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# John M. Harris

Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal
- State: Florida
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-09-30

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Current Position: Judge, Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal (2018–present)
- Prior Judicial Roles: Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit Court (2006–2018)
- County Judge, Brevard County (2002–2006)

### Education


### Additional information

- Before becoming a judge, Harris practiced law for about 11 years
- focusing on business and commercial litigation, administrative cases, and appeals

## 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://5dca.flcourts.gov/Judges/Judge-John-M.-Harris)
- [Official roster](https://5dca.flcourts.gov/Judges/Judge-John-M.-Harris)
- [Fifth District Court of Appeal - Judge John M. Harris](https://5dca.flcourts.gov/Judges/Judge-John-M.-Harris)
- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)
- [Trellis biography - John M. Harris](https://trellis.law/judge/john.m.harris)
- [Fifth District Court of Appeal - Judge John M. Harris](https://5dca.flcourts.gov/Judges/Judge-John-M.-Harris)
- [Trellis biography - John M. Harris](https://trellis.law/judge/john.m.harris)

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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.