt of court. - He has also spent much of his career teaching business law and criminal law at the University of South Florida and Florida Gulf Coast University. ## 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.courtlistener.com/person/7046/jay-rosman/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7046/jay-rosman/) - [District Court of Appeal of Florida current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7046/jay-rosman/) - [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7046/jay-rosman/) - [Jay B. Rosman - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Jay_B._Rosman#:~:text=pursuing%20a%20doctorate.-,Career,elevated%20to%20the%20circuit%20court.) - [Lee Circuit Judge Jay Rosman resigns after alleged prostitution arrest](https://www.news-press.com/story/news/crime/2018/02/13/lee-circuit-judge-jay-rosman-resigns-following-alleged-prostitution-accusation/335069002) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jay-rosman-7046", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jay-rosman-7046", "name": "Jay Rosman | KnowJudges", "description": "Jay Rosman, District Court of Appeal of Florida. 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