--- title: "John B. Bowman | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-b-bowman" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-28" --- # John B. Bowman Florida Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Civil Judge, Division 02 ## Profile - Court: Florida Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court - State: Florida - Role: Circuit Civil Judge, Division 02 - 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 ### exhibit review format Scope: judge specific Judge Bowman does not review exhibits on phones or laptops; parties must bring hard copies to the hearing. Evidence excerpt: The Court does not review exhibits on cell phones or laptops. Hard copies must be brought to the hearing, or the Court will not consider them. [John B. Bowman, Division Procedures](https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTgxiN1fSOk6uRxgtMj-bWHzQjK24PwAbPt5It4Bk7jaqObgtsZZsUXPL_G0GjPCaPr3dICNGr8X6Mw/pub) 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.17th.flcourts.org/01-civil-division) - [Official roster](https://www.17th.flcourts.org/01-civil-division) - [Florida Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court official judicial roster](https://www.17th.flcourts.org/01-civil-division) - [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450) - [John B. Bowman, Division Procedures](https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTgxiN1fSOk6uRxgtMj-bWHzQjK24PwAbPt5It4Bk7jaqObgtsZZsUXPL_G0GjPCaPr3dICNGr8X6Mw/pub) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-b-bowman", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-b-bowman", "name": "John B. Bowman | KnowJudges", "description": "John B. Bowman, Florida Seventeenth 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/john-b-bowman#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-b-bowman#judge", "name": "John B. 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Bowman was elected to the 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida in 2002 and has been re-elected multiple times, including in 2008 and 2014. - Judge Bowman’s court is located in Broward County, Florida, and parties are advised to coordinate hearings through the court’s CMS system - He also held the role of an arbitrator for the state attorney general's office and as a traffic hearing magistrate - He previously held the role of an associate judge on the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal ### Education - B.P.A. from Florida Atlantic University in 1983 and a J.D. from St. ### Additional information - He chaired the National Adoption Day Committee in Broward County for seventeen years and was named Jurist of the Year by the Young Lawyers Division of the Broward County Bar Association in 2017. - He was also recognized as Community Advocate of the Year in 2007 by the Florida Guardian Ad Litem Program - Before joining the bench, Bowman worked in private practice as president of Bowman, Richardson & Tynan, P.A., specializing in probate and estate matters. - Bowman has been active in professional organizations, including serving as past president of the Stephen R. Booher American Inn of Court and as a member of the Florida Bar Civil Procedures Rules Committee. ## 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.