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# Simone Marstiller

Florida First District Court of Appeal · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Florida First District Court of Appeal
- State: Florida
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, District Court of Appeal of Florida, 2010-present
- Former judge of Florida’s First District Court of Appeal (2010–2016) and now serves as Dean of Florida A&M University College of Law
- Began her legal career in 1996 as a judicial law clerk at the Fifth District Court of Appeal
- Her background includes overseeing Florida’s $38 billion Medicaid program as AHCA Secretary, leading the Department of Juvenile Justice, and holding multiple senior executive roles

### Education

- J.D., cum laude, in 1996 from Stetson University College of Law
- Stetson University — B.A. (1988)

### Additional information

- Joined the First District Court of Appeal in 2010 by then–Governor Charlie Crist and served until 2016.
- Appointed to this position by Governor Charlie Crist on January 27, 2010, to fill the vacancy created by Judge Edward Barfield's retirement.
- Petersburg, Florida, Marstiller obtained a BBA in 1988
- During her judicial tenure, she also served on the District Court of Appeal Performance and Accountability Commission and as vice chair of the District Court of Appeal Budget Commission, helping implement collaborative budget management across Florida’s district courts
- She was appointed following a national search, recognized for her leadership in law, government, and public policy.
- Birth place: Monrovia, Liberia, but grew up in St

## 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.courtlistener.com/person/6983/simone-marstiller/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6983/simone-marstiller/)
- [District Court of Appeal of Florida current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6983/simone-marstiller/)
- [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/6983/simone-marstiller/)
- [Simone Marstiller - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Simone_Marstiller)
- [Simone Marstiller](https://fedsoc.org/bio/simone-marstiller)
- [Wikidata: Simone Marstiller](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133289550)
- [Previous Judges](https://1dca.flcourts.gov/Judges/previous-judges)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/6983/simone-marstiller/)
- [Simone Marstiller - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Simone_Marstiller)
- [Simone Marstiller](https://fedsoc.org/bio/simone-marstiller)
- [Wikidata: Simone Marstiller](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133289550)

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