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# Marisa Tinkler Mendez

Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Florida Eleventh 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.jud11.flcourts.org/about-the-court/judges/judicial-directory)
- [Official roster](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/about-the-court/judges/judicial-directory)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](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)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Elected Circuit Judge, 2006; re-elected in 2012 and 2018
- Associate at Black & Furci, P.A. (1985–1993)
- Based at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building, 1101 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL, and her chambers are staffed by Judicial Assistant Carolina Lopez
- Former Special Assistant Public Defender for the 11th Judicial Circuit

### Education

- Suffolk University Law School — J.D. (1985)
- in Biology, Syracuse University — B.S. (1981)

### Additional information

- On September 30, 2026, Mendez postponed a change-of-plea hearing in the case of former NFL player Antonio Brown, who was negotiating a plea deal to avoid a trial on attempted second-degree murder
- Born: 1960, Brooklyn, New York
- Nonpartisan judge of the Florida 11th Judicial Circuit, presiding over criminal and other cases in Miami-Dade County, and is currently handling high-profile matters such as the Antonio Brown attempted murder plea case



## 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.