--- title: "Joseph Perkins | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joseph-perkins" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Joseph Perkins Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Civil Judge, CA 23 ## Profile - Court: Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court - State: Florida - Role: Circuit Civil Judge, CA 23 - 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 ### trial exhibits Scope: judge specific Judge Perkins requires an exhibit list and separately submitted exhibits at least five business days before Zoom evidentiary hearings and trials. Evidence excerpt: At least five business days prior to the hearing or trial, each side must ... Submit ... an Exhibit List ... and all exhibits separately. [Joseph Perkins, Judicial Section Details](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Judge-Details?judgeid=1157§ionid=15) 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.jud11.flcourts.org/Judge-Details?judgeid=1157§ionid=15) - [Official roster](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Judge-Details?judgeid=1157§ionid=15) - [Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court official judicial roster](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Judge-Details?judgeid=1157§ionid=15) - [Judicial Directory](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/About-the-Court/Judges/Judicial-Directory) - [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450) - [Joseph Perkins, Judicial Section Details](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Judge-Details?judgeid=1157§ionid=15) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joseph-perkins", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joseph-perkins", "name": "Joseph Perkins | KnowJudges", "description": "Joseph Perkins, Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court. 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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.