Joseph A. Bulone at a glance
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Joseph A. Bulone
Circuit Judge · Florida Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
Biography
Professional career
- Joined the 6th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida by Governor Jeb Bush on January 29, 2005, filling a vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Susan F. Schaeffer
- He became the lead trial attorney of the State Attorney’s Office in 1994
- Highly experienced jurist with a long career in criminal law, both as a prosecutor and as a circuit court judge
Education
- Bachelor’s degree from Stetson University and his J.D. from Florida State University College of Law.
Additional information
- He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1983
- Judge Bulone presides over criminal cases, including felony and contraband forfeiture cases, and has been assigned to multiple high-profile cases in recent years
- Before his appointment to the bench, Bulone served twenty years as an assistant state attorney in the Office of the State Attorney for the 6th Judicial Circuit, where he led trials on over twenty murder cases, securing convictions in all of them.
- He presides over cases in the Criminal Division and has handled numerous high-profile felony cases in Pinellas and Pasco counties.
- Judge Bulone has been re-elected multiple times, often unopposed.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide
Sixth Circuit courtrooms support digital evidence through HD displays, document cameras, wireless laptop connections, and multimedia presentation systems; some equipment requires advance training.
Courtrooms across the circuit are equipped with audio and visual technology to support the presentation of evidence.Sixth Judicial Circuit Technology Office, Courtroom Technology ↗
Media And Still Photography
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.
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 allowedFlorida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage
Florida Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
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Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster
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Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
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