--- title: "Michael Davis | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michael-davis" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-28" --- # Michael Davis Florida Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Civil Judge, Division 24 ## Profile - Court: Florida Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court - State: Florida - Role: Circuit Civil Judge, Division 24 - 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 ### electronic trial exhibits Scope: judge specific Judge Davis requires undisputed exhibits on a flash drive on the first day of trial, with each exhibit marked by number. Evidence excerpt: All undisputed exhibits shall be provided to the clerk of court on the first day of trial on a flash drive with each exhibit marked with a designated number [Michael Davis, Division Procedures](https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQm4uHzHZKSPqpU6_5tuxkGoZSMsnLmBIlDMAcsEJXqRk0zDI_99QlHtX5lIE4n5eF8uwSTDSyzwZ5j/pub) 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.17th.flcourts.org/01-civil-division) - [Official roster](https://www.17th.flcourts.org/01-civil-division) - [Florida Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court official judicial roster](https://www.17th.flcourts.org/01-civil-division) - [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450) - [Michael Davis, Division Procedures](https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQm4uHzHZKSPqpU6_5tuxkGoZSMsnLmBIlDMAcsEJXqRk0zDI_99QlHtX5lIE4n5eF8uwSTDSyzwZ5j/pub) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michael-davis", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/michael-davis", "name": "Michael Davis | KnowJudges", "description": "Michael Davis, Florida Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court. 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(1972) - Macalester College in — B.A. (1969) - Bachelor's degree from Stony Brook University - Hofstra University — J.D. - Davis is a decorated U.S. Air Force veteran and earned undergraduate degrees in Philosophy and Psychology from Texas State University, graduating summa cum laude, and a J.D. from Texas Tech University School of Law. ### Additional information - Born July 21, 1947. - He grew up in Aurora, Illinois, and is the great-great-grandson of Nathan Hughes, an escaped slave who fought in the Union Army. - He has been active in the State Bar of Texas and local community organizations, including the Crisis Center of Anderson and Cherokee counties and the Palestine YMCA. ## 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.