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# Peter R. Lopez

Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Civil Judge, CA 10, CA 46

## Profile

- Court: Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court
- State: Florida
- Role: Circuit Civil Judge, CA 10, CA 46
- 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

### evidentiary materials

Scope: judge specific

Judge Lopez requires each side to complete the published evidentiary-submission process at least five business days before an evidentiary hearing or non-jury trial.

Evidence excerpt: At least five business days prior to the evidentiary hearing/non-jury trial, each side must

[Peter R. Lopez, Judicial Section Details](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Judge-Details?judgeid=662&sectionid=9)
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.jud11.flcourts.org/Judge-Details?judgeid=662&sectionid=9)
- [Official roster](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Judge-Details?judgeid=662&sectionid=9)
- [Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court official judicial roster](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Judge-Details?judgeid=662&sectionid=9)
- [Judicial Directory](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/About-the-Court/Judges/Judicial-Directory)
- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)
- [Peter R. Lopez, Judicial Section Details](https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Judge-Details?judgeid=662&sectionid=9)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Long‐serving Circuit Court Judge in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida (Miami‐Dade County), first elected in 1996 and currently serving in the Circuit Civil Division (Sections CA 10 and CA 46)

### Education


### Additional information




## 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.