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# Robert Hodges

Florida Fifth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Florida Fifth Judicial Circuit Court
- State: Florida
- Role: Circuit Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

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

## 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.circuit5.org/contact-information/circuit-wide-directory/)
- [Official roster](https://www.circuit5.org/contact-information/circuit-wide-directory/)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://www.circuit5.org/contact-information/circuit-wide-directory/)
- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge Robert W. Hodges is a Circuit Judge in Florida’s Fifth Judicial Circuit, appointed in 2007 by Governor Charlie Crist, and currently serving in Marion County
- Continues to serve as a Circuit Judge in Marion County
- Judge Robert W. Hodges serves on the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, which covers Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, and Sumter counties

### Education

- B.A. from the University of South Florida in 1987 and his J.D. from the University of Florida in 1990

### Additional information

- Judge Hodges’ record shows a low reversal rate in both civil and criminal appeals, indicating strong alignment with appellate standards
- He has held assignments primarily in Marion County



## 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.