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Rachael Loukonen
Circuit Judge · Florida Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
Biography
Professional career
- Rachael Spring Loukonen is a Circuit Judge for the 20th Judicial Circuit of Florida, serving in the Lee County General Civil, Guardianship, and Probate Division
Education
Additional information
- Appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis in January 2025 to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Hon.
- In 2012, she was Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Business Litigation and holds an AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell
- Shareholder at Grant Fridkin Pearson, P.A. (2003–2012) She represented businesses and individuals in complex contracts, commercial, property, construction, employment, and corporate disputes
- Loukonen has served on multiple Florida Bar committees, including the Business Litigation Certification Committee and the Standing Committee for the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.
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
Shared court rules
Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage
Florida Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
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.
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Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster
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Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage ↗