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# Olivier Lindemann

Pinellas County Court · County Judge

## Profile

- Court: Pinellas County Court
- State: Florida
- Role: County Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Sworn in: July 10, 2026, at the Pinellas County Justice Center
- The County Judge for the Community Violence division in Pinellas County, Florida, appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis in May 2026 and officially sworn in on July 10, 2026
- Associate Counsel, Pinellas County Sheriff's Office from 2022 before appointment.
- Previously Assistant State Attorney, Twelfth Judicial Circuit
- 16, Pinellas County Justice Center
- His office is located at the Pinellas County Justice Center, 14250 49th Street North, Clearwater, FL 33762, and he is assisted by Judicial Assistant Emily Poole

### Education

- Bachelor's degree — Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Thomas M. Cooley Law School — J.D.

### Additional information

- Courtroom: Ch.
- Judge Lindemann presides over Community Violence cases in the Sixth Judicial Circuit, which serves Pasco and Pinellas counties in Florida’s west central region.

## 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.jud6.org/judges/)
- [Official roster](https://www.jud6.org/judges/)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://www.jud6.org/judges/)
- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)
- [Governor Ron DeSantis Makes Nine Judicial Appointments](https://www.flgov.com/eog/news/press/2026/governor-ron-desantis-makes-nine-judicial-appointments)
- [Judges](https://www.jud6.org/judges/)
- [Pinellas County Judge Olivier Lindemann Officially Sworn In](https://www.jud6.org/news/pinellas-county-judge-olivier-lindemann-officially-sworn-in/)

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## 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.