--- title: "Scott Ryan Kerner | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/scott-ryan-kerner" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-28" --- # Scott Ryan Kerner Florida Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Civil Judge, Division AN ## Profile - Court: Florida Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court - State: Florida - Role: Circuit Civil Judge, Division AN - 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 ### electronic exhibits Scope: judge specific Judge Kerner's division accepts electronic litigant exhibits; parties unable to use that technology must provide hard copies ten days before the evidentiary hearing or trial. Evidence excerpt: Division "AN" participates in the electronic submission of litigants exhibits. If the parties are unable to utilize this technology, the party shall provide hard copies of all intended exhibits, evidence or demonstrative aids to the court ten (10) days in advance [Scott Ryan Kerner, Division AN Instructions](https://www.15thcircuit.com/division/an/instructions) 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.15thcircuit.com/judges) - [Official roster](https://www.15thcircuit.com/judges) - [Florida Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court 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) - [Scott Ryan Kerner, Division AN Instructions](https://www.15thcircuit.com/division/an/instructions) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/scott-ryan-kerner", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/scott-ryan-kerner", "name": "Scott Ryan Kerner | KnowJudges", "description": "Scott Ryan Kerner, Florida Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court. 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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.