--- title: "N. Hunter Davis | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/n-hunter-davis" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-28" --- # N. Hunter Davis Florida Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Civil Judge, Division 14 ## Profile - Court: Florida Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court - State: Florida - Role: Circuit Civil Judge, Division 14 - 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 ### courtroom video system Scope: judge specific Judge Hunter Davis publishes that Courtroom 16-155 has camera and related technology for viewing each court session. Evidence excerpt: Courtroom 16-155 is equipped with a camera system and other technology to allow viewing of each court session. [N. Hunter Davis, Division Procedures](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qvFTRnIdCFk6OHLelYwZ43-gy4hqoNcBtZ7dxTLZJXo/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) - [N. Hunter Davis, Division Procedures](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qvFTRnIdCFk6OHLelYwZ43-gy4hqoNcBtZ7dxTLZJXo/pub) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/n-hunter-davis", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/n-hunter-davis", "name": "N. Hunter Davis | KnowJudges", "description": "N. Hunter Davis, Florida Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-07-28", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/n-hunter-davis#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/n-hunter-davis#judge", "name": "N. 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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.