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# Sarah Willis

Florida Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Florida Fifteenth 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.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

- She briefly managed her own private practice and also served as an associate at Rudolph & Associates, LLP in 2014
- Began her legal career as an Assistant State Attorney in the 15th Judicial Circuit from 2006 to 2011, where she worked in the Special Victims Unit (SVU).
- She then held the role of an Assistant Statewide Prosecutor for the Florida Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution for three years

### Education

- She then completed her Juris Doctor at Florida State University College of Law in 2005, graduating in just two and a half years.
- Florida Atlantic University in, where she majored in Fine Arts and attended on a full scholarship — B.A. (2002)

### Additional information

- In 2014, Willis became a general magistrate with the 15th Judicial Circuit Court, a position she held for four years, presiding over family law, child support, and mental health matters.
- In this role, she prosecuted cases involving capital sexual battery, lewd and lascivious molestation, rape, homicide, and aggravated child abuse.
- handling complex cases including racketeering, murder, money laundering, and child pornography
- The youngest child of a dentist and a doctor and has aspired to a legal career from a young age.
- During law school, she gained early exposure to criminal law and domestic violence issues, which shaped her career focus
- Her dedication to public service is reflected in her early work as a Certified Legal Intern and her extensive courtroom experience, including litigating 89 jury trials and presiding over hundreds of bench trials and final hearings.



## 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.