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# Martha C. Adams

Orange County Court · County Judge

## Profile

- Court: Orange County Court
- State: Florida
- Role: County 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://ninthcircuit.org/judges)
- [Official roster](https://ninthcircuit.org/judges)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://ninthcircuit.org/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

- While she has had a generally clean judicial record, she faced a public reprimand in 2025 for inappropriate courtroom behavior toward the State Attorney’s Office
- The Florida Supreme Court formally ordered Judge Adams to appear for a public reprimand on May 8, 2025, emphasizing that her comments were “well outside the bounds of what is acceptable for members of our judiciary”
- Judge in the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, which covers Orange and Osceola counties
- The investigation found that she exhibited biased, impatient, undignified, and discourteous behavior toward members of the Ninth Circuit State Attorney’s Office

### Education


### Additional information

- She has been on the bench since 2007, presiding over criminal and civil cases in Orange County.
- In December 2024, the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) voted to bring formal charges against Judge Adams following reports of misconduct while presiding over criminal cases.
- Specific incidents included calling an assistant state attorney an “ass” and making statements suggesting she would have to start “being a ‘bitch’” in her rulings due to perceived conspiracies against her Judge Adams acknowledged her misconduct, cooperated fully with the JQC, and sent apology letters to those affected.
- Her role requires adherence to the Canons of Judicial Conduct, which mandate impartiality, dignity, and respect toward all parties in the courtroom
- The Florida Supreme Court accepted a stipulation that she violated multiple canons of judicial conduct, including rules requiring judges to act impartially and uphold the integrity of the judiciary.
- Judge Martha Adams is a long-serving member of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida.



## 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.