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# Michael T. McHugh

Florida Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Florida Twentieth 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.ca.cjis20.org/About-The-Court/judiciary.aspx)
- [Official roster](https://www.ca.cjis20.org/About-The-Court/judiciary.aspx)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://www.ca.cjis20.org/About-The-Court/judiciary.aspx)
- [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

- Court Division: Circuit Civil, Lee County, Florida Judge McHugh continues to preside over a wide range of civil, probate, and property-related cases in Lee County, maintaining a significant role in both judicial administration and community engagement
- Judge McHugh currently serves as the Circuit Civil Administrative Judge in Lee County

### Education


### Additional information

- In 2024, he was appointed by the Florida Supreme Court to the Trial Court Budget Commission, serving the remainder of a term expiring in November 2026
- All communications with his office must comply with judicial conduct rules, and proposed orders are submitted via the E-Filing Portal
- Judge McHugh conducts hearings in person and allows remote appearances under specific stipulations.
- He maintains a continuous five-week trial docket, with motions generally heard on Mondays and trials from Tuesday through Friday.
- overseeing civil case management and implementing procedures such as Differentiated Civil Case Management.
- He is also a member of several statewide committees, including the Trial Court Budget Committee, the Supreme Court’s Local Rules Workgroup, and chairs the Judicial Management Council’s Workgroup on Uncontested Probate Proceedings.



## 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.