--- title: "Kevin B. Weiss | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kevin-b-weiss" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-28" --- # Kevin B. Weiss Florida Ninth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Civil Judge, Orange County, Division 36 ## Profile - Court: Florida Ninth Judicial Circuit Court - State: Florida - Role: Circuit Civil Judge, Orange County, Division 36 - 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 ### hearing format and materials Scope: judge specific Judge Weiss presumes short non-evidentiary hearings are virtual, requires evidentiary hearings in person unless ordered otherwise, and accepts hearing materials electronically by email. Evidence excerpt: All evidentiary hearings shall be in person unless otherwise indicated by court Order. [Division 36 Important Information](https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/2026-01/Div%2036%20Important%20Information.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### remote appearances Scope: courtwide Ninth Circuit civil parties may arrange remote appearances through the judicial assistant, subject to the assigned judge's individual procedures. Evidence excerpt: Counsel or unrepresented parties may arrange, through the Judicial Assistant, to appear remotely at any hearing. [Uniform Administrative Policies and Procedures of the Civil Division](https://www.ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/UNIFORM-ADMINISTRATIVE-POLICIES-AND-PROCEDURES.pdf) 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://ninthcircuit.org/judges/circuit/kevin-b-weiss) - [Official roster](https://ninthcircuit.org/judges/circuit/kevin-b-weiss) - [Florida Ninth Judicial Circuit Court official judicial roster](https://ninthcircuit.org/judges/circuit/kevin-b-weiss) - [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450) - [Uniform Administrative Policies and Procedures of the Civil Division](https://www.ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/UNIFORM-ADMINISTRATIVE-POLICIES-AND-PROCEDURES.pdf) - [Division 36 Important Information](https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/2026-01/Div%2036%20Important%20Information.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kevin-b-weiss", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kevin-b-weiss", "name": "Kevin B. 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Cullen Ganey Criminal Procedure Award and Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating ## 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.