--- title: "Robert M. Dees | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-m-dees" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-28" --- # Robert M. Dees Florida Fourth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Civil Judge, Duval County, Division CV-C ## Profile - Court: Florida Fourth Judicial Circuit Court - State: Florida - Role: Circuit Civil Judge, Duval County, Division CV-C - 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 ### remote evidence Scope: judge specific Division CV-C requires leave of court before testimony may be presented through Zoom or other communication technology at an evidentiary hearing or non-jury trial. Evidence excerpt: should counsel desire to participate in and present testimony through Zoom or other communication technology ... counsel must seek leave of Court [Division CV-C Policies and Procedures](https://www.jud4.org/getContentAsset/931b5938-fadf-41d0-974a-2e57b8280e6e/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/Division-Procedures.pdf?language=en) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### courtroom technology Scope: courtwide Duval courtrooms support digital trial evidence through displays, HDMI, Smart Boards, evidence carts, document projectors, and jury-box monitors; counsel may request equipment or training and should bring backup materials. Evidence excerpt: courtrooms feature traditional and modern technology ... large screen "Smart Board" or an All-in-One Evidence Cart with Document Projector [Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Technology](https://www.jud4.org/technology) 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.jud4.org/ex-parte-dates-judge-s-procedures/duval-judges) - [Official roster](https://www.jud4.org/ex-parte-dates-judge-s-procedures/duval-judges) - [Florida Fourth Judicial Circuit Court official judicial roster](https://www.jud4.org/ex-parte-dates-judge-s-procedures/duval-judges) - [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450) - [Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Technology](https://www.jud4.org/technology) - [Division CV-C Policies and Procedures](https://www.jud4.org/getContentAsset/931b5938-fadf-41d0-974a-2e57b8280e6e/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/Division-Procedures.pdf?language=en) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-m-dees", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-m-dees", "name": "Robert M. 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Dees ## 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.