--- title: "Rachel E. Nordby | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rachel-e-nordby" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Rachel E. Nordby Florida First District Court of Appeal · District Court of Appeal Judge ## Profile - Court: Florida First District Court of Appeal - State: Florida - Role: District Court of Appeal Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Partner and Vice-Chair, Appellate Practice Group, Shutts & Bowen, September 2018–October 2019 - Florida Office of the Solicitor General, 2012–2018 - Law clerk to Judge Bradford L. Thomas, Florida First District Court of Appeal, May 2008–October 2009 - Law Clerk to Judge Bradford L. Thomas, First DCA (2008–2009) - Author, Florida’s Office of the Solicitor General: The First Ten Years, 37 Florida State University Law Review 219 (2009), and Off of the Pedestal and Into the Fire: How Phillips Chips Away at the Rights of Site-Specific Artists, 35 Florida State University Law Review 167 (2007) - Interviews and professional discussions highlight her path to appellate practice, mentorship of clerks, and early inspiration from Justice Antonin Scalia ### Education - Florida State University College of Law — Magna cum laude — J.D. (2008) - University of Florida — Classical studies — B.A. (2003) - Editor-in-Chief, Florida State University Law Review ### Additional information - The official biography lists Judicial Management Council service beginning in 2019, Florida Court Education Council service and Florida Court Personnel Institute associate deanship beginning in 2024. - Florida Bar Appellate Court Rules Committee, 2016–2022. - Appointed to the Florida First District Court of Appeal on October 16, 2019, by Governor Ron DeSantis; took office October 23, 2019. - Her official biography reports recognition in Florida Super Lawyers (Appellate, 2019), Florida Trend’s Florida 500 (2019), and Florida Trend’s Legal Elite Government and Non-Profit Attorneys (2016–2018). - President, Tallahassee Women Lawyers, 2017–2018 - Senior Deputy Solicitor General. - The case appears in Voting for Justice’s compilation of her decisions - Order of the Coif. - Summa cum laude ## 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://1dca.flcourts.gov/judges/Judge-Rachel-E.-Nordby) - [Official roster](https://1dca.flcourts.gov/judges/Judge-Rachel-E.-Nordby) - [Florida appellate courts official judge directories official judicial roster](https://1dca.flcourts.gov/judges/Judge-Rachel-E.-Nordby) - [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450) - [Biography source for Rachel E. Nordby](https://1dca.flcourts.gov/judges/Judge-Rachel-E.-Nordby) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rachel-e-nordby", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rachel-e-nordby", "name": "Rachel E. Nordby | KnowJudges", "description": "Rachel E. Nordby, Florida First District Court of Appeal. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-09", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rachel-e-nordby#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rachel-e-nordby#judge", "name": "Rachel E. 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