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# Russell S. Roberts

Florida Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Florida Fourteenth 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.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Fourteenth Circuit January 2022 to Present Judicial Assignment: Holmes County Civil and Criminal Bay County Family - Division F2 Legal Experience: Roberts, Roberts & Roberts Partner, 2001-2021
- Public Defender's Office, Fourteenth Circuit Assistant Public Defender (Part-Time), 1998-2021
- State of Mississippi Court of Appeals Law Clerk to Honorable Leslie H. Southwick 1997-1998
- Judge Roberts’ courtroom is governed by 100 verified requirements and multiple rule deadlines, with appeals going to Florida’s First District Court of Appeal

### Education

- University of Mississippi School of Law — J.D. (1997)
- Samford University — B.A. (1994)

### Additional information

- Judge Russell S. Roberts serves in the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, which covers Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, and Washington Counties.
- He has handled civil, criminal, dependency, and family court assignments

## 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.jud14.flcourts.org/judges/russell-s-roberts)
- [Official roster](https://www.jud14.flcourts.org/judges/russell-s-roberts)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://www.jud14.flcourts.org/judges/russell-s-roberts)
- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)
- [Official biography source for Russell S. Roberts](https://www.jud14.flcourts.org/judges/russell-s-roberts)
- [Judges](https://jud14.flcourts.org/judges)
- [Russell S. Roberts, Circuit Judge](https://jud14.flcourts.org/judges/russell-s-roberts)

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## 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.