Joseph Lawhorne at a glance
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- County Judge
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Joseph Lawhorne
County Judge · Pinellas County Court
Judicial assignments
- Florida Sixth Judicial Circuit County CourtsCounty Judge
Circuit-wide listing of county-court service; individual courthouses are identified in the sources.
Source checked October 15, 2026. Roster source
These published assignments do not certify a complete bench.
Biography
Professional career
- Joseph D. Lawhorne is the County Judge for the Criminal Division in Pinellas County, Florida, serving since 2020 and re‐elected in 2022, with his term ending January 2, 2029
- Website: Sixth Judicial Circuit – Judge Lawhorne Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida
- Office: Pinellas County Justice Center, 14250 49th Street North, Clearwater, FL 33762, USA
Education
Additional information
- As County Judge, he represents constituents in the criminal division and oversees related judicial matters
- Lawhorne presides over criminal cases in the Sixth Judicial Circuit, which covers Pasco and Pinellas counties in Florida’s west central region.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
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
Pinellas County Court; Florida Sixth Judicial Circuit County Courts
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
Identity source checked July 26, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 26, 2026.
Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster ↗Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage ↗