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# Santo DiGangi

Palm Beach County Court · County Judge

## Profile

- Court: Palm Beach County Court
- State: Florida
- Role: County 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.15thcircuit.com/judges)
- [Official roster](https://www.15thcircuit.com/judges)
- [Florida Judicial Branch circuit court administration official judicial roster](https://www.15thcircuit.com/judges)
- [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

- In January 2024, Santo DiGangi was selected as a County Court Judge in Palm Beach County by Governor Ron DeSantis, filling the vacancy left by the elevation of Judge James Sherman
- Began his legal career as an Assistant State Attorney at the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office

### Education

- University of Florida, where he also participated in the Fightin’ Gator Marching Band — J.D.

### Additional information

- In 2013, he joined the law firm Critton, Luttier & Coleman, practicing complex business and commercial litigation, personal injury, complex probate and trust litigation, and legal malpractice.
- DiGangi later earned both his bachelor’s degree
- He attended the Dreyfoos School of the Arts
- His work at the firm allowed him to engage with a wide array of community organizations and public service initiatives
- He currently serves in the County Civil Division RF
- Beyond his legal career, Judge DiGangi has a lifelong passion for music, reflecting on his early artistic pursuits and accomplishments.
- He strives to bring the perspective of a thoughtful and community-oriented lawyer to his role on the bench
- His family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, when he was nine years old.
- focusing on music, and became an All-State trombonist.



## 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.