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# Scott Makar

Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal · District Court of Appeal Judge

## Profile

- Court: Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal
- State: Florida
- Role: District Court of Appeal Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Fifth District Court of Appeal (2023–present) Recommissioned by Governor Ron DeSantis
- Judge, District Court of Appeal of Florida, 2012-present
- Scott Douglas Makar is a judge on Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeal, recommissioned on January 1, 2023, after previously serving on the First District Court of Appeal from 2012 to 2022
- Judge, First District Court of Appeal (2012–2022) Appointed by Governor Rick Scott

### Education

- Mercer University — B.A.
- University of Florida — J.D.

### Additional information

- He currently serves on the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal, having been transferred from the First District due to redistricting in 2023
- Practitioner, 2011-2011
- Born October 15, 1959.
- Date of birth: 1959-10-01
- American appellate judge, attorney, and academic with a long career in Florida’s legal system.
- Manatee High School
- Birth place: Mahopac

## 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://5dca.flcourts.gov/Judges/judge-scott-makar)
- [Official roster](https://5dca.flcourts.gov/Judges/judge-scott-makar)
- [Florida appellate courts official judge directories official judicial roster](https://5dca.flcourts.gov/Judges/judge-scott-makar)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6977/scott-makar/)
- [Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.450, Media and Still Photography Coverage](https://ninthcircuit.org/florida-rule-judicial-administration-2450)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6977/scott-makar/)
- [Judge Scott Makar / Judges - - Fifth District Court of Appeal](https://5dca.flcourts.gov/Judges/Judge-Scott-Makar)
- [Official biography source for Scott Makar](https://5dca.flcourts.gov/Judges/judge-scott-makar)
- [Scott D. Makar - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Scott_D._Makar)
- [Wikidata: Scott Makar](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7436757)

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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.