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# Michael E. Raiden

District Court of Appeal of Florida · Judge

## Profile

- Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida
- State: Florida
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, District Court of Appeal of Florida, 2008-present
- Retired judge of Florida’s 10th Judicial Circuit Court, appointed in 2008 by then–Governor Charlie Crist
- Senior Staff Attorney — Florida Second District Court of Appeal
- Assistant Public Defender — 2nd Circuit Public Defender’s Office

### Education

- Harvard Law School — J.D. (1978)
- Harvard University — J.D.

### Additional information

- 2016 — Re‐elected unopposed under Florida’s judicial retention system.
- 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida — Appointed 2008; re‐elected in 2016 for a six‐year term.
- Polk County Court — Appointed 1994 by then–Governor Lawton Chiles; served until 2008.
- Local trial court service in Polk County.
- The 10th Circuit covers Hardee, Highlands, and Polk counties.
- His tenure included handling both civil and criminal cases across the circuit.
- In summary: Michael E. Raiden is a Harvard‐educated Florida judge with a career in public defense, appellate law, and local trial courts, later serving as a circuit judge for 18 years before retirement.

## 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.courtlistener.com/person/7031/michael-e-raiden/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7031/michael-e-raiden/)
- [District Court of Appeal of Florida current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7031/michael-e-raiden/)
- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/7031/michael-e-raiden/)

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