--- title: "Jennifer X. Gabbard | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jennifer-x-gabbard" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-28" --- # Jennifer X. Gabbard Florida Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Civil Judge, Division F ## Profile - Court: Florida Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court - State: Florida - Role: Circuit Civil Judge, Division F - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-28 ## Summary Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile. ## 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 ### remote evidence hearings Scope: judge specific Judge Gabbard conducts evidentiary hearings under 30 minutes by Zoom and longer evidentiary hearings in person unless otherwise directed. Evidence excerpt: ALL EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS scheduled for less than 30 minutes will be conducted via Zoom unless otherwise directed by the Court. [Jennifer X. Gabbard, Procedures and Preferences](https://www.fljud13.org/Directory/Judges/Judge-Gabbard) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### electronic trial exhibits Scope: courtwide The Thirteenth Circuit strongly encourages electronically stored exhibits through the Portal as individual PDF or PDF/A files; exhibits over 50 MB may be delivered on USB, CD, or another agreed electronic method. Evidence excerpt: parties are strongly encouraged to file electronically-stored exhibits through the Portal. [Administrative Order S-2024-046, Circuit Civil Division](https://www.fljud13.org/Portals/0/AO/DOCS/S-2024-046.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### 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.fljud13.org/Directory/Judges/Judge-Gabbard) - [Official roster](https://www.fljud13.org/Directory/Judges/Judge-Gabbard) - [Florida Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court official judicial roster](https://www.fljud13.org/Directory/Judges/Judge-Gabbard) - [Circuit and County Courts Judicial Directory](https://www.fljud13.org/Portals/0/Forms/pdfs/directory-divisions.pdf) - [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450) - [Administrative Order S-2024-046, Circuit Civil Division](https://www.fljud13.org/Portals/0/AO/DOCS/S-2024-046.pdf) - [Jennifer X. Gabbard, Procedures and Preferences](https://www.fljud13.org/Directory/Judges/Judge-Gabbard) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jennifer-x-gabbard", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jennifer-x-gabbard", "name": "Jennifer X. Gabbard | KnowJudges", "description": "Jennifer X. Gabbard, Florida Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-07-28", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jennifer-x-gabbard#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jennifer-x-gabbard#judge", "name": "Jennifer X. 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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.