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# Laura C. Burkhart

Florida Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Florida Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court
- State: Florida
- Role: Circuit Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

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

## 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://www.15thcircuit.com/judges)
- [Official roster](https://www.15thcircuit.com/judges)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://www.15thcircuit.com/judges)
- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Began her career in public service with an internship at the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office, which led to a 13-year tenure as a prosecutor

### Education

- Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad College of Law in — J.D. (2007)
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Florida Gulf Coast University in 2003

### Additional information

- She was commissioned as a judge on August 31, 2020, a date chosen to honor her late father’s birthday.
- Known for being down-to-earth, polite, and a straight shooter, Judge Burkhart emphasizes public service as benefiting the collective good.
- Her career has been entirely focused on serving the public and the legal system
- During law school, she held the role of president of the local chapter of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and was inducted into the Order of Barristers for her trial advocacy skills
- She was named Woman Lawyer of the Year by the South Palm Beach County chapter of the Florida Association of Women Lawyers, highlighting her leadership and impact within the legal community



## 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.