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Renatha Francis
Justice · Supreme Court of Florida
Biography
Professional career
- Renatha Sian Francis is the 92nd Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis on August 5, 2022
Education
Additional information
- In 2020, she was nominated for a Supreme Court vacancy and appointed in 2022
- Renatha Francis DeSantis first appointed Francis to the supreme court on May 26, 2020.
- Notable fact: Had she been appointed in 2020, she would have been the first non-Cuban Caribbean-American on any U.S. state supreme court
- Born November 23, 1977, in Portmore, Jamaica.
- St Hugh's High School
- Francis was raised in Kingston, Jamaica, where she worked in small businesses while studying.
- Birth place: Jamaica
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
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Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage
Supreme Court of Florida
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Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Supreme Court of Florida 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 ↗