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Monica Gordo
District Court of Appeal Judge · Florida Third District Court of Appeal
Biography
Professional career
- Current Position: Judge, Florida Third District Court of Appeal (2019–present)
- Previous Judicial Service: Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court Judge (2011–2019), presiding over Criminal, Civil, and Family divisions
- Associate Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court Appellate Division
- Adjunct Professor, Litigation Skills, University of Miami School of Law
Education
- University of Miami School of Law — Cum laude — J.D. (1999)
- B.S.B.A. — University of Miami School of Business — 1996 — With honors
Additional information
- Appointed to the Florida Third District Court of Appeal on April 25, 2019, by Governor Ron DeSantis.
- Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court Judge for more than eight years before her appellate appointment, serving in criminal, civil and family divisions
- Her official biography lists service on the Florida Court Education Council, as Associate Appellate Dean for the Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies, and on the appellate judges’ Education Committee and the Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases.
- Assistant State Attorney, Miami-Dade County, for more than 11 years; division chief supervising a felony division and homicide prosecutions, and senior member of the Career Criminal Prosecution Unit and Gang Strike Force Unit.
- Member of the Iron Arrow Honor Society and the University of Miami Law School Alumni Association’s Board of Judicial Directors.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Media And Still Photography
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.
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 allowedFlorida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage ↗
Published courtroom rules
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Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage
Florida Third District Court of Appeal
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Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
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